Member Organization Agreement

 

PURPOSE

The purpose of MECH is to provide a comprehensive mechanism to:

 

The purpose of the Agreement is to make the MECH program available Nationally by establishing Member Organizations within each State that will actively be involved in certification of the Healthcare Mechanics within each organization’s jurisdiction.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Member Organization (MO):  A not-for-profit State Healthcare Engineering Society, a Chapter Healthcare Engineering Society or other Healthcare Association/Organization within a state that is recognized by the MECH Certification Committee.

 

Special Pricing:  Special pricing for MECH materials is offered to the Member Organization.  Please refer to the “Fees and Pricing Schedule”.

 

Healthcare Facility:  Hospital, Nursing Home, Home for the Aged, Hospice, or any other type of facility involved in the treatment, care or housing of patients.  All State Engineering Societies are encouraged to welcome membership from all types of healthcare facilities.

 

MECH member:  A Healthcare Mechanic or Healthcare Facilities Manager from an institution located within the geographic jurisdiction of a recognized Member Organization.  A Member Organization may require membership in its own association as a part of membership inclusion.

 

MECH Non-Member:  A Healthcare Mechanic or Healthcare Facilities Manager from an institution located in a geographic area or State where there is no Member Organization.

 

On-Site Certification:  A program developed to provide applicant(s) access to MECH certification and testing.  This program features the identification of a MECH Proctor (Test Administrator) within a participating healthcare institution who is endorsed by the institutions administrator through an affidavit process.

 

Promotional Materials:  MECH will assist the building of custom promotional materials by review and edit of materials generated by the Member Organization. MECH provides information on the web so that an association can create a web link.

 

Regional Coordinator (RC): – This designation is given to persons who have been named by their organizations to be the liaison between the MECH National Office and their Member Organization. 

 

Regional Test Administrator:  An individual recognized by the Member Organization as qualified to administer the Certified Healthcare Mechanic and Senior Certified Healthcare Mechanic Tests. (This designation is necessary only if the association conducts regional testing. Most associations use the On Site Certification process.)

 

Scholarship Program:  A national scholarship trust fund established through proceeds of the MECH program.  Interested individuals within a Chartered Region will be eligible for national scholarship competition.  Scholarships will be awarded on a national basis to a limited number of qualifying students interested in pursuing a higher education degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Architecture, Construction or Facility Maintenance with an emphasis on Healthcare.

 

State MECH Program Manager:  An individual authorized by the Member Organization to act on its behalf regarding the administration of the MECH program.  This individual will be designated as the liaison with the MECH Office.  He/she will be authorized, either as an individual or through the function of a committee, to implement, schedule and market the MECH program within the Member Organization’s area of jurisdiction.

 

AGREEMENT

Under the Member Organization Agreement a new organization will need to fill out an agreement with MECH. This procedure codifies the agreement, the pricing and how the working arrangements are to be conducted. The following are pertinent parts of the agreement:

 

Working Arrangements

The Member Organization will receive the MECH Organizational Packet, which includes:

1.       Promotional information including samples of brochures, marketing information and order forms. (Available online)

2.       One complementary copy of the Structured Interview and Evaluation Tools Manual for reference.

3.       One complementary copy of the Study Guide with Sample Test Questions for reference.

4.       One MECH On-Site Certification kit

5.       One each Senior Certified Healthcare Mechanic and Certified Healthcare Mechanic patch.

 

All correspondence and liaison between the Member Organization and MECH will be conducted through an identified and sanctioned person within the designated association: The Member Organization is required to submit at least three (3) additional names of members acting as resource people to the State MECH Program Manager.

 

Fees and Pricing Schedule

All fees and pricing will be shared with the Member Organization at the time of the agreement.

 

On-Site Certification (OSC)

A Member Organization manages its own OSC.

The Member Organization may only implement On-Site Certification within its regional jurisdiction.  If OSC is requested by a facility outside the Member Organization’s jurisdiction, the Member Organization will refer the facility to MECH. An individual or institution within the jurisdiction of the Member Organization requests OSC and the Member Organization manages the program.  The OSC institution will pay the On-Site Charter Member price.  The Member Organization will be billed the On-Site Charter Organization cost.  If the institution or individual requesting OSC is not a member of the state association, the Member Organization may charge the Non-Member price for each test.

 

The Member Organization will:

·         Download and send the Proctor selection criteria sheet and affidavit form and keep original on file.

·         Download the Proctor On-Site Guide.

·         Transfer Proctor demographics to MECH.

·         Receive demographic information about the test candidates and the institution.

·         Transfer the demographic information of each test candidate to MECH, including: Name, social security number, years of experience, institution name, address and phone number.

·         Send payment for certification tests to MECH.

 

MECH will:

·         Provide sample of Proctor Guide and associated materials (Available online).

·         Receive information from the Member Organization

·         Order the test(s) for the date requested by the Member Organization

·         Process the test results and send them directly to the Member Organization for distribution to each test candidate.

·         Provide complete pass/fail test summary to Member Organization

 

Contact MECH regarding the Member Agreement