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Welcome to Surgical Institute of Reading
At Surgical Institute of Reading (SIR), we build relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class surgical solutions. Our commitment to clinical excellence and operational efficiency allows us to deliver exceptional surgical services that improve patient outcomes. SIR is proud of our inclusive culture—we embrace diversity and value the contributions of every individual. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive environment, strengthens our ability to serve diverse patient and physician populations.
Facilities Maintenance at Surgical Institute of Reading
To perform skilled maintenance work on heating, air conditioning and mechanical equipment and general facility to include overall reporting of inspections, ensuring resolution of deficiencies, and to ensure the building is within in Life Safety code to ensure the safety of patients and personnel.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The following description of the job responsibilities and performance expectations are intended to reflect the primary responsibilities of the job, but are not intended to describe all duties other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
- Operates and maintains boilers, water heaters, pumps, air conditioners, and diesel generators.
- Performs monthly electrical inspections not requiring a certification specification such as testing of ground systems, general transfer switches, electrical equipment cords, and preventative maintenance on machines while following safety guidelines.
- Inspects, tests, checks and performs preventative maintenance on assigned equipment, logging findings.
- Maintains cleanliness of areas containing mechanical equipment.
- Sustains adequate medical gas supply, checking levels daily.
- Paints areas of facility as needed.
- Performs minor carpentry functions.
- Receives and stores heavy supplies.
- Performs snow removal functions, if applicable.
- Checks for fire extinguisher outdates.
- Performs monthly check of the nurse call system and emergency exit lights.
- Maintains the facility environmental log books and provides monthly inspection reports to Safety Officer. Reports any areas needing correction.
- Issues requests to Facility Director for supply items needed to maintain the physical premises of the facility.
- Adheres to the facility Safety Policies.
o Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards and policy and procedure noncompliance to the Safety Officer or other designated person.
o Observes safety measures in performance of job functions and responsibilities.
- Assists staff personnel in the transport of patients to and from the operating room to recovery room or overnight rooms when needed.
- Maintains environment according to housekeeping and infection control policies and procedures.
o Follows housekeeping guidelines as to responsibility and frequency of surfaces to be cleaned.
o Reports any damaged equipment discovered during routine cleaning.
- Follows policy and procedure in handling of hazardous waste.
- Uses cleaning agents and equipment according to safety, manufacturer and Facility standards.
- Monitors effectiveness of pest control service.
Qualifications:
- High School graduate or equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in electrical, mechanical systems operation and function.
Benefits
USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
- 401k retirement plan
- Paid holidays
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
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United Surgical Partners International Inc (USPI)
Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.
Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.
Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.
Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.