Attendant

WVU Medicine

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs cleaning and service-oriented tasks to keep the hospital sanitary, orderly, and aesthetically pleasing. The attendant cleans and sanitizes rooms and furnishings in assigned work areas and follows procedures established by the Director of Environmental Services. The role includes cleaning patient rooms, offices, restrooms, and other surfaces; handling waste and recyclable materials; maintaining environmental services equipment and spaces; responding to customer and STAT requests; and completing other duties as assigned. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week and is non-exempt.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED) is listed as a preferred qualification.
Six months of hospital or medical housekeeping experience is listed as a preferred qualification.
Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
Efficiency in processing verbal information, whether written or spoken.
Ability to exercise some independent thought, planning, or origination of options and solutions.
Ability to apply reasoning and problem-solving principles to practical problems and varied situations with limited standardization.
Frequent walking, standing, bending, squatting, reaching, and twisting.
Ability to lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds and push up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Six months of hospital or medical housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

Clean occupied and discharged patient rooms, office areas, and restrooms; remove medical and non-medical waste according to universal precautions and EPA guidelines; perform salvage cleaning; restore hard floors and vacuum carpeted floors.
Contact the nurses' station regarding discharges and transfers, and report available rooms to appropriate bed personnel.
Clean and prepare environmental surfaces, including furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, window sills, door frames, vents, walls, televisions, and curtains, following universal precautions.
Dust mop and damp mop patient rooms, hallways, stairs, bathrooms, and offices; spot-clean carpets and furniture.
Respond to customer requests, follow up on STAT calls, and fill in for various assignments as needed.
Maintain housekeeping carts, trash carts, break rooms, supply areas, storage areas, and equipment; report needed repairs and keep service closets organized.
Respond to STAT calls via Spectralink phone, if applicable.
Transfer furniture as necessary.
Collect, sort, and transfer recyclable materials, including paper, newspaper, and cardboard.
Use working knowledge of compactor recycling operations.
Perform other duties as assigned.