Job Information
Community Health Systems Maintenance Engineer II-Plant Operations-FT-Day Shift in FLOWOOD, Mississippi
Description
The Maintenance Engineer II performs preventative maintenance and basic repair duties in and around the buildings and grounds of the hospital. The Maintenance Engineer II understands and prioritizes stat requests and understands correlation to quality patient care and the environment of care. Understands safe use and maintenance protocols for all related maintenance equipment. Understands and responds appropriately to "code" scenarios. May be required to participate in call rotations.
Post-secondary vocational education or specialized maintenance programs in industrial or facilities maintenance discipline is strongly preferred. Must be able to read and write the equivalent of eighth grade English.
Two (2) years of industrial and/or commercial facilities maintenance is required. Experience with healthcare facilities and working familiarity with JCAHO accreditation standards is strongly preferred. Must have basic understanding of prioritization as they relate to the ability to perform patient care duties. Maintenance Engineers must work collaboratively with the staff of departments requiring maintenance to ensure continuity and/or ability to provide patient care services with no or minimal service interruption.
Qualifications
Experience
Required
- Two (2) years of industrial and/or commercial facilities maintenance is required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.