Journeyman Electrician

at Northern Light Health in Bangor, Maine, United States

Job Description

The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Department: Facilities Management

Position is located: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Work Type: Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Exempt: No

Summary:

An electrician in a healthcare facility is responsible for the installation, maintenance, inspection, and repair of electrical systems critical to patient care, life safety, and regulatory compliance. This role supports continuous hospital operations by ensuring all electrical infrastructure meets regulatory and Maine State licensing requirements.

Responsibilities:

+ Maintain and troubleshoot normal and emergency power systems (generators, ATS), life safety systems (fire alarm, egress lighting), critical branch circuits (ICU, ORs, medical gas alarms), perform preventative maintenance on panels, breakers, transformers, lighting and controls.

+ Identify root cause of electrical failures and implement timely and effective solutions. Respond to urgent issues impacting patient care with sound judgement and prioritization. Escalate complex issues appropriately while maintaining continuity of operations.

+ Communicate clearly and professionally with staff, leadership, and external vendors. Provide status updates on work orders, projects, and system issues. Deliver strong customer service by addressing concerns promptly and respectfully.

+ Take initiative to identify and address potential safety hazards or system deficiencies. Work independently with minimal supervision while managing assigned workload. Follow through on tasks to completion with attention to detail and accuracy.

+ Safety operate power tools, hand tools, and electrical testing equipment (multimeters, clamp meters, megohm meters). Maintain tools and equipment in safe working condition.

+ Utilize computerized maintenance management system (TMS) to receive, document, and close work orders. Accurately document all work performed, including preventative maintenance and corrective actions. Use basic computer applications (email, Microsoft products).

+ Attend and complete all required hospital and department-specific education and training programs. Maintain required licenses and certifications in good standing. Stay current on electrical codes, safety practices, and healthcare facility requirements.

Other Information:

Competencies and Skills

+ Achieves Results: Sets high standards for their own outcomes and seizes opportunities to engage others towards objectives. Consistently moves forward with direct actions in order to attain or exceed objectives. Manages their own time effectively to accomplish assigned tasks. Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed.

+ Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization’s benefit.

+ Develops Self and Others:Takes responsibility for engaging in professional self-development activities and programs. Strives to gain insight into their own values, strengths and weaknesses, interests and ambitions and takes action in order to enhance competencies and skills when possible. As a leader, encourages and guides employees towards growth opportunities to enhance performance and help them reach goals. Reviews and analyzes employees’ strengths and weaknesses to distinguish their talents and development needs, and to ensure they are enhanced appropriately.

+ Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Communication methods are fitting to the message(s), audience, and situation and follow-ups are regular and timely. Shows that important (non-) verbal information is absorbed and understood and asks further questions to clarify when necessary. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences’ level.

+ Exercises Sound Judgment & Decision Making: Understands and processes complex information, which allows for appropriate and accountable conclusions. Does not react too quickly or slowly. Balances facts, goals, and potential approaches taking the appropriate criteria into account. Makes active decisions and commits oneself by communicating confidently and respectfully.

+ Fosters Innovation: Employs and encourages the use of meaningful creativity in solving challenges. Proactively identifies opportunities and uses new approaches to enhance processes, systems and services. When appropriate, suggests or initiates new strategies, products, services, and markets.

+ Influences and Inspires: Builds enthusiasm and commitment among others to move in a desired direction and models it personally. Creates a compelling vision of success that motivates workplace initiative and energizes others to follow. Provides direction and guidance to encourage cooperation between team members in order to attain an objective. Has the ability to appropriately influence others’ actions and decisions with and without express authority.

+ Human Capital, Supply Chain and Financial Software.

+ Spreadsheet application with the ability to use calculations, formulas, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming.

+ Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills.

+ Email application with the ability to manage email as well as calendars, managing tasks and contacts, note taking, journaling, and web browsing.

+ Presentation software with the ability to create presentations with the ability to incorporate animation, audio, video, time delays, as well as designing themes and variants with animations and effects.

+ MS Teams

+ Word process application with the ability to create and edit documents, format, use tables, apply footnoting, create table of contents and mail merge techniques.

+ Multi-line phone, scanner, photocopier, fax, and internet.

+ Promotes Health and Safety: Promotes a healthy and safe environment for patients, employees and visitors. Advocates and models healthy physical and mental health behaviors even in challenging circumstances. Sets high quality standards and strives for continuous improvement and quality assurance by reporting and encouraging others to report near misses and safety issues.

+ Resolves Conflict: Promptly acts to find alternatives/solutions when team members disagree. Addresses issues in a direct, honest, and appropriate manner. Handles conflicting interests diplomatically and helps to solve them. Transforms difficult situations into teachable moments using respect and accountability .

+ Seeks Process Improvement & Applies System Thinking: Possesses and gains insight into situations, problems and processes. Understands the interconnection between organizational elements. Deconstructs problems and systematically investigates the various components. Considers the impact of actions on the entire process/system. Detects problems and opportunities, recognizes important information, and links various data to trace potential causes and relevant details.

+ Serves Others: Strives to understand, meet and exceed the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers which may include the people and communities in ou