3rd Shift Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping) 10 : 30pm - 7 : 00am

Environmental Service Worker

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This Job Posting reflects openings only for 3rd shift 10 : 30pm - 7 : 00am (If other shifts are available, they will be posted separately.)

Job Summary : The Environmental Service Worker focuses on Infection Control and Prevention by providing proper cleaning and sanitation throughout the hospital and assigned site campuses.

Job Specific Responsibilities :

• Provide housekeeping services in patient rooms, both occupied and unoccupied, and assigned areas within the hospital and / or site campuses; Cleaning may require exposure to blood, blood borne pathogens, and bodily fluids (ie.blood, urine, vomit, etc..)
• Provide housekeeping services in public areas, which includes but not limited to : vacuuming, cleaning baseboards, vents, fans, and elevators
• Clean and disinfect isolation rooms such as Tuberculosis (TB), C-Diff, and COVID-19, bathrooms, collecting and disposing of regular waste (trash), spot cleaning carpets, furniture, fixtures, washing windows / walls, dusting furniture, equipment, woodwork, windowsills, countertops, etc
• Exchange full sharp boxes for empty sharp boxes
• Deliver clean linen exchange carts to appropriate storage areas, maintain utility rooms in an orderly fashion
• All other assigned duties related to Environmental Services

Education and Experience :

Skills and Abilities :

Interaction with Other Departments and Other Relationships :

This position will have interaction with patients, their families, and hospital medical staff

Physical Capabilities :

Requires wear or personal protective equipment (PPE); Ability to lift / move various types of equipment, supplies / chemicals, and furniture of light / medium weight. Work requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting and stretching.

Environmental / Working Conditions :

This position is subject to indoor and outdoor environmental changes that may include varying temperatures. Exposure to chemicals used in cleaning supplies and blood / blood borne pathogens is highly likely

UMC Health System provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.