Health Services Journeyman Plumber I or II (7:30AM-4:30PM)

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, OK
Construction
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Job Summary:

Performs maintenance and repairs work in all general areas, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and the ability to prioritize. Responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance on a daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual basis, depending on equipment. Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Responsible for maintaining, repairing, modifying, renovating, and construction of plumbing distribution and fixtures steam distribution and heating. Performs all required inspections, and testing and preventative maintenance on all the plumbing systems. Strong knowledge of NFPA 25, 70, 72, 99, and 110. Good working knowledge of State and local codes and their application in healthcare.

Job Duties:

Oversees all plumbing activity in the Cherokee Nation Health Care facility and properties.  Uses blueprints, sketches, and drawings to renovate, construct, and install new equipment and existing equipment.  Inspects major piping systems and sub-systems regularly and performs preventative maintenance and repairs as required in compliance with established standards and codes as related to renovation and construction work required in compliance with established standards and codes as related to renovation and construction work for health care facilities.  Operates, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs major plumbing breakdowns for such equipment like boilers, pipes, pipe fittings, and fixtures and air compressors, pumps, reducing stations, traps, valves, and heaters, medical gas and oxygen lines in areas that are renovated, and new construction work.  Assists in general maintenance of buildings and grounds as directed.  May monitor the Energy Management System program.  Assists in maintaining the parts and supply inventory for plant equipment and reports supply requirements.  Provide technical guidance and direction to maintenance staff.  Performs other related duties as assigned.  Perform water treatment program to central energy plant.  Repair kitchen equipment.  Repair and service ice machines.  Perform preventative maintenance on medical air, medical suction, and medical gas systems.  Installs, repairs, and maintains air, gas, sewer, and steam lines and systems.  Cuts, bends, and threads pipe, fitting valves and couplings to pipe sections by screwing, bolting, or soldering.  Installs pipe assemblies and plumbing fixtures such as sinks, toilets, showers, emergency eyewashes, special laboratory equipment, water heaters, etc., roughing-in when needed.  Repairs and cleans sewer pipes and clear clogged lines.  Installs, maintains, and repairs domestic water pumps, water piping lines, water filters, and plumbing fixtures.  Repairs and maintains steam stations, valves, heating, and condensation return stations and sewer and storm drains.  Tests fire system valves, tamper switches, fire pumps, and dry deluge fire systems.  Maintains the piping and supply of cylinder and bulk medical gas systems.  Uses the latest techniques to cut, fix, and connect copper, plastic, rubber, vinyl, neoprene, aluminum, and stainless steel tubing; cut, thread, and fit black, galvanized, and brass pip; cut and fit galvanized and black pipe used grooved (Victaulic) coupling connectors; cut, fit and solder copper and brass pipe; cut, fit and join glass pipe; cut, fit and connect various plastic pipe; cut, fit and connect cast iron pipe; use the latest compression techniques and tools (ProPress) for joining copper and bronze pipe.  Able to work independently with minimal or no supervision. Accurately complete all required documentation including but not limited to the Infection Control Risk Assessment, Alternative Life Safety Measures, etc., for compliance with Cherokee Nation Health policies and procedures and other authorities having jurisdiction including but not limited to Health Care Facilities Accreditation Program, DNV, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Review DNV findings and identify missing or incorrect documentation against Health Care Facilities Accreditation Program, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and other applicable standards and take appropriate corrective action to ensure DNV reports meet current standards.  Regular on-call duties and responds to weekend, vacation, and after-hours emergencies. Must be able to work in confined spaces, in areas of heat/cold extremes, in inclement weather, and assist in unrelated tasks when required. Must be able to adapt to changing environments. Employee actively participates and/or serves in supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.  Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Minimal supervisory responsibility (i.e. lead position).

Qualifications:

HEALTH SERVICES JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER I 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

High School diploma or general education degree (GED); no exceptions.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

At least three (3) years of experience required.

COMPUTER SKILLS

An individual should know Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets the requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.  Must possess and maintain a valid State-issued Journeyman Plumber's license.  Must obtain CPR within six (6) months of hire.

HEALTH SERVICES JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER II 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Associates degree from a 2-year college or technical school; or two (2) years (60 credit hours) coursework from a 4-year college or university; or three (3) years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

An additional three (3) years of journeyman-level plumbing experience required.

COMPUTER SKILLS

An individual should know Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets the requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.  Must possess and maintain a valid state-issued Journeyman Plumber’s license. Must obtain CPR within six (6) months of hire.



OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Critical thinking skills.  Decisive judgment.  Must be able to work in a stressful environment.  Review and interpret highly technical information, write technical materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and solve practical problems.  Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the function of the include interpret resulting data; standards for design and construction; building codes and DNV requirements and all applicable NFPA codes 55, 99, 110, and regulations; hazards and safety precautions.  Skill and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.  Skill and ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.  Ability to work as a member of a team.  Good working knowledge of wet/dry sprinkler systems.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

The employee must not be and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG's Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA's List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and taste or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds. Special vision requirements for this position are color vision and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently be exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold (non-weather related), extreme heat (non-weather related), and the risk of electrical shock.  The employee may occasionally be exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of radiation, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Hours: (7:30AM-4:30PM)

Reference: 200071118

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Health Services Journeyman Plumber I or II (7:30AM-4:30PM)

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Cherokee Nation

Tahlequah, OK
Construction
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Job Summary:

Performs maintenance and repairs work in all general areas, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and the ability to prioritize. Responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance on a daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual basis, depending on equipment. Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Responsible for maintaining, repairing, modifying, renovating, and construction of plumbing distribution and fixtures steam distribution and heating. Performs all required inspections, and testing and preventative maintenance on all the plumbing systems. Strong knowledge of NFPA 25, 70, 72, 99, and 110. Good working knowledge of State and local codes and their application in healthcare.

