Job Description:

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Company, as a Eletrcian. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

In this role, the Electrician maintains and repairs all types of electrical wiring and equipment used in the Medical Center.

Essenial Job Functions:

Communicating with Patients and Customers

Adjusting to Patient and Customer Needs

Respecting One Another

Maintaining an Appropriate Environment

In the absence of immediate supervisor, has the ability to assume leadership role to continue the hospital standards of care

Establishes priorities in the completion of assigned tasks

Inspects equipment in Operational Section and assesses the need for maintenance

Performs all duties of the respective journeyman classification, as well as assuming a leadership role to continue Hospital Standards of care

Maintains, tests or repairs all types of electrical installations and equipment used in the Medical Center complex. Replaces wiring, conduit, switches, receptacles, and electro/mechanical equipment

Removes abandoned electrical systems

Responsibilities include high and low tension systems, metering and relaying

Makes motor repairs

Installs low voltage wiring and cabling

Works from blueprints and schematics to determine location and layout of circuits, conduits and wiring

Installs new local services for lighting and appliances

Uses hand and power tools

Requisitions materials and supplies as needed

Keeps work area neat, clean and safe

Completes required departmental paperwork in a timely and legible fashion

Communicates with patients, visitors, and other Hospital employees with tact and courtesy

Follows through on all assigned duties until completion

Maintains personal appearance in accordance with departmental policy on dress and uniform

Performs other duties as requested by senior management

Required Qualifications:

High School diploma.

Five years experience at the journeyman or senior level. Substantial knowledge of the work of the Operational Section.

Successful completion of electrical apprentice program . Class “B” electricians card.

Must have knowledge of electrical codes.

Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and communicate with others by writing.

Knowledge of use and maintenance of power and hand equipment used on the job.

Must be able to work from ladders and scaffolds.

Must be physically capable of performing the work expected in an efficient manner.

Must have knowledge of safety rules, practices and equipment.

Must have the ability to communicate effectively and work with other people.

Must be capable of strenuous physical activity.

NICET qualified for maintenance and installation of fire alarm systems.

Ability to handle routine contacts with tact, courtesy and efficiency.

Position Details

Job Type/FTE: Full-time (1.0) ; 8-hour shifts

Shift:  Days

Unit/Department: Facilities Administration - Hyde Park

CBA Code: 134 Electrcians 

No Visa Sponsorship Available

Why Join Us:

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront.

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The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.