**Overview**

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds 48 licensed critical care beds 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center the Lauren Small Childrens Center including the areas only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Care Center a Level II NICU the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center with Kern Countys first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1956. Click here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/memorial-hospital) to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

**Responsibilities**

Under the direction of the Respiratory Director the Unit Services Technician (UST) performs equipment maintenance on life support equipment according to department policy and manufacturers recommendations; performs quality control checks; performs ventilator calibrations; maintain oxygen tanks and regulators; ordering stocking preparation storage and distribution of respiratory equipment and supplies. Performs electrocardiograms as a backup EKG technician.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Requirements:**

+ Experienced in the use of computers

+ Current BLS certification

+ Able to communicate effectively; perform simple mathematical and record keeping; able to lift move and carry heavy objects and/or equipment

**Preferred:**

+ Experience in the ordering and stocking of supplies

+ Some technical or mechanical skills or training preferred

+ High School diploma preferred

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

**Pay Range**

$23.00 - $27.76 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.