Environmental Services Assistant

Advocate Health • Milwaukee, WI

5d • $19 - $28

About The Position

The Environmental Services Assistant cleans and maintains patient care, surgical, public, and staff areas throughout the facility. The role handles floor and surface cleaning, waste and linen collection, unit preparation, and stocking and inventory of supplies while following infection-control and hazardous-waste procedures. The assistant reports mechanical failures and unsafe conditions to a supervisor and performs work in a way that avoids disrupting facility operations.

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 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 five feet; lift and carry up to 20 pounds at waist height a reasonable distance; push or pull with 50 pounds of force; and push, pull, or drag equipment such as hospital beds and lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach above the shoulders, crawl, and spend most of the shift walking or standing.
• 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, buffers or burnishers, automatic scrubbers, stepladders up to six feet, other cleaning tools, 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 spill cleanup when 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 according to infection-control guidelines.
• Sort, stock, and deliver linens; gather and prepare soiled linen for transportation.
• Clean and prepare dismissal and transfer units and designated patient-care equipment; distribute non-medical supplies to specified 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 and unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
• Follow oral and written instructions, department policies, and procedures, and work without disrupting facility operations.
• Operate cleaning equipment and communication devices necessary to perform the job.

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, for eligible positions; incentive pay for select positions; and potential annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed