Safety Tech

Compensation

Minimum

Offer:

$26.22/hr.

Maximum

Offer:

$39.33/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer: Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: Life Safety Systems

FTE: 1.00

Full Time: Full Time

Shift: Days

Participate in the Hospitals Life Safety planning, systems, operations and testing. Coordinate the installation, maintenance and modifications on the Hospitals Life Safety systems. Provide answers of a technical nature to contractors while construction is in progress. Perform Life Safety systems tests, maintenance and repairs to ensure successful systems operation and integration. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. No patient care assignment.

• Maintain, repair, test, monitor and modify the Hospitals networked, addressable fire alarm system to sustain building operations, Life Safety systems and suppression systems.
• Determine the nature of system malfunctions and initiate action or provide information to resolve and/or modify operating parameters.
• Install system components, program, test and maintain fire alarm and life safety systems; monitor system operation and performance.
• Determine compatibility of fire alarm devices (power supplies, cables, smoke detectors, interface modules, manual pull stations) with existing building systems.
• Determine locations and appropriate fire alarm input and output devices to meet State, County and NFPA Codes.
• Troubleshoot system malfunctions, repair and replace components to restore system to fully compliant operations promptly.
• Maintain Network Command Center computer systems; modify system hardware and software programs to meet operational requirements.
• Maintain and update diagrams, prints, drawings, and schematics of system expansions and modifications.
• Develop and implement work standards to ensure Life Safety effectiveness and in compliance with TJC Environment of Care guidelines.
• Prepare periodic reports for Administration, Finance or others as required regarding utilities, water and sewer usage; report regularly on work orders and action plans, departmental operational expenses and staff-hour usage.
• Perform Life Safety systems recurring maintenance and inspections; plan, prioritize and oversee repairs, renovation, and new construction minimizing disruption of operations; conduct various inspections.
• Attend and serve on professional/civic service organizations as a UNM Hospitals representative.
• Participate in hospital/medical staff meetings and committees as required.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops.

Education:

• Essential:
  High School or GED Equivalent.
• Nonessential:
  Associate Degree.
• Nonessential specialization:
  Related Discipline.

Experience:

• Essential: 4 years directly related experience.
• Nonessential: 4 years directly related experience.

Credentials:

• Essential: NICET in Fire Protection Engineering Technology/Alarm System or equivalent within 1 year.
• Nonessential: NICET in Fire Protection Engineering Technology/Fire Alarm Systems.

Physical Conditions:

• Medium Work:
  Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
• Working conditions:
  
  Significant Hazard:
  Chemicals, Bio‑Hazardous Materials require PPE.

Preferred: Experience and knowledge of NFPA Life Safety Code 101.