Landscape Gardener

Default Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Salary range:

$20.71 - $31.46

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

8 Hour employee

Department:

Grounds Maintenance

Job Objective:

Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the hospital campus landscape to provide a safe, attractive, and healing environment for patients, visitors, physicians, and staff. Performs skilled horticultural and landscape maintenance duties, ensuring that all landscaped areas reflect the organization’s commitment to excellence while supporting a welcoming healthcare environment.

Job Description:

Education:

Preferred: High school diploma or GED

Licensure/Certification:

Preferred: California Driver License with clean driving record

Experience:

Required: Two (2) years of commercial landscape maintenance or horticultural experience

Reports To: Manager or Director

Supervises: N/A

Ages of Patients: N/A

Blood Borne Pathogens: Minimal/ No Potential

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and unexpected situations, Ability to effectively communicate in a positive and professional manner, Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds, Ability to identify common landscape pests, diseases and environmental issues, Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines, Ability to safely operate commercial landscaping equipment and power tools, Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb and perform repetitive physical tasks throughout the workday, Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment, Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including heat, cold, wind and rain, Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to maintaining exceptional landscape quality, Knowledge of plant care, pruning, fertilization and seasonal landscape maintenance, Strong customer service skills

Essential Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
2. Maintains landscape beds, trees, shrubs, lawns, groundcovers and ornamental plantings throughout the hospital campus.
3. Plants, cultivates, prunes, fertilizes, mulch and replace annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees to promote healthy growth and year-round visual appeal.
4. Performs seasonal flower installations and landscape enhancements to create vibrant, inviting outdoor spaces.
5. Monitors plant health and identifies signs of disease, insect activity, irrigation deficiencies or environmental stress, taking corrective action as needed.
6. Weeds, edges, rakes and maintains planting beds to the highest horticultural standards.
7. Performs proper pruning techniques to ensure plant health, pedestrian safety and clear visibility around sidewalks, roadways, parking areas and building entrances.
8. Assists with irrigation inspections by identifying leaks, broken sprinkler heads and coverage issues and reports them for repair.
9. Operates commercial landscape equipment including mowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers, blowers, chainsaws, pole saws and other landscape tools safely and efficiently.
10. Removes litter, fallen branches, leaves and debris to maintain a clean and welcoming campus.
11. Supports campus beautification projects, landscape renovations and installation of new plant materials.
12. Assists with storm cleanup and emergency response to ensure campus accessibility and safety.
13. Maintains equipment in clean, safe operating condition and report repair needs promptly.
14. Follows all hospital safety policies, infection prevention protocols and OSHA regulations while working in patient-care environments.
15. Participates in department meetings, trainings and continuous improvement initiatives.
16. Participates in commitment to safety, cleanliness and maintaining a healing landscape for all campus visitors.
17. Performs other duties as assigned.