Cold Storage Maintenance Technician CMC

The Cold Storage Maintenance Technician is a core member of the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Division and supports the initiatives of Employee Health & Safety (EHS) and Emergency Management Administration Department in the management of services to maintain medical grade Cold Storage devices. This is achieved through the effective use of the UH Medical Equipment Management Plan. Performs a variety of routine tasks with assessment for replacement, installation, scheduled maintenance, calibration and repair of medical grade refrigerators, and cryogenic/general freezers and associated components, including liquid and/or gaseous cryogenic supply systems under minimal supervision of the HTM Supervisor or senior professionals.

What You Will Do

• Assesses, monitors, and functionalizes inventory management to ensure appropriate technology information and associated data attributes are captured to ensure effective business operations of services.
• Perform regularly scheduled preventative maintenance and inspection on cryogenic freezers and other medical grade freezers and refrigerators in accordance with the manufacturer instructions for use.
• Assist and Coordinate with information technology, responsible parties and stakeholders to determine the need and setup of temperature monitoring devices, and alarm management protocols.
• Respond to requested service as appropriate per assigned priority. Perform analysis of issues and determine plan of action to resolve and coordinate appropriate actions to remedy issues.
• Participate in emergency response drills.
• Assist clinical departments in the Capital Replacement Planning process.
• Documents all activities as outlined within UH policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with business unit and call center for dispatch and closed loop communication.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.