Job Duties:

Oversees all plumbing activity in the Cherokee Nation Health Care facility and properties.  Uses blueprints, sketches, and drawings to renovate, construct, and install new equipment and existing equipment.  Inspects major piping systems and sub-systems regularly and performs preventative maintenance and repairs as required in compliance with established standards and codes as related to renovation and construction work required in compliance with established standards and codes as related to renovation and construction work for health care facilities.  Operates, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs major plumbing breakdowns for such equipment like boilers, pipes, pipe fittings, and fixtures and air compressors, pumps, reducing stations, traps, valves, and heaters, medical gas and oxygen lines in areas that are renovated, and new construction work.  Assists in general maintenance of buildings and grounds as directed.  May monitor the Energy Management System program.  Assists in maintaining the parts and supply inventory for plant equipment and reports supply requirements.  Provide technical guidance and direction to maintenance staff.  Performs other related duties as assigned.  Perform water treatment program to central energy plant.  Repair kitchen equipment.  Repair and service ice machines.  Perform preventative maintenance on medical air, medical suction, and medical gas systems.  Installs, repairs, and maintains air, gas, sewer, and steam lines and systems.  Cuts, bends, and threads pipe, fitting valves and couplings to pipe sections by screwing, bolting, or soldering.  Installs pipe assemblies and plumbing fixtures such as sinks, toilets, showers, emergency eyewashes, special laboratory equipment, water heaters, etc., roughing-in when needed.  Repairs and cleans sewer pipes and clear clogged lines.  Installs, maintains, and repairs domestic water pumps, water piping lines, water filters, and plumbing fixtures.  Repairs and maintains steam stations, valves, heating, and condensation return stations and sewer and storm drains.  Tests fire system valves, tamper switches, fire pumps, and dry deluge fire systems.  Maintains the piping and supply of cylinder and bulk medical gas systems.  Uses the latest techniques to cut, fix, and connect copper, plastic, rubber, vinyl, neoprene, aluminum, and stainless steel tubing; cut, thread, and fit black, galvanized, and brass pip; cut and fit galvanized and black pipe used grooved (Victaulic) coupling connectors; cut, fit and solder copper and brass pipe; cut, fit and join glass pipe; cut, fit and connect various plastic pipe; cut, fit and connect cast iron pipe; use the latest compression techniques and tools (ProPress) for joining copper and bronze pipe.  Able to work independently with minimal or no supervision. Accurately complete all required documentation including but not limited to the Infection Control Risk Assessment, Alternative Life Safety Measures, etc., for compliance with Cherokee Nation Health policies and procedures and other authorities having jurisdiction including but not limited to Health Care Facilities Accreditation Program, DNV, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Review DNV findings and identify missing or incorrect documentation against Health Care Facilities Accreditation Program, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and other applicable standards and take appropriate corrective action to ensure DNV reports meet current standards.  Regular on-call duties and responds to weekend, vacation, and after-hours emergencies. Must be able to work in confined spaces, in areas of heat/cold extremes, in inclement weather, and assist in unrelated tasks when required. Must be able to adapt to changing environments. Employee actively participates and/or serves in supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.  Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Minimal supervisory responsibility (i.e. lead position).

Qualifications:

HEALTH SERVICES JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER I 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

High School diploma or general education degree (GED); no exceptions.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

At least three (3) years of experience required.

COMPUTER SKILLS

An individual should know Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets the requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.  Must possess and maintain a valid State-issued Journeyman Plumber's license.  Must obtain CPR within six (6) months of hire.

HEALTH SERVICES JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER II 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Associates degree from a 2-year college or technical school; or two (2) years (60 credit hours) coursework from a 4-year college or university; or three (3) years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

An additional three (3) years of journeyman-level plumbing experience required.

COMPUTER SKILLS

An individual should know Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets the requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.  Must possess and maintain a valid state-issued Journeyman Plumber’s license. Must obtain CPR within six (6) months of hire.



OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Critical thinking skills.  Decisive judgment.  Must be able to work in a stressful environment.  Review and interpret highly technical information, write technical materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and solve practical problems.  Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the function of the include interpret resulting data; standards for design and construction; building codes and DNV requirements and all applicable NFPA codes 55, 99, 110, and regulations; hazards and safety precautions.  Skill and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.  Skill and ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.  Ability to work as a member of a team.  Good working knowledge of wet/dry sprinkler systems.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

The employee must not be and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG's Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA's List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and taste or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds. Special vision requirements for this position are color vision and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently be exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold (non-weather related), extreme heat (non-weather related), and the risk of electrical shock.  The employee may occasionally be exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of radiation, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Hours: (7:30AM-4:30PM)

Reference: 200071118

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