Painter - Center City - Full Time

Jefferson Health Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University is seeking a Paint/Maintenance Worker to prepare surfaces and apply paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protect interior or exterior surfaces within hospital facilities. The role includes minor carpentry repairs, wall coverings, and maintaining painting supplies.

Responsibilities include performing hospital rounds to address compliance, using ladders/scaffolding as needed, and coordinating with trades.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous related painting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Paints, varnishes, stains, etc. existing and new surfaces inside and outside the hospital buildings and properties as directed.
• Applies scratch coat and finish plaster to walls for painting; installs backing material into areas to be plastered; seals surfaces prior to painting; cleans walls to ensure proper adherence.
• Selects premixed paints, stains, and other finish coatings or prepares paints, stains, and other finish coatings to match specified colors or finishes by blending or mixing required proportions of pigment, oil, thinning and drying substances.
• Uses ladders and scaffolding as required and installs and repairs wall coverings as needed.
• Fills holes, cracks, and joints with putty, spackle, caulking or other filler; applies paint to surfaces including walls, floors, doors, and cabinets.
• Completes hospital rounds to identify and resolve regulatory compliance deficiencies.
• Works with and assists department trades as needed, and performs other hospital maintenance duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Paint tools

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Prepares surfaces and applies paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protect interior or exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of buildings and other structures. Installs and repairs wall coverings as needed, as well as minor carpentry wall and ceiling repairs. Responsible for the maintenance and inventory of painting and related supplies. Must be available for flexible hours as needed.

Job Description

1. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson
2. Paints, varnishes, stains, etc. existing and new surfaces inside and outside the hospital buildings and properties as directed.
3. Applies scratch coat and finish plaster to walls for painting; installs backing material (i.e., metal lath) into areas to be plastered; seals surfaces prior to painting; cleans walls to ensure proper adherence.
4. Selects premixed paints, stains, and other finish coatings or prepares paints, stains, and other finish coatings to match specified colors or finishes by blending or mixing required proportions of pigment, oil, thinning and drying substances.
5. Uses ladders and scaffolding as required and installs and repairs wall coverings as needed.
6. Fills holes, cracks, and joints with putty, spackle, caulking or other filler; applies paint to surfaces including walls, floors, doors, and cabinets.
7. Completes hospital rounds to identify and resolve regulatory compliance deficiencies.
8. Works with and assists department trades as needed, and performs other hospital maintenance duties as assigned.

HS Diploma or equivalent preferred; Previous related experience preferred

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts

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