Plumber/Medical Gas Tech-  FT-AdventHealth Wesley Chapel

Location Address: 2600 Bruce B. Downs Blvd Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Wesley Chapel

• From state- of- the- art equipment to the most intricate building details, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel was designed from the ground up to maximize healing, patient care and wellness
• Recognized as leader in patient satisfaction and was named Top 100 Hospital in Modern Healthcare Magazine by IBM Watson Health
• 50,000 sq ft community Health & Wellness Center
• Comprehensive women’s health center named Inspiration Place that incorporates female physician specialists, women’s imaging, pelvic floor and female physical therapy and a boutique spa.
• Consistently named a Top Workplace in Tampa Bay by the Tampa Bay Times
• Opened an offsite 24 bed, 24/7 emergency room in Central Pasco to better serve the emergency health needs of residents in west and central Pasco

Work Hours/Shift: FT 

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Responsible for all matters relating to the proper maintenance, repairs and new installation of all plumbing related equipment to include maintenance, modification and certifications of all medical gas infrastructure.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Takes primary responsibility for all plumbing related repairs, upgrades, and installation of new equipment.
• Takes primary responsibility for all medical gas system related repairs, upgrades, and installation of new equipment
• Takes primary responsibility for all Backflow Preventer repairs and certifications.
• Takes primary responsibility for all Steam Trap inspections and repairs.
• Estimates material requirements and costs of repairs.
• Studies blueprints and sketches and determines correctness of piping installation by outside contractors.
• Must be familiar with all applicable plumbing codes.
• Reports status of projects to the Plant Operations Manager and Director.
• Understands and complies with the Environment of Care/Infection Control Responsibilities.
• Other duties as needed or assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Ability to read, comprehend at the 12^th grade level
• Ability to work with pipes, usually in tight, confined spaces, requires the strength to hold up pipework, appliances, or toilets, and the ability to hold pipe fittings steady, while having good control of your hands to manipulate small objects. You will need to have good vision to thread fittings, read small gauges and interpret blueprints.
• Ability to work alone, figure out the reason on your own and self-motivation to keep yourself on task.
• Ability to follow safety protocols.
• Have attention to detail when installing pipe systems for gas, water, steam and other liquids.
• Ability to install appliances like refrigerators, dishwashers, and water softeners.
• Ability to look up and interpret building codes using manuals or internet and locate contractors to complete plumbing and medical gas related work.
• Ability to diagnose plumbing issues and make sound recommendations. 
• Ability to weld and perform pressure test on pipe systems.
• Ability to use Outlook e-mail, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel.
• Certified Brazer for medical gas pipe systems.
• Will be required to learn all building infrastructure systems to the point of being an operator and maintainer.  Learning will occur through a combination of formal schools, mentoring, and self-education through research of operation manuals and the internet.
• Systems to maintain are boilers, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, variable speed drives, constant speed drives, generators, fuel pumping systems, domestic potable water heaters, medical vacuum pump system, medical and mechanical air compressor systems, high pressure bottles gasses used in med- gas systems, air handlers, VAV boxes, backflow preventers, steam traps, feed water tanks, valves, fire suppression sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, building automation systems, basic electrical work such as outlet, switch, ballast and bulb replacement.
• Will be required to take after hours on call availability on a rotational basis with the other maintenance staff.
• Be present for all major work performed by contractors on plumbing and medical gas systems.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High School graduate or GED upon hire
• 5 years plumbing experience upon hire

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Current Florida driver’s license upon hire
• Current Florida Plumbing Contractor Certification upon hire
• Current Backflow Preventer Inspector Certification upon hire

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED:

• 6005 - Medical Gas Systems Generalists
• ASSE 6010 Medical Gas Installer Certification
• 6020 – Medical Gas Systems Inspectors
• 6030 – Medical Gas Systems Verifiers
• ASSE 6040 Maintenance and Testing