Groundskeeper-Full Time Days

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

**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.

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

Qualifications

Required

• 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

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. 

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.