Carpenter

The Carpenter is responsible for performance of general construction and carpentry woodwork throughout the hospital and its network of buildings.

Responsibilities:

* Interprets blueprints and building specifications to map layout for framing, door installation, flooring, and sheet rock.

* Performs preventative maintenance on doors for both manual and automatic.

* Conducts repairs and new construction with specialized tools.

* Installs doors, flooring, and wall as directed by the carpentry foreman.

* Collaborates with contractors, constructions workers, electricians, pipefitters, and steamfitters in installation and renovation of all hospital spaces.

* Analyzes problems and identifies appropriate tools and materials for repairs. * Chooses materials based on budget, location and intended uses of building.

* Follows health and safety standards and complies with building codes.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience: Member in good standing with the Union Local 279

Education: High School Diploma required.

Licenses / Certifications: Apprentice Training

Other: N/A

Special Requirements: N/A

About Us:

Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, is a 286-bed hospital providing emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological and acute-care services to residents of Rockland and southern Orange counties in New York; and northern Bergen County, NJ. The hospital is home to a recognized cardiovascular program, comprehensive cancer-treatment services, the area's leading Wound and Hyperbaric Institute and outstanding maternal/child services that includes a Children's Diagnostic Center. Good Samaritan Hospital also provides social, psychiatric and substance-abuse services and its certified home-care agency supports residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond.