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Shift details : Full-Time, Days Why Jackson: Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida.
We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. Summary Plumber performs skilled work at the journeyman level in the installation, maintenance and repair of plumbing systems, fixtures and accessories.
Employees in this classification are responsible for performing skilled plumbing tasks in accordance with standard trade practices. Duties include determining work methods and required materials, cutting and installing pipes, performing a variety of plumbing repair and maintenance tasks, and utilizing specialized tools and testing instruments of the plumbing trade. Responsibilities Installs, maintains and repairs valves, faucets, sterilizers, bathtubs, sinks, lavatories, sewers, vents, drinking fountains, water heaters and other fixtures.
Maintains a positive attitude toward superiors, co-workers, patients and customers in general. Installs, maintains and repairs gas lines, valves, alarms and related equipment. Observes established safety practices and procedures.
Operates and uses specialized plumbing tools and equipment such as ratchet cutters, reamers, electric and gasoline powered sewer snakes, pipe wrenches, chain wrenches and pipe vices. Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches and diagrams. Cleans and flushes boilers, storage and return tanks, hot water heaters and similar equipment.
Repairs, replaces and checks high and low pressure steam boilers, blows down and flushes boilers; checks, repairs and replaces safety devices and controls as necessary. Installs pipe and hoses on fire trucks, spray trucks, and other specialized equipment and apparatus. Maintains piping systems by opening clogged drains with plungers or other devices; snakes-out pipes and fixtures, replaces washers on leaky faucets; tests for leaks by filling pipe with water under pressure and checking fall pressure with gauges.
Installs irrigation systems including pumps, pressure tanks, sprinkler controls and connectors. Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise). Performs all other related job duties as assigned.
Experience Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience. Education High School diploma is required. Skill Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form. Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure. Ability to understand and follow instructions.
Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment. Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications. Credentials Valid Journeyman plumber's license required.
Unit Specific Credential Working Conditions Physical Requirements - Job functions requires extended walking or standing. Must be able to climb stairs/ladder, stoop, bend, crawl and perform repetitive motions as needed. Must be able to carry objects weighing 21 to 50 pounds.
Must be able to lift , push or pull objects weighing 51 to 100 pounds with the use of appropriate devices. Function requires visual acuity to perform job related activities such as: operating machines or motor vehicles and performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a repetitive and non-repetitive nature. Certain jobs in this group may have specific physical abilities requirement.
Additional information and provision requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by the home unit/department in collaboration with the Reasonable Accommodations Committee (RAC). Environmental Conditions - Fast paced environment with occasional high pressure or emergent situations. Jobs in this group frequently work outdoors, are subject to potential hazards and may have exposure to extreme weather and high temperatures, noisy or dusty areas and confined spaces.
Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described
. Additional information and provision requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by the home unit/department in collaboration with the Reasonable Accommodations Committee (RAC).
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About the role
Plumber performs skilled work at the journeyman level in the installation, maintenance and repair of plumbing systems, fixtures and accessories. Employees in this classification are responsible for performing skilled plumbing tasks in accordance with standard trade practices. Maintains a positive attitude toward superiors, co-workers, patients and customers in general.