Landscape Coordinator - $DOE

Swedish Medical Center Hospital, Issaquah

JOB SUMMARY:
Scope of responsibility includes planning and maintaining the landscaping of 22 acres, of gardens, shrubs, entrance gardens and lawns. Coordinate and assist with the daily activities of the groundskeeping staff for the Ballard and First Hill campuses. Maintain the appearance of public outdoor spaces (sidewalks, entryways, parking lots, and stairwells). Design and coordinate landscaping projects. Establish and maintain seasonal schedule for maintenance of landscape, ie pruning, irrigation systems, spraying, etc. Identifies needs and maintains the operation of professional equipment. Performs skilled and complex horticultural activities. Must possess good communication and customer service skills. Current in knowledge of local, state, and or federal regulations regarding landscaping aids or techniques (fertilizers, pest control sprays, groundcovers ,etc)

QUALIFICATIONS:
The minimum qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and abilities needed to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Education:
High school diploma or GED required. Advanced education in Horticulture, Arborist or Master Gardner Program remains current with all pertinent regulatory issues.

Licensures/Certifications:
Master Gardner or similar certification strongly preferred.

Experience and Skills:
Minimum of 5 years experience in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Proven skill in planning and maintaining high profile landscaping, i.e. pruning, planting, etc.

Previous experience coordinating activities of a groundskeeping crew. Good physical condition, capable of performing all functions of the grounds crew. Must be knowledgeable of pest control and horticulture of the Pacific Northwest. Demonstrated skill in planning and maintaining a high profile landscape. Demonstrated knowledge of current regulatory issues pertaining to Landscaping. Skilled with the selection and operation of equipment required to perform this job, pruners, blowers, trimmers, mowers. Computer skills, windows environment.

To discuss this opportunity, please contact:
Karen Hiller, Swedish HR
Senior Recruiter
206-215-2819
karen.hiller@swedish.org

The Swedish Landscape
Based in Seattle, Swedish is the largest nonprofit health-care provider in the Greater Seattle area. In independent research by National Research Corporation, Swedish is consistently named the area's best hospital, with the best doctors, nurses and care in a variety of specialty areas.
Swedish has three hospital locations in Seattle, plus a hospital in Edmonds, a freestanding emergency room and specialty center in Issaquah (East King County), and a network of 12 primary care clinics. We will be opening a new hospital in the Issaquah Highlands in July 2011 and have just opened new freestanding emergency rooms in Mill Creek and Redmond.
Swedish is not just about facilities, research and new techniques. It's about people coming together to provide the most compassionate care possible. From nurses and physicians to social workers and dietitians, the dedicated teams of Swedish Medical Center are defining on a personal level what excellence really means

Founding
In 1910, when techniques as basic as sterilization were not widely used in local operating rooms, Dr. Nils Johanson saw a need in the Seattle area for a modern nonprofit medical facility — one that offered the latest treatments of its day and followed the very highest standards in patient care. Dr. Johanson, a surgeon and Swedish immigrant, presented his vision to 10 Swedish-American businessmen. Although none were wealthy, they were all eager to do something positive for the young Seattle community. They each agreed to buy $1,000 bonds, and on June 1, 1910, Dr. Johanson's vision was born as a 24-bed hospital in a renovated apartment building. In the first years of operation, Dr. Johanson and President J.A. Soderberg paid the bills out of their own pockets. It was the beginning of a legacy of humanitarianism and stewardship that would transform the small hospital into the region's largest, most comprehensive, not-for-profit health-care provider.

See http://www.swedish.org/About/Overview/Facts---Figures for more information