Electrician

Are you a Journeyman Electrician seeking to apply your expertise in a challenging and critical environment? Join our team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the uninterrupted performance and safety of our advanced electrical systems. We value your skill in maintaining cutting-edge infrastructure and adherence to the highest industry standards.

Your responsibilities will leverage a broad array of electrical competencies:

• Full-Cycle Electrical Management: From new installations and alterations to repairs and maintenance, you'll work with diverse wiring systems, fixtures, conduit, lighting, switch panels, power plant controls, generators, and elevators – all while ensuring absolute compliance with National and State Electrical Codes and NESC.
• Precision Diagnostics & Repair: Seamlessly identify and rectify intricate electrical power disruptions using advanced diagnostic tools. This includes testing, precise component repair/replacement, and rapid emergency interventions.
• Strategic Preventative Maintenance: Proactively implement and oversee sophisticated preventative maintenance programs for critical equipment like variable-speed drives, motor control centers, and programmable controllers, ensuring peak operational efficiency.
• Driving Modernization: Lead the charge in installing, modifying, and upgrading electrical systems, components, and associated equipment to maintain state-of-the-art infrastructure.
• Multi-System Troubleshooting: Become the go-to expert for maintaining and repairing a wide range of electronic systems, including digital communications, fire alarms, CCTV, electronic security, intercoms, paging systems, pneumatic tubes, and complex motor controls.
• Robust Power Distribution: Safely maintain, troubleshoot, and repair vital power distribution systems, from lighting and low-voltage switching to power panels, emergency generators, HVAC electricals, and automatic power transfer switches.
• Informed Project Contribution: Analyze blueprints and specifications, provide accurate cost estimates for labor and materials, and offer expert recommendations for electrical projects.
• Commitment to Safety: Uphold an unyielding commitment to safety, ensuring all work strictly adheres to industry best practices and regulatory compliance.
• Resource Stewardship: Maintain and inspect hand and power tools to guarantee safe and efficient operation, coupled with vigilant management of electrical material supplies.

• Proven Experience: Demonstrated experience as a Journeyman Electrician, preferably in a hospital or critical infrastructure environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of electrical systems, wiring, apparatus, and equipment for communication, lighting, heating, and power.
• Code Compliance: In-depth knowledge of the National Electrical Code, State Electrical Codes, and National Electrical Safety Code.
• Diagnostic Skills: Proficient in using voltage and amp meters, IFRA Red Cameras (infrared cameras), and other relevant testing equipment.
• Blueprint & Specification Analysis: Ability to read and interpret plans, blueprints, and specifications accurately.
• Troubleshooting Acumen: Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and repair complex electrical issues efficiently.
• Safety-Minded: A strong commitment to safety standards and procedures.
• Physical Demands: Ability to perform physically demanding tasks associated with electrical work.
• Tool Maintenance: Proficiency in maintaining and repairing electrical hand and power tools.
• Communication: Effective communication skills to collaborate with supervisors and other team members.

Licensure/Certification
• Possession of an active Washington State Journeyman Electrician license (Commercial 01) or equivalent per RCW 19.28.191.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state. CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. Virginia Mason Medical Center, was recognized among the Best Hospitals in Washington state by U.S. News & World Report.  CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the regions most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.