Groundskeeper-Full Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Lake Forest, IL

3d•$18 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full time position at 40 hours per week located at Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital. The schedule for this role is Monday to Friday 6am to 2:30pm. This role requires coming in for snow removal/salting in the winter (24/7 as needed). The Groundskeeper reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Requirements

Ability to understand basic oral work instructions and communicate basic job-related problems.
At point of hire and annually, required to have a valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

Cultivates soil and plants seeds, bulbs and shrubbery.
Prunes trees and trims hedges.
Mows and trims lawns; disposes of clippings.
Provides ongoing care by watering and weeding garden beds, trees, and lawn.
Performs seasonal clean up and special landscaping projects.
Cleans and maintains parking areas, sidewalks and entrances.
Performs snow and ice management functions, operates various snow removal equipment.
Maintains and repairs tools and grounds maintenance equipment.
Reports defects in equipment and hospital vehicles.
Runs hospital errands including special mail deliveries.
May be responsible for driving NM vehicles