Plumber - Day Shift - Full Time

Ochsner Health; New Orleans, Northern (LA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ochsner Health in New Orleans seeks a skilled plumber to maintain hospital plumbing systems across facilities. You will perform repairs, installations, and preventative maintenance for water, steam, gas, vacuum, sewer, and fire-protection lines, following safety and building codes.

Requires a Louisiana Journeyman Plumber license, high school diploma, and 2 years of commercial/industrial experience; trade school training preferred. Shift: Sunday–Thursday, 7:00 am–3:30 pm.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Trade school training in plumbing or pipe fitting preferred.
• Louisiana Journeyman Plumbers license required (or equivalent).
• 2 years commercial/industrial plumbing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform repair and installation duties for water, sewer, steam, medical gas, vacuum, and fire protection systems.
• Carry out preventive maintenance on plumbing components and document per procedures.
• Assist outside contractors with outages during major utility repairs or new construction.
• Support Facilities Management staff with troubleshooting and repair of building infrastructure.
• Other related duties as required.

Skills

Reading blueprints

Schematic interpretation

Troubleshooting

Tool proficiency

Communication

Education

High School diploma

Trade school training in Plumbing/ Pipe Fitting

Tools

Pipefitting tools

Test equipment

Job description

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people.

For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.

This job assumes responsibility for maintaining the total hydrology, steam, gas and sewerage distribution systems throughout the company's facilities as assigned, including preventative maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting, utilizing specialized test equipment and hand/power tools.

Shift

Sunday through Thursday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Education

Required -High School diploma or equivalent

Preferred - Trade school training in Plumbing or Pipe Fitting

Work Experience

Required -2 years Commercial or Industrial experience, to includeexperience reading specifications and Interpreting Schematics, Blueprints, and Mechanical Drawings,experience working with little supervision

Certifications

Required -Current Louisiana State Journeymen Plumbers License in the state of practice

Preferred -Medical Gas and Back-Flow Certification

Other

Required -Trade school training in plumbing or pipe fitting

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Knowledge of the state, parish, and southern building codes.
• Drawing skills to document plumbing changes for updating prints on CADD.
• Ability toproperly using all power, hand tools and specialized equipment associated with the plumbing/pipe fitting trade.
• Interpersonal skills to deal effectively and courteously with a diverse group of internal and external callers and visitors.
• Ability to handle mental and physical stress and pressure to complete all jobs including emergencies.
• Ability to work indoors, outdoors, and in restricted spaces involving static postures/positions which must be held for extended periods of time.
• Ability to workextendedhours and call-in on an emergency basis.

Job Duties

• Performs a variety of repair and installation duties in and around the buildings of the facility of the plumbing systems such as water and sewer, steam, air, piped medical gas, vacuum and fire protection.
• Performs Preventative Maintenance on associated plumbing system components and documents accordingly to department procedures.
• Assists outside contractors with plumbing system outages during major utility repairs and/or new construction.
• Assists other Facilities Management staff with troubleshooting/repairing equipment as it relates to the Facility infrastructure.
• Other related duties as required.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue, but exposure or potential for exposure may occur.

The incumbent may work nearpatients who have known or suspected communicable diseases and may enter isolation rooms. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

Please refer to the job description to determine whether the position you are interested in is remote or on-site. Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C.

Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center at 504-842-4748 (select option 1) or [e-mail]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.