Groundskeeper

Engineering Services
PRN
AM/PM Shift
6a.m-12p.m

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

Job Summary

Performs a variety of duties required in the care and maintenance of hospital grounds. Mows, edges, rake, cultivate, etc. lawn while operating necessary machinery needed to complete assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: None.
Minimum Years of Experience: None.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
Required Training: Demonstrated ability to perform duties of a groundskeeper.

Essential Functions

• Mows and edges lawns, rakes and hauls leaves and debris; reseeds or resods bare spots as needed.
• Cultivates soil, plants and fertilizes seeds, flowers, tree seedlings and shrubs; weeds and thins flower beds; prunes and trims trees and shrubbery.
• Waters lawn, shrubs and flower beds; inspects for evidence of disease or insect infestation and sprays or dust chemicals on infected areas.
• Policies grounds and picks up and disposes of trash; clears bushes and debris or otherwise maintains wooded areas.
• Clears and cleans ditches and drains; keeps fire lanes clear of obstruction; removes snow from sidewalks and driveways.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operates truck or tractor; adjusts, repair and maintains lawn mowers, hand tools and other equipment used in performance of duties.
• Estimates, recommends and requests needed materials, supplies and equipment.
• As assigned, assists other trades in building maintenance operations.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. Shows courtesy, compassion and respect. Conforms to Service Excellence and "House Rules".
• Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, e.g., fire or disaster.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.