About this role
About Us
Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.
Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional is accredited by and received the Gold Seal of approval from The Joint Commission.
Short Description
- Inspects and performs minor maintenance and repair of electrical wiring circuits and equipment including pneumatic tube system.
- Inspects and performs minor maintenance and repair of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
- Inspects and performs minor maintenance and repair of plumbing systems.
- Inspects and performs all phases of maintenance, renovations new construction and repair to the building systems in accordance with manufacturers specifications and established practices.
- Reads and interprets construction blueprints, manufacturer's instructions to construct and/or assemble or install new equipment.
- Observes and adheres to safety and other regulations and practices and contributes to a positive work climate and overall team effort of the department. To include lock-out/tag-out, confined space and MRI safety.
- Performs other duties as assigned, including responding to all codes and assisting in enforcing Hospital security rules and policies regarding restraints.
- Completes all safety educational requirements.
Experience Required
- Working knowledge of building systems and ability to read and use blueprints
- Skill and proficiency to read, write and perform mathematical calculations and measurements as normally required through official completion of high school or its equivalent.
- Demonstrate a level of competency in building construction, renovation, and repair, electrical, HVAC, plumbing and other related building systems
- Knowledge of local, state and national building codes and ordinances as they relate to a hospital facility and the ability to properly interpret them.
- Ability to move or lift tools and equipment in excess of 100 pounds on an occasional basis; frequent walking, sitting, climbing, bending and stooping.
Education Requirements
- High school diploma required
- Completion of technical or vocational school preferred
License/Certification Requirements
Valid New Jersey Driver's license.
Special Requirements
Exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
Salary Min ($)
USD $24.00Salary Max ($)
USD $39.52Other facts
About Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.
Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.
Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.
Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.
What you'll do
- The Senior Mechanic inspects and performs maintenance and repairs on various building systems, including electrical, HVAC, and plumbing. They also read and interpret blueprints and adhere to safety regulations while contributing to a positive work environment.
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