Maintenance Assistant - Nursing Facility

Generations Healthcare; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Generations Healthcare's Pleasanton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Maintenance Assistant. The role maintains grounds, facility and equipment to safety standards under supervision, with a schedule of Monday to Friday and a monthly weekend rotation.

Qualified candidates have a high school diploma or GED, 18+, English proficient, and are able to perform plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and other maintenance tasks in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and understanding English and ability to work with others.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance on grounds, parking areas and driveways.
• Repair facility systems including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and mechanical work.
• Clean windows and replace bulbs and fixtures as directed.
• Service heating and cooling units per manufacturer specifications and policies.
• Coordinate daily maintenance with nursing services and report incidents or accidents.

Skills

Power tools

Professionalism

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Full Time $18.00 - $22.00 Per Hour DOE / Monday - Friday (With Monthly Weekend Rotation)

Pleasanton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a Generations Healthcare facility, is in search of a Maintenance Assistant to join our team. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities have an outstanding reputation in the healthcare industry with a high rating for quality patient care. We are committed to providing kind, competent, and compassionate services to those entrusted to our care and an enjoyable work environment for our staff. If you are passionate about helping residents meet their full potential, then this is the right place for you.

Job Summary

The primary role of the Maintenance Assistant is to maintain the grounds, facility, equipment in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by your supervisor, to assure that a successful maintenance program is maintained at all times.

Essential Duties (including but not limited to)

• Perform routine maintenance on grounds, parking areas, and driveways, including cutting, trimming, and sweeping as needed or as directed.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs to the facility and equipment, including plumbing, plastering, electrical, carpentry, and mechanical work.
• Clean windows and screens as directed.
• Replace burned-out light bulbs, including exit lights, overhead lighting, fluorescent fixtures, and room call lights, and perform general cleaning duties, as necessary.
• Service heating and cooling units and systems according to manufacturer specifications and in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Perform unscheduled maintenance tasks as directed.
• Ensure that maintenance schedules are followed as outlined for respective shift or area.
• Report all accidents/incidents to your supervisor no matter how minor they may be.
• Coordinate daily maintenance services with nursing services when performing routine assignments in resident living areas.
• Other related duties may become necessary or as directed by your supervisor, department director, and/or administrator.

Qualifications

• Preferred, knowledge and experience using power tools such as skill saws, table saw, reciprocating saw, (Sawzall) hammer, nail gun, power drill including drill bits, etc.
• Must demonstrate tact and professionalism when interacting with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Must take proper care and use of supplies, equipment, and the upkeep of maintenance work areas.
• Demonstrates the ability to minimize waste, ensure proper use of supplies, and maintain equipment.
• Ability to seek out and integrate new methods and principles into existing maintenance practices, in conjunction with facility leadership.
• Must be able to follow both written and oral instructions accurately.
• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the English language and working collaboratively with team members.
• This position requires the successful completion of a background check, pre-employment physical, and drug screening as part of the hiring process.

Generations Healthcare was founded upon the belief that caring for the sick, the elderly, and the infirm is a special and sacred stewardship. It is our mission to have this belief reflected in everything we do: in the presentation of our homes, in the professionalism of our staff, and in the daily delivery of care to our residents and their families. It is our purpose that whoever enters a Generations home will be met with kindness, competence and compassion.

We invite you to make a difference in the lives of others and our residents, who represent a Lifetime of Memories, a Lifetime of Care, and a Lifetime of Love.

For more detailed information please visit www.lifegen.net.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.