Painter - Center City - Full Time

Thomas Jefferson University; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia seeks a skilled painter to prepare surfaces and apply paint, varnish, or enamel to decorate and protect interiors and exteriors of hospital buildings.

You will also manage maintenance duties, assist trades, and participate in hospital rounds to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Shift flexibility may be required to support hospital operations.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and staff per Jefferson values.
• Paints existing and new surfaces inside and outside hospital buildings.
• Applies scratch coat and finish plaster to walls for painting; installs backing material as needed.
• Matches colors by blending pigments, oils, and finishes to required specifications.
• Uses ladders and scaffolding as required and installs and repairs wall coverings.
• Fills holes, cracks, and joints with putty or caulking and paints surfaces.
• Completes hospital rounds to identify regulatory compliance deficiencies.
• Assists department trades and performs other hospital maintenance duties.

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

HS Diploma or equivalent preferred; Previous related experience preferred.

Employment Details

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

About Jefferson

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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

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, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here

Mission and Culture

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.