Environmental Services Worker - EVS- Full Time 8 Hour Evening (Union)(Non-Exempt)

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The Environmental Services Worker maintains a clean, attractive, and safe hospital environment for patients, staff, and visitors by applying established cleaning procedures. The role supports Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital providing specialized care for complex medical and surgical conditions. The position follows departmental orderliness, cleaning, safety, and infection-control standards; cleans and disinfects hospital spaces and fixtures; handles and disposes of hospital-generated waste according to policy; and documents completed tasks. The worker also reports items or equipment needing repair, completes required training, and interacts respectfully with patients, clients, visitors, managers, and coworkers as part of a team. This is a full-time, eight-hour evening-shift, union, non-exempt position. The hourly rate range is $21.84–$34.48.

Requirements

Six to twelve months of customer service experience in a team-oriented, high-volume, fast-paced, guest-centric environment, or six to twelve months of healthcare housekeeping, hotel, or hospitality experience.
Ability to read and write basic English.
Demonstrate excellent customer service behavior.
Ability to function independently and as a member of a team.
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City); if the card is not held upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained through renewal before expiration. Required within LA City only.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Maintain departmental orderliness, cleaning, and safety standards.
Follow proper patient-room cleaning policies and infection-control standards.
Dispose of hospital-generated waste appropriately, including trash, empty containers, packing boxes, biohazard and medical waste, HIPAA information, pharmaceutical waste, and batteries.
Scrub, refinish, burnish, and clean carpets and chairs in public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas.
Dust, mop, and clean public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas.
Complete high and low dusting of vertical and horizontal surfaces according to departmental procedures.
Observe and report items and equipment needing repair to the appropriate person.
Clean and disinfect fixtures throughout public, ancillary, patient, surgical, and office areas.
Clean and disinfect restrooms and replenish supplies in public and patient areas according to department policy.
Remove and replace sharps, pharmaceutical, and biohazardous containers according to hospital policy.
Document tasks performed.
Demonstrate behavior that supports the USC University Hospital mission.
Attend required orientation and training seminars.
Show respect and positive interpersonal skills with patients, clients, the public, managers, and coworkers, and work as a team player.
Perform additional duties as assigned.