Groundskeeper

Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daycare

Doordash

Daily Pay

therapy dogs

massages

Forbes rated Best Places to Work 2022

Job summary

Reid Health is seeking a dedicated Groundskeeper for day shift to perform routine maintenance around hospital grounds, parking lots, and drives, ensuring a safe and pleasant environment.

Responsibilities include mowing, fertilization, irrigation, pruning, and equipment maintenance, with involvement in QA/AQI activities and snow/ice removal as part of the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in lawn care maintenance and operation of commercial power equipment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Orientation and competency-based skills will be evaluated and annual evaluations occur.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lawns, parkways, and other grounds on hospital properties.
• Mow, spray, and apply chemicals for grass and vegetation.
• Remove debris interfering with mowing and ground cover.
• Remove vegetation debris from air intakes and passageways.
• Plant, fertilize, water, prune, and spray trees and shrubs.
• Maintain power equipment.
• Maintain parking areas and related features.
• Assist snow and ice removal as part of the team.
• Assist with signs and markings.
• Participate in QA/AQI activities.
• Move equipment and supplies as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lawn care

Power equipment operation

Driver's license

Heavy lifting

Job description

Groundskeeper Schedule: Day Shift. 40 hours

About the Position Performs assigned routine maintenance duties in and around the hospital grounds, parking lots and drives to maintain safe and pleasant environment.

Overview of Responsibilities

• Maintenance (including seeding, planting, sodding, fertilization, irrigation, or renovation) of lawns, parkways, etc. on all hospital owned properties.
• Mowing, spraying and application of chemicals or other control of grass and vegetation within the improved areas of the main hospital complex and on satellite hospital owned properties as scheduled.
• Removal of such debris as rocks, wire, lumber, and other trash that interferes with grass mowing or other operations essential to the maintenance of a ground cover.
• Removes vegetation debris from various air intakes, passageways, etc. as necessary.
• Planting, fertilization, watering, pruning, and spraying of trees, shrubs, vines, and ornamental plants around all hospital owned properties on a specified or scheduled basis.
• Maintenance of power equipment.
• Maintenance of paved areas designated or intended to be used as parking lots, driveways, or aprons.
• Maintenance of features incidental to parking, such as under drains, curbs, gutters, guard rails, catch basins and sidewalks.
• Works as part of the snow and ice removal team.
• Helps to maintain/install signs and markings.
• Has knowledge of and participates in QA and AQ&I activities.
• Assists other personnel in hospital as requested.
• Serves as member of Code Green and other teams as needed. Assists all emergencies as required.
• Moves equipment, materials, furniture, and supplies to a variety of locations as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.

Education & Experience

• Experience in lawn care maintenance and operating commercial power equipment is preferred.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Repetitive lifting of 80 lb bags of fertilizer and salt, and lifting of other materials of this weight, is required.
• Successful completion of Reid Hospital orientation and competency-based skills appropriate for the job. Individual performance and competency-based skills are maintained through ongoing assessment of competence and educational activities. Written evaluations are done on an annual basis.

Our values of Excellence, Empathy, Integrity and Accountability are essential to exceed our customers’ expectations. At Reid, we look for individuals who believe in our core values and demonstrate a genuine desire to make a positive impact to those we serve. We take pride in employing people who show up every day with a commitment to these values along with our mission and vision. We are one team working toward a common goal of providing outstanding customer care and service to our communities.

If you have a calling to serve and are looking for meaningful and purposeful work, Reid Health is the place for you. Reid Health's inpatient hospital is a 189-bed, regional referral center with a Level lll Trauma Center and a Primary Stroke Center designation. Reid Health's outpatient services include more than 40 specialties and sub-specialties throughout an eight-county service area. With more than 3,100 employees, 100 volunteers, and 170 healthcare clinicians on staff, Reid Health believes in wholeness - in body, mind, and spirit. The minute you step through Reid's doors, you'll be surrounded by friendly faces. Each of our employees plays an important role in the friendly and caring environment we call Reid Health. It's more than a place to work. Reid team members are involved in and care for our community, fostering a sense of belonging and camaraderie. They are the reason our patients feel safe and cared for. And they are the reason Reid Health is ranked among the best in quality care.

Reid Health is looking to add to its family with service-minded individuals like you. Whether you come from a clinical background or simply want to work in an environment that allows you to pursue your passions of service to others, we have opportunities for people just like you. Find yourself at Reid Health.

Benefits

• Daycare
• Doordash
• Daily Pay
• therapy dogs
• massages
• Forbes rated Best Places to Work 2022

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Reid Health. Therefore, Reid Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by law. This applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Employment with Reid Health is on an 'at-will' basis. This means that either you or Reid Health may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

Reid Health does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. Please do not call or email. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee or other representative at Reid Health via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place and approved by HR will result in no fee being paid in the event the candidate is hired by Reid Health.