MEDICAL GASES TECHNICIAN I

The incumbent will be required to help perform installation and maintenance work on all types of medical gases and other related hospital equipment.

VACANCY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following position at the New Arima General Hospital:

 MEDICAL GASES TECHNICIAN I

The incumbent will be required to help perform installation and maintenance work on all types of medical gases and other related hospital equipment.

Main Responsibilities:

• To assist in the preventative, routine, emergency and scheduled maintenance work on medical gas and other related hospital equipment which includes the following:
• All oxygen systems, main-stations, liquid and gaseous systems, transmission lines, alarms and all outlets in the hospital wards.
• Nitrous oxide systems (same as O2 system), i.e. main-station, line and outlets.
• Propane gas systems, main-stations, transmission lines, outlets, throughout the Complex, e.g. Laboratories, and associated burners.
• All new installations of oxygen, nitrous oxide and propane systems throughout the Complex
• Medical air, medical vacuum, Laboratory vacuum and Dental vacuum systems, including overhauls of compressors and vacuum pumps.
• Repairs to vacuum lines and outlets throughout the Complex.
• Distilled water systems, transmission lines and outlets, including overhauls of distilled water generators, pumps and accessories.
• Hospital equipment, e.g. operating tables, scales, beds, chairs, bedpans, washers, examination tables, and instrument technician’s work.
• Assists Mechanical Technicians and Mechanical Engineer with routine mechanical work.
• Reports failures and malfunctioning of components in the system.
• Performs other related duties as directed by the organisational relationship.

 Minimum Qualifications, Training and Experience:

• A diploma and recognized apprenticeship in mechanical and instrumental work
• At least one (1) year experience in the maintenance of the specified types of equipment

 * Certificates acquired at foreign universities MUST be supported by certified transcripts as well as evidence that the completed programme is accredited in Trinidad and Tobago.*

 All applications should be submitted with a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates, birth certificate, a police certificate of good character, a contact number and two (2) testimonials  by June 22, 2022 and addressed (with the name of the position applied for, clearly labelled, on the outside of the envelope and the cover letter). To:

 Office of the General Manager, Human Resources

North-Central Regional Health Authority

Building # 39, Third Floor

Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex

Champs Fleurs

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED VIA POST WILL BE CONSIDERED. 

Unsuitable/late applications will not be acknowledged.