I. Job Summary

The Grounds Keeper / landscape assists in maintaining all hospital grounds and works closely with other maintenance employees.

II. Duties And Responsibilities

Maintains the appearance of hospital grounds, shrubs, trees and flowers. (This includes mowing, hedging, trimming (U1d planting.

Application of pesticides, herbicides and fertilization of hospital grounds and shrubs.

• Sweeps and cleans all walkways.
• Cleans incinerator weekly.
• Empties all grounds trash cans.
• Performs maintenance on lawn equipment and hospital vehicles.
• Keeps grounds free of all debris.
• Transports junk to county landfill.

Other Responsibilities :

• Maintains and repairs (if possible) all grounds equipment. (This includes mowers, hedgers, trimmers, sprayers, sprinkler systems and grounds truck.) ·
• Assist when asked by other maintenance employees.
• Assist in stockroom.
• Run errands for other departments.
• Cross trained as a General Maintenance Assistant.

III. Education

High school education or equivalent. Ability to read and write well.

IV. Qualifications And Experience

Some experience is desirable. Must have some knowledge in plant and grass growth and equipment used in maintaining the grounds.

V. Acknowledgment

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change ( e.

g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush job, or technological developments).

Last updated : 2024-06-25