Life Safety Specialist - Plant Services - Full Time

Fire And Life Safety Systems Technician

Position Summary: Performs installation, inspection, and repair of fire and life safety (FLS) systems to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.

Education, License & Cert: High school diploma or equivalent required. A valid driver's license is required. Current Firestop Installers Training (FIT) Level 2 Certification required, or able to obtain within 1 year of hire, or equivalent certification through a recognized Insurance Services Organization (ISO). NFPA Life Safety Specialist Certification required within 2 years of hire. NICET Certification preferred.

Essential Functions:

1. Assures life safety compliance with hospital policy/procedures, local, state, Joint Commission, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requirements and regulations.
2. Performs inspection, testing, and commissioning of all fire and life safety (FLS) systems, including but not limited to: smoke and fire barriers to include opening protective doors/dampers, emergency lighting, fire extinguishers.
3. Perform repairs of building components (i.e. walls, floors) utilizing installation of fire stopping materials in accordance with manufacturer's specifications/UL system.
4. Performs additional corrective maintenance of building components such as opening protective doors/dampers.
5. Maintains and safely uses all assigned materials, tools, and equipment, protecting patients, visitors, and caregivers at all times.
6. Effectively interacts with employees, contractors, and end users as applicable when performing assigned tasks, positively adapting to all changes relative to scope of work as presented.
7. Thoroughly documents and maintains records of inspections and work performed pursuant to departmental policies and warranty/vendor requirements.

Other Duties:

• Serves as a member of the fire response team.
• Assists in removing snow from facilities grounds and maintains grounds as required.
• Performs related and other department duties as required.

Pay rate ranges from $25.44 - $39.71 per hour. Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you'll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community. The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology, and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.