Maintenance Assistant

Taos Healthcare; Taos (NM); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

PTO

401K

Job summary

Taos Healthcare is seeking a Maintenance staff member responsible for maintaining the environmental center in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The role covers electrical, plumbing, HVAC systems, and general facility upkeep to keep areas sanitary, attractive, and safe.

Under supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor or Plants Operations Manager, duties include safety inspections, completing maintenance tasks in TELS, scheduling preventive maintenance, and meticulous

Qualifications

• High School diploma.
• Knowledge of laundry/housekeeping/maintenance procedures.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in long-term care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs regular, scheduled safety inspections.
• Follows Life Safety and Preventative Maintenance tasks in TELS as required for federal, state, local, and corporate compliance. Fax/ email documentation as required.
• Prepares a monthly schedule, based on calendar days, for performance of preventive maintenance.
• Develops center profile and physical plant history by maintaining complete documentation of all maintenance activities including accurate records of all replacement parts and materials used.
• Maintains required logs/documentation on following in accordance with the Life Safety Manual and OSHA.
• compliance including, but not limited to: fire alarm test reports, smoke/heat detectors, sprinkler inspections, emergency generator logs, range hood suppression systems, fire extinguishers, hood and duct cleaning, door locking devices, water temperatures, water hardness, fire and smoke wall dampers, fire and smoke doors, fire drills, disaster drills, door alarm drills, flame spread certification, boiler vessel certification, elevator certification, facility service contracts, medical waste manifests, confined space documentation, survey documentation, material safety data sheets, lock out/tag out program.
• Performs all routine maintenance and repair work as required, but not limited to:
• Performs daily rounds through entire center and uses acquired information to assist in establishing work priority.
• Picks up work order requests daily and establishes work priority; work orders are submitted and tracked electronically through the TELS system.
• Maintains electrical and mechanical equipment in good working order; Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments, lubricates and cleans parts, as needed. Cleans/changes filters as required based on environment of center.
• Lubricates potty chairs, wheelchairs, shower chairs, wheeled geri-chairs, drug carts, etc.; Repairs outdoor chairs and benches; Reports serious failures and problems to Administrator.
• Investigates causes of wall/door/frame damage, which might be contributed to protruding bolts or etc. on carts, dollies, or chairs and repair problems.
• Checks light bulbs and exit lights, room temperatures, circuit breakers, temperature in all cooler and freezers, and nurse call system and makes all necessary adjustments and repairs.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of maintenance supplies is maintained to perform daily tasks.
• Prepares resident rooms for new and/or discharging residents.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor or Plants Operations Manager performs the activities of the maintenance department to ensure environmental center compliance in accordance to Federal, State and Local ordinance, regulations and building codes. Assist in the maintenance of the facility to ensure a sanitary, attractive, and orderly condition; in good repair, free from hazards such as those caused by electrical, plumbing, ventilation, heating and cooling systems.

• Performs regular, scheduled safety inspections. Performs weekly walk-through inspections of high-risk areas.
• Follows all prescribed Life Safety and Preventative Maintenance tasks in TELS as required for federal, state, local, and corporate compliance. Fax/ email documentation as required.
• Prepares a monthly schedule, based on calendar days, for performance of preventive maintenance, striving to allot part of each day to these duties.
• Develops center profile and physical plant history by maintaining complete documentation of all maintenance activities including accurate records of all replacement parts and materials used.
• Maintains required logs/documentation on following in accordance with the Life Safety Manual and OSHA
• compliance including, but not limited to: fire alarm test reports, smoke/heat detectors, sprinkler inspections, emergency generator logs, range hood suppression systems, fire extinguishers, hood and duct cleaning, door locking devices, water temperatures, water hardness, fire and smoke wall dampers, fire and smoke doors, fire drills, disaster drills, door alarm drills, flame spread certification, boiler vessel certification, elevator certification, facility service contracts, medical waste manifests, confined space documentation, survey documentation, material safety data sheets, lock out/tag out program.
• Performs all routine maintenance and repair work as required, but not limited to:
• Performs daily rounds through entire center and uses acquired information to assist in establishing work priority.
• Picks up work order requests daily and establishes work priority; work orders are submitted and tracked electronically through the TELS system.
• Maintains electrical and mechanical equipment in good working order; Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments, lubricates and cleans parts, as needed. Cleans/changes filters as required based on environment of center.
• Lubricates potty chairs, wheelchairs, shower chairs, wheeled geri-chairs, drug carts, etc.; Repairs outdoor chairs and benches; Reports serious failures and problems to Administrator.
• Investigates causes of wall/door/frame damage, which might be contributed to protruding bolts or etc. on carts, dollies, or chairs and repair problems.
• Checks light bulbs and exit lights, room temperatures, circuit breakers, temperature in all cooler and freezers, and nurse call system and makes all necessary adjustments and repairs.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of maintenance supplies is maintained to perform daily tasks.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-Time.

Benefits Offered:

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401K

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor or Plants Operations Manager performs the activities of the maintenance department to ensure environmental center compliance in accordance to Federal, State and Local ordinance, regulations and building codes. Assist in the maintenance of the facility to ensure a sanitary, attractive, and orderly condition; in good repair, free from hazards such as those caused by electrical, plumbing, ventilation, heating and cooling systems.

Principal Responsibilities

• Performs regular, scheduled safety inspections. Performs weekly walk-through inspections of high-risk areas.
• Follows all prescribed Life Safety and Preventative Maintenance tasks in TELS as required for federal, state, local, and corporate compliance. Fax/ email documentation as required.
• Prepares a monthly schedule, based on calendar days, for performance of preventive maintenance, striving to allot part of each day to these duties.
• Develops center profile and physical plant history by maintaining complete documentation of all maintenance activities including accurate records of all replacement parts and materials used.
• Maintains required logs/documentation on following in accordance with the Life Safety Manual and OSHA
• compliance including, but not limited to: fire alarm test reports, smoke/heat detectors, sprinkler inspections, emergency generator logs, range hood suppression systems, fire extinguishers, hood and duct cleaning, door locking devices, water temperatures, water hardness, fire and smoke wall dampers, fire and smoke doors, fire drills, disaster drills, door alarm drills, flame spread certification, boiler vessel certification, elevator certification, facility service contracts, medical waste manifests, confined space documentation, survey documentation, material safety data sheets, lock out/tag out program.
• Performs all routine maintenance and repair work as required, but not limited to:
• Performs daily rounds through entire center and uses acquired information to assist in establishing work priority.
• Picks up work order requests daily and establishes work priority; work orders are submitted and tracked electronically through the TELS system.
• Maintains electrical and mechanical equipment in good working order; Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments, lubricates and cleans parts, as needed. Cleans/changes filters as required based on environment of center.
• Lubricates potty chairs, wheelchairs, shower chairs, wheeled geri-chairs, drug carts, etc.; Repairs outdoor chairs and benches; Reports serious failures and problems to Administrator.
• Investigates causes of wall/door/frame damage, which might be contributed to protruding bolts or etc. on carts, dollies, or chairs and repair problems.
• Checks light bulbs and exit lights, room temperatures, circuit breakers, temperature in all cooler and freezers, and nurse call system and makes all necessary adjustments and repairs.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of maintenance supplies is maintained to perform daily tasks.
• Prepares resident rooms for new and/or discharging residents.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• High School diploma.
• Knowledge of laundry/housekeeping/maintenance procedures.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in long-term care preferred.

Taos Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.