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Position Purpose: Assists the Director of Maintenance by performing a variety of duties in and around the facility. Small repairs such as plastering, painting, carpentry, and minor electrical and plumbing repairs may be required.

Educational Requirements: High school graduate or GED required.

Experience Required: General maintenance and repair experience preferred.

Physical Requirements: While preforming the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear, and use hands and arms to handle items, lift, feel, and reach. The employee is frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance on a step ladder or ladder.

Professional Licensure and Certification Required: N/A *Must have valid driver’s license

Interpersonal Relationships: Communicates effectively with residents, families, visitors, co- workers, physicians, and other employees.

Essential Functions

+ Must operate machinery and equipment, maintain in good repair, and store in an orderly fashion.

+ Be able to handle and use simple electrical and plumbing equipment and make minor repairs.

+ Be able to carry, push, and pull large equipment in and out of facility.

+ Ensure that facility grounds are neat and in order.

+ Run errands as needed for supplies—requires driving a motor vehicle.

+ Assist with Preventative Maintenance duties as instructed.

+ Accurately completes routine tasks without the need of direct supervision.

+ Demonstrates the mission, vision, and values of the facility through professional excellence.

+ Adheres to the facility dress code.

Staff Development Functions

+ Attends departmental meetings as scheduled to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or improvement of services

+ Attends and participates in scheduled training and educational classes.

+ Attends and completes all mandatory in-service programs.

Safety and Infection Control

+ Follows established protocol during fire drills and disaster training.

+ Assists Director of Maintenance in conducting fire and disaster drills per federal requirements.

+ Follows established universal precautions and infection control policies and procedures when performing daily tasks.

+ Ensures that all work and resident care areas are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

Resident Rights

+ Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information.

+ Knowledge of facility and state mandatory reporting practices regarding any suspected cases of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect

+ Report all grievances/complaints made by the resident to your supervisor immediately

+ Ensures that all residents are treated fairly with kindness, dignity, and respect.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the CBA, depending on the position.