Environmental Services Attendant
About The Position
This position performs cleaning tasks, moves equipment and furniture, and maintains floors to provide patients, visitors, and health sciences staff with a safe, clean environment. The role supports cleanliness, sanitation, infection control, and hazard-prevention standards across patient care, public, clinical, research, laboratory, meeting, and office spaces. Work is performed under direct supervision for basic tasks and includes handling waste, maintaining personal protective equipment, and meeting department and institutional goals. The employee is expected to maintain regular and predictable attendance, follow policies, meet job expectations, and deliver quality work in accordance with St. Jude values and principles. Employee performance is reviewed throughout the year, including spring and fall Check-In milestones and the Annual Performance Review. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with rotating weekends. The estimated compensation range is $19.00–$27.50 per hour. St. Jude describes its hiring process as human-centered, with technology potentially supporting portions of the process while recruiting decisions involve human review and engagement.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Experience in environmental services preferred.
- Understanding of environmental regulations, laws, and standards preferred.
- Basic knowledge of biohazardous and/or hazardous waste management preferred.
- Ability to understand and adapt to changing priorities, use structured problem-solving, and remain open to learning new approaches.
- Ability to apply knowledge and skills within the work area to deliver tasks with limited guidance.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, exchange information promptly, and check documents and reports for clarity and accuracy.
- Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize tasks; manage competing priorities; meet tight timelines; and escalate issues or seek support promptly.
- Ability to remain composed in stressful or difficult situations.
- Ability to identify and troubleshoot problems effectively using available supplies, tools, and materials.
- Ability to recognize hazards, follow safety rules and procedures, take precautions, and report safety concerns.
- Ability to work collaboratively, communicate with team members, listen, and give and receive feedback.
- Knowledge of standard waste-disposal procedures; ability to handle basic biohazard materials according to protocols, use personal protective equipment correctly, and follow hygiene practices.
- Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl regularly; sit and climb or balance frequently; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; and move around the workspace to access surfaces, storage, and equipment.
- Ability to work in an environment with frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and noxious odors; occasional exposure to infectious disease; and usually loud noise.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
- Experience in environmental services.
- Understanding of environmental regulations, laws, and standards.
- Basic knowledge of biohazardous and/or hazardous waste management.
Responsibilities
- Perform basic cleaning, equipment and furniture moving, and floor-care tasks under direct supervision.
- Move biohazardous waste for proper disposal and move regular trash to designated waste receptacles.
- Assist in maintaining personal protective equipment in good condition, as appropriate based on job hazard assessments.
- Help provide patients, visitors, and health sciences staff with a safe and clean environment.
- Support cleanliness, sanitation, infection-control, and hazard-prevention standards.
- Clean patient care, public, clinical, research, laboratory, meeting, and office spaces.
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet department and institutional goals and objectives.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Meet job expectations, adhere to policies, and deliver quality work while applying St. Jude values and principles.
- Comply with applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
