Environmental Service Assistant

Advocate Health•West Allis, WI

5d•$19 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Service Assistant cleans and maintains patient care and other facility areas, including clinical, surgical, public, and administrative spaces. The role handles routine and emergency cleaning, linen and waste management, supply distribution and inventory, and preparation of units and equipment used in patient care. The assistant follows infection-control and hazardous-waste procedures, works to avoid disrupting facility operations, and reports mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to a supervisor. This position is part-time, 20 hours per week, with a schedule of 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and rotating weekends and holidays. No formal education, experience, or licensure is required. The role involves physical activity and exposure to cleaning chemicals, infectious waste, soiled linen, and changing temperatures.

Requirements

No formal education required.
No experience required.
No licensure, registration, or certification required.
Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions and communicate with others.
Ability to work alone and understand the physical arrangements of the facilities.
Ability to perform tasks without disrupting the work of doctors, nurses, patients, visitors, and other staff.
Ability to set priorities and follow department policies and procedures.
Basic computer skills.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to lift up to 35 pounds from the floor to a maximum height of 5 feet; lift and carry up to 20 pounds at waist height for a reasonable distance; and push or pull with 50 pounds of force.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach above the shoulders, crawl, and push, pull, or drag equipment such as hospital beds; lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to stand and walk for most of the shift.
Ability to wear protective clothing and work around germicidal solutions, cleaning chemicals, temperature changes, soiled linen, and infectious waste, including blood and body fluids; familiarity with policies for handling infectious and hazardous waste.
Ability to operate vacuum cleaners, mopping equipment, a buffer or burnisher, an automatic scrubber, a stepladder up to six feet, and other cleaning tools.
Ability to operate equipment needed for the job, including telephones, zone phones, and pagers.

Responsibilities

Clean patient care areas, surgical areas, restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells.
Clean environmental surfaces, including ceilings, vents, walls, doors, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, and windows; assist with emergency spills as requested.
Dust and damp mop floors in patient and exam rooms, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and other facility areas.
Replace cubicle and window coverings.
Gather and dispose of recyclables, trash, and medical waste; collect hazardous trash in accordance with infection-control guidelines.
Sort, stock, and deliver linens; gather and prepare soiled linen for transportation.
Clean and prepare dismissal and transfer units and certain patient-care equipment; distribute non-medical supplies to designated areas.
Fill and clean supply dispensers.
Inventory linens, cleaning supplies, and paper supplies; order additional supplies in a timely and cost-effective manner; keep the housekeeping closet organized and clean.
Report mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

Paid time off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, based on position.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
Career development programs.