Maintenance Assistant

Job Summary

Responsible to assist the Director of Maintenance in performing routine maintenance and repair work.

Essential Job Functions

Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.

Maintenance Assistant Responsibilities

• Lubricates and cleans electrical and mechanical equipment parts as assigned; Reports mechanical problems to the Director of Maintenance.
• Checks and replaces light bulbs and exit light bulbs.
• Cleans lint, dust, and dirt from dryers, vents, and heat registers in patient rooms and other areas.
• Hoses out garbage cans.
• Keeps ground cleared of debris; Collects and disposes of leaves and refuse in keeping with local code.
• Assists in performing fire drills.
• Washes windows and screens outside the building as assigned.
• Assists with lubricating potty chairs, wheelchairs, shower chairs, wheeled Geri-chairs, and drug carts,
• Works jointly with housekeeping department personnel to service floors, all patient rooms, baths, lounges, nurses' stations, and offices, as assigned.
• Performs any various work assignments as may be required.
  
  
  

Resident Right

• Know and respect residents’ rights.
• Informs and supports residents in exercising their rights.
• Ensure protected health information is kept confidential.
• Reports complaints made by residents to the supervisor.
• Reports all allegations of patient abuse, neglect, and/or misappropriation of resident property.
  
  
  

Safety and Sanitation

• Follows established safety policies and procedures.
• Observes safety needs of residents as indicated in care plan; participates in restraint reduction program.
• Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and adequately trained to use.
• Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.
  
  
  

Staff Development

• Attends and participates in scheduled in-service training, educational classes, and meetings to maintain current certification as mandated by regulatory agencies and company policies.
• Participates in the QAA process.
  
  
  

Education

• High School Diploma.
  
  
  

Experience

• Training and/or expertise qualifying the individual to operate and maintain the electrical and mechanical systems within the nursing center.
  
  
  

Physical Demands

• Medium. Lifting 25 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds; Includes climbing, balancing, stooping, and crouching.
  
  
  

Travel

• N/A
  
  
  

Working Conditions

• Both inside and outside; includes working in conditions involving noise and vibration.
  
  
  

Principal Contacts

• Works closely with Director of Maintenance.
  
  
  

General Requirements

Must be able to execute the terms and conditions set forth in the Employee Handbook, including, but not limited to:

• Works safely, ensuring that safe work practices are used not to pose a risk to self or others in the workplace.
• Reports any safety violations or hazards to the supervisor.
• Comply with company policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.
• Adhere to policy on Drug-Free Workplace.
• Interact tactfully, diplomatically, and humanely with residents, families, visitors, and co-workers to provide a safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective caring environment that ensures the self-respect, personal dignity, rights, and physical safety of each resident and facility guest.
• Maintains a dependable attendance record and adheres to cleanliness, grooming, hygiene, and dress code standards.
• Takes positive action to ensure equal opportunity in conducting all business activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, age, national origin, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.