HVAC Mechanic 3
FMOLHS
- Location
- Onsite (Baton Rouge, LA)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
About the role
Our Lady of the Lake, a leading healthcare system in Louisiana, is seeking an HVAC III technician to lead complex installations and diagnostics within a critical hospital environment. The role ensures regulatory compliance and provides technical mentorship to junior staff.
Skills
Full job details
The HVAC III technician leads complex HVAC installations, service projects, and system upgrades while providing technical leadership within the department. This position oversees and trains junior technicians, performs advanced diagnostics on electrical, control, refrigerant, and integrated building systems, and ensures compliance with EPA, OSHA, and local code requirements. The role includes resolving escalated service issues, optimizing system performance, participating in project planning, and contributing solutions that improve reliability, energy efficiency, and operational continuity.
Responsibilities
- Lead advanced HVAC installations, system upgrades, commissioning, and major repairs
- Perform complex diagnostics involving electrical systems, controls, refrigerant circuits, and building automation integration
- Train, mentor, and provide technical guidance to HVAC 1 and 2 technicians
- Ensure compliance with EPA, OSHA, joint commission, and hospital regulatory standards
- Participate in planning and design review for capital or renovation projects
- Maintain detailed documentation, assist with budgeting, and support departmental operations
Qualifications
Experience: 5 years HVAC
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent and Specialized high school vocational program, community college or apprenticeship
Certification:
ASSE: 12010 Infection Control Certification for construction and maintenance personnel
ASHE Healthcare Physical Environment worker
EPA 608 Flammable, advanced refrigerant training (R-410A, R-32, A2L)
Building Automation/Controls training
Skills & Abilities:
Expert HVAC diagnostic and repair skills
Ability to lead technicians and assign/supervise work
Strong understanding of hospital ventilation codes, infection‑control standards, and critical environment requirements
Ability to read, interpret, and execute complex technical documentation
Strong project coordination and planning capability
Ability to perform advanced troubleshooting on integrated building systems
Excellent communication and mentoring skills
Our Lady of the Lake is uniquely capable of caring for a full range of illness or injury, including those that are extremely complex, for both pediatric and adult patients. Our family of services includes:
- An 988-bed hospital and the area’s only Level I Trauma Center
- A freestanding Children's Hospital
- A 545-provider care network covering more than 40 specialties
- Two free-standing emergency rooms—Our Lady of the Lake Livingston and Our Lady of the Lake North
- A network of nearly 15 urgent care clinics
- Outpatient imaging and surgery centers
- Assumption Community Hospital
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
- Our Lady of the Lake Ascension, a 78-bed, community hospital providing emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and surgical services to Ascension Parish and surrounding areas
We serve 38,000 inpatients and 820,000 outpatients annually and are committed to building a healthy community through excellence in patient care and education. A part of FMOL Health, Our Lady of the Lake is consistently awarded for compassionate care, clinical expertise, leading edge technology and innovation.