MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Austin Oaks Hospital; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging environment

Career development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx plan

401(K) with company match

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Austin Oaks Hospital in Austin, TX seeks a Maintenance Technician to keep our behavioral health facility safe, secure, and fully operational. You will perform immediate repairs and preventive maintenance on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems with a focus on ligature-resistant and patient-safe environments.

Responsibilities include maintaining hospital buildings and grounds, following safety protocols, and supporting a clean, reliable facility that supports clinical operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1+ years of experience in commercial facility maintenance, healthcare preferred.
• Experience repairing HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and commercial lock systems.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission standards and life safety codes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform immediate repairs and preventive maintenance on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.
• Ensure safety-first, ligature-resistant, and patient-secure surroundings while maintaining facilities.

Skills

HVAC maintenance

Electrical systems

Plumbing maintenance

Facility maintenance

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Responsibilities

About Austin Oaks Hospital

Austin Oaks Hospital offers a continuum of psychiatric services for adolescents and for adults. Located in South Austin, Texas on a beautiful thirteen-acre oak lined campus. We strive to provide a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth. We are proud to be your community partner in mental health.

The cornerstone of our treatment rests on exceptional mental health services and clinical excellence. Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.

More than anything else, our treatment relies on exceptional mental health services and dependable clinical staff.

Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatientpsychiatric servicesto stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders.

Website: www.austinoakshospital.com

POSITION SUMMARY:

AUSTIN OAKS HOSPITAL is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician to ensure a safe, secure, and fully operational environment for our behavioral health facility. In this specialized role, you will perform immediate repairs and preventive maintenance on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems, with a strict focus on maintaining safety-first, ligature-resistant, and patient-secure surroundings. The maintenance mechanic is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the hospital buildings, equipment, and hospital grounds through provision of skilled maintenance, repair, and construction duties. Preferrable

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment


• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries


• Competitive Compensation


• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan


• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan


• Generous Paid Time Off

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Experience:

• 1+ years of experience in commercial facility maintenance, with strong preference given to healthcare or behavioral health settings.


• Proven track record of repairing HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and commercial lock systems under tight deadlines, preffered


• Working knowledge of Joint Commission standards, life safety codes, and anti-ligature/patient-safety environmental designs, preffered

Licensure/Certification:

• High school diploma or GED required


• Trade school program or formal apprenticeship, preffered


• Valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record for potential travel between facility locations.


• Specialized state or local Journeyman License in plumbing or electrical work is highly, preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.