Groundskeeper

Lexington Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lexington Health is seeking a full-time Groundskeeper to perform lawn care, maintenance, and related duties at its Columbia, SC facilities. The role includes mowing, edging, weeding, and basic landscape tasks as part of daily operations.

Responsibilities include operating grounds equipment, maintaining a neat appearance, and ensuring safety and cleanliness across hospital grounds and surrounding property.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: None.
• Minimum years of experience: None.
• Substitutable education & experience: None.
• Required certifications/licensure: None.
• Required training: Demonstrated ability to perform duties of a groundskeeper.

Responsibilities

• Mows and edges lawns, rakes leaves and debris; reseeds or resods bare spots as needed.
• Cultivates soil, plants and fertilizes seeds, flowers, tree seedlings and shrubs; weeds and thins flower beds; prunes and trims trees and shrubbery.
• Waters lawn, shrubs and flower beds; inspects for evidence of disease or insect infestation and sprays or dusts chemicals on infected areas.
• Policies grounds and picks up and disposes of trash; clears bushes and debris or otherwise maintains wooded areas.
• Clears and cleans ditches and drains; keeps fire lanes clear of obstruction; removes snow from sidewalks and driveways.
• Operates truck or tractor; adjusts, repair and maintains lawn mowers, hand tools and other equipment used in performance of duties.
• Estimates, recommends and requests needed materials, supplies and equipment.
• As assigned, assists other trades in building maintenance operations.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, e.g., fire or disaster.

Job description

Engineering Services

Full Time

Day Shift

6:30 a.m. - 3p.m.

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Performs a variety of duties required in the care and maintenance of hospital grounds. Mows, edges, rake, cultivate, etc. lawn while operating necessary machinery needed to complete assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: None.

Minimum Years of Experience: None.

Substitutable Education & Experience: None.

Required Certifications/Licensure: None.

Required Training: Demonstrated ability to perform duties of a groundskeeper.

Essential Functions

• Mows and edges lawns, rakes and hauls leaves and debris; reseeds or resods bare spots as needed.
• Cultivates soil, plants and fertilizes seeds, flowers, tree seedlings and shrubs; weeds and thins flower beds; prunes and trims trees and shrubbery.
• Waters lawn, shrubs and flower beds; inspects for evidence of disease or insect infestation and sprays or dust chemicals on infected areas.
• Policies grounds and picks up and disposes of trash; clears bushes and debris or otherwise maintains wooded areas.
• Clears and cleans ditches and drains; keeps fire lanes clear of obstruction; removes snow from sidewalks and driveways.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operates truck or tractor; adjusts, repair and maintains lawn mowers, hand tools and other equipment used in performance of duties.
• Estimates, recommends and requests needed materials, supplies and equipment.
• As assigned, assists other trades in building maintenance operations.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. Shows courtesy, compassion and respect. Conforms to Service Excellence and "House Rules".
• Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, e.g., fire or disaster.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.

Nearest Major Market: Columbia

Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina