Management Trainee, Facility Management

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

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This position, under the supervision of a facility director or manager, will learn and complete various tasks related to crafts/trades disciplines related to the maintenance of our facilities and will learn to lead engineering and/or facility management activities including operation and maintenance of hospital physical assets, at medical centers or facilities. The intern will demonstrate practical understanding as well as learn the proper application of maintenance training in areas identified by the leader. Responsibilities include but are not limited to managing work order systems including completion, reporting, and quality control, analyzing department performance using budgets, CMMS reports, energy reports, evaluating the work of employees, maintaining performance standards and records, planning the work, and assisting with facility projects. Engaging with lessons learned or identifying opportunities for improvement within the facility will be required to provide written reports.

This position may include any combination of the following scope of responsibility:

• Responsible for managing technology systems and data
• Responsible for operations of non-hospital properties (clinics, medical office buildings, etc.)
• Responsible for operational projects

Education and Experience

• Currently enrolled as a junior or higher, or graduated within the past 6 months, from an accredited college/university, earning a degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Interior Design or related field. 
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must understand financial and operational management areas of business.
• Must provide own housing for the duration internship program in the area
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with blueprint reading, building codes, N.F.P.A., O.S.H.A., The Joint Commission EOC requirements, policy and procedure development and implementation.