What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper-Methodist position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Support Services
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
- Department: Groundskeeping
- Shift: 6am-2:30pm
- Job ID: 159829
UnityPoint Health Information
Why UnityPoint Health?
Commitment to our Team – We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and an unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Caring is what we do, and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.
- You can only give your best when you feel your best, and we help you live well with dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members to give you peace of mind.
- We strive to make things easier and more personal in health care to set us apart from the rest, and you can experience that commitment through early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, a tuition reimbursement program designed to help you further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family in the way that works for you.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – At UnityPoint Health, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. Our collective goal is to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.
Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
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Overview
Under supervision and direction performs the turf, ornamental maintenance, grounds, parking lot, driveway and sidewalk maintenance including mowing, fertilizing, trimming, irrigation, snow/ice/sleet removal, asphalt patching and overall grounds-keeping of all the UnityPoint Health – Des Moines properties. Valid Driver's License required.
Responsibilities
· Integrates and demonstrates CORE values and Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors.
· Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service.
· Balances team and individual responsibilities, objective and open to other’s views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team goals, puts success of team above own interest.
· Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
· Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department by regular, reliable attendance.
· Demonstrates ability to operate the motorized and manual equipment assigned to the Grounds Department.
· On a daily basis maintains the main entrances, grounds, parking lots, driveways and sidewalks in good repair and clean of trash and debris to achieve specific quality, safety, service and regulatory goals.
· Observes and practices safety regulations and procedures, including but not limited to OSHA and DNV, in the care and use of equipment and tools.
· Removes snow, ice and/or sleet from UnityPoint Health - Des Moines parking lots, driveways and sidewalks utilizing sand and/or salt to achieve specific quality, safety, service and regulatory goals.
· Airify, spray, fertilize, mow and trim turf for all UnityPoint Health – Des Moines properties to achieve specific quality, safety, service and regulatory goals.
· Plants, maintains, and prunes trees, shrubbery and flowering plants for all the UnityPoint Health – Des Moines properties.
· Operates and repairs irrigation systems and fountains for all the Unity Point-DM properties.
· Attends Iowa State Turf Conference and Iowa State Shade Tree short courses to maintain CEU as scheduled by manager.
Qualifications
| Minimum Requirements | Preferred or Specialized |
Education:
| High school diploma or equivalent preferred, or two Years of experience. Must eighteen (18) years of age or older.
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Experience:
| Working knowledge of the care for a wide variety of plant, tree, and shrub materials. Working knowledge of operation and maintenance all equipment used in a grounds-keeping environment. Working knowledge of spraying and fertilizer calibration. Working knowledge of irrigation systems.
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License(s)/Certification(s):
| Valid driver’s license required Current ornamental and turf pest control pesticide applicators certificate or the ability to obtain the certification within 1 year of employment.
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Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
| Multicultural sensitivity Microsoft Office – basic computer skills Customer/Patient focus Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions. Must be able to communicate effectively with people of diverse professional, educational, and diverse lifestyle backgrounds. |
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Other:
| Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
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