Environmental Services Worker - EVS - Per Diem 8 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Union)

Environmental Services Worker

Environmental Services Worker will maintain a clean, attractive, and safe hospital environment for patients, staff, and visitors through a systematic application of cleaning procedures. Essential duties include :

• Maintains established orderliness, cleaning, and safety standards set by the department.
• Complies with proper patient room cleaning policies.
• Properly dispose of : trash, empty containers, packing boxes, biohazard / medical waste, HIPAA information, pharmaceutical, batteries, and any other hospital-generated waste.
• Practices infection control standards / requirements.
• Scrubs, refinishes, burnishes, and cleans carpets / chairs in public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas of the facility.
• Dusts, mops, and cleans public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas of the facility.
• Completes high and low dusting on vertical and horizontal surfaces following departmental procedures.
• Observes and reports items and equipment in need of repair to appropriate person.
• Cleans and disinfects all fixtures in public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas of the facility.
• According to department policy cleans, disinfects, and replenish supplies in restrooms in both public and patient areas.
• Removes and replaces sharps containers, pharmaceutical, and biohazardous containers according to hospital policy.
• Responsible for documenting performed tasks.
• Demonstrates behavior that supports the USC University Hospital mission.
• Attends required orientation and training seminars.
• Demonstrates respect and positive interpersonal skills with patients, clients, the public, managers, co-workers a team player.
• Any additional duties as assigned.

Required qualifications include :

Preferred qualifications :

Required licenses / certifications :

The hourly rate range for this position is $21.00 - 28.92. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.