Groundskeeper

Job Requirements

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

Shift: M-F, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM

JOB SUMMARY: Routine grounds tours include assessing the condition of grass, flower beds, exterior entrances, and exterior walks and drives. Seasonal responsibilities include lawn care, flower planting, weeding and feeding coordination, mulching, tree shaping, bushes, and edging. During the winter season, participate in severe weather activities effort snow and ice removal and maintenance. Tours to include routine cleaning of exterior entrances, trash receptacles, and parking lots. Maintains all grounds equipment to assure reliable and appropriate operation. Assists in development of operating and capital budgets. Required to support maintenance staff in the facilities when not working in the exterior. These tasks include but are not limited to light bulb and ceiling tile replacement, furniture moving, and minor cosmetic repairs. Occasionally interacts with patients ranging in age from newborn to elderly.

* Performs routine tours of exterior to assess condition daily....