Company Bio
North Hastings Hospital (NHH) is located in the small, picturesque town of Bancroft. It sits on the edge of Algonquin Park, one of the largest provincial parks in Ontario, featuring numerous lakes, rivers and a range of wildlife. Situated in a beautiful part of Ontario's 'cottage country', Bancroft boasts a relaxing lifestyle, a close-knit community, and provides opportunity to explore nature, snowmobile on incredible trails, and participate in fishing and water sports on various lakes.
North Hastings Hospital is the smallest and most rural of Quinte Health's four hospitals, and works closely with the Bancroft Family Health Team. It is a six-bed primary care hospital that operates a busy, 24/7 emergency department (including emergency obstetrics). The inpatient beds are available for medical and palliative care services. North Hastings Hospital also provides diagnostic services, physiotherapy, outreach clinics and telemedicine services. NHH works closely with the other three Quinte Health hospitals, as well as regional health centres, to serve the community together.
The North Hastings Hospital team is truly like one big family. They not only work together, but often spend time together within the community. They are incredibly dedicated and resourceful, ensuring that the people who seek care at NHH have positive outcomes and experiences.
Required
- Post secondary education with an Ontario Trade Certificate in a recognized Mechanical Trade (Red Seal) and experience in a Health Care Setting
- Valid Ontario drivers license
- In addition to regular scheduled hours, must be able to be on-call rotational basis including evenings, overnight and weekends
- Capable of coping with a physically demanding workload. (PDA available to review)
- Must be able to respond to call backs to the hospital within 30 minutes
- Must be able to look up and understand codes and legislation.
Duties
- Monitors physical plant using computerized BAS and performs and records walk-through inspections of mechanical rooms, reports observations and concerns to Team Leader or Manager.
- Inspection and maintenance of hospital locum house, and helipad located 5 km away from hospital
- Responds to trouble calls, records calls and actions in log book.
- Performs preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and rebuilding of equipment, medical gas systems, control air systems, air dryers and filters. Tests and adjusts equipment following good trade practices and manufacturers’ specifications.
- Installs various hospital equipment using blueprints, sketches, specifications, and manuals.
- Performs tests and preventative maintenance on HVAC systems, heating and cooling water systems, steam systems, coil tube boiler systems, controls and related equipment.
- Ensures supply of necessary materials for maintenance work, orders new material as required.
- Liaises with contractors on projects, provides input with respect to new equipment, assists other tradesman and Facility staff as required.
- Previous experience with preventive maintenance, trouble-shooting, repair and rebuilding of mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, refrigeration equipment, minor electrical and plumbing preferred.
- Performs other assigned duties are required.
Equal Opportunity
We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Quinte Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our Recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-969-7400 x2577 or [email protected] for assistance.
Physical Demands Analysis
Strength
- Required Occasionally – lifting average 10-25 pounds, carrying and pushing/pulling
Mobility
- Required Frequently – prolonged standing and walking on hard surfaces
- Required Occasionally – crouching/squatting, foot activation
- Required Rarely – bending/stooping
Dexterity
- Required Frequently – reaching, neck, elbow, shoulder, wrist and back normal range of motion
- Required Often – material handling, gripping/grasping,
- Required Occasionally – fine finger movements, reaching, handling, gripping/grasping
