Howard University Hospital | Washington, DC

    Painter, Days

    Job Title
    Painter, Days
    Job ID
    27683511
    Location
    Washington, DC,  
    Other Location
    Description
    With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.

    Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Painter who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.


    The Painter:

    Pay Range: $21.25- $34.01/hr (actual offer rates are based upon the applicants relevant job experience)
    • Paints surfaces using brushes, spray gun and paint rollers, stimulating wood grain, marble and tile effects.
    • Smooths surfaces using sandpaper, wire brushes or steel wool and removes old paint from surfaces using paint remover, scrapes and blow torch to prepare surfaces for painting.
    • Selects premixed paints/stains or prepares paints/stains to match specified colors 
    • Repairs damaged surfaces when assigned.
    • May perform the following: cut stencil and stencil surfaces with lettering or decorations, paint signs on surfaces.
    • Operates and properly handles all tools and equipment of the trade (i.e. paint rollers, brushes, sprayers, pigments).
    • Maintains confidentiality of patients, families and staff
    • Creates special effects by applying paint.
    • Fills nail holes, cracks and joints with putty plaster or other fillers.
    • Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area.  The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.
    • Promotes adherence to the Health Sciences Compliance Program, the Howard University Code of Ethics and the Health Sciences Standards of Conduct.
    • Attends annual and periodic mandatory Compliance Program training including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy training.
    • Participates in activities that promote adherence to federal healthcare program requirements.
    • Actively participates in Health Sciences Compliance Program activities
    • Adheres to the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures.
    • Maintains confidentiality of patients, families, and staff.
    • Knowledge of journeyman painter qualifications in order to perform all work of the painter trade.
    • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

    A qualified candidate will possess:
    • High School Diploma or GED
    • Journeyman painter’s qualification or equivalent experience
    At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:
    • Work-life balance
    • Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
    • Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)

    COVID-19 Vaccination 
    Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment.  External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location. 
    Required Skills

    High School Diploma or GED
    Journeyman painter’s qualification or equivalent experience

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