Evs Environmental Service
About The Position
This position is for an Environmental Service worker within the Environmental Services Department at AMC Grafton. The role involves maintaining cleanliness and sanitation across various areas of the facility, including patient care areas, surgical areas, restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells. Key tasks include cleaning all environmental surfaces, assisting with emergency spills, mopping floors, replacing coverings, and managing waste disposal, including hazardous waste according to infection control guidelines. The role also encompasses sorting, stocking, and delivering linens, preparing soiled linen for transport, cleaning and preparing patient dismissal/transfer units, distributing non-medical supplies, and inventorying/ordering supplies. The incumbent is expected to keep their housekeeping closet organized and report any mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to a supervisor. The job description also provides an overview of Advocate Health, describing it as the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, formed from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It highlights the company's leadership in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care, serving nearly 6 million patients across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations. Advocate Health is committed to equitable care and provides over $6 billion in annual community benefits, emphasizing transformation, reshaping access, inspiring professionals, and transforming care through world-class doctors, innovative solutions, and leading-edge research.
Requirements
- Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions and communicate with others.
- Ability to work alone and to understand the physical arrangements of the facilities.
- Performs tasks without disrupting operations of the doctors, nurses, patients, public, and other staff.
- Ability to set priorities, be aware of and follow department policies and procedures in all situations.
- Basic computer skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
Responsibilities
- Cleans patient care areas, surgical areas, public/private restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells.
- Cleans all environmental surfaces including ceilings and vents, walls, doors, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, and windows.
- Assists in cleaning emergency spills as requested.
- Dusts and damp mops floors in patient and exam rooms, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and other areas of the facility.
- Replaces cubicle and window coverings.
- Gathers and disposes recyclables, trash, and medical waste.
- Collects hazardous trash following established infection control guidelines.
- Sorts, stocks and delivers linens.
- Gathers and prepares soiled linen for transportation.
- Cleans and prepares dismissal and transfer units and certain equipment used in the care of patients and distributes non-medical supplies to specific areas.
- Fills and cleans supply dispensers.
- Inventories linens, cleaning supplies and paper supplies and orders additional in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Keeps housekeeping closet organized and clean.
- Reports any mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work
- Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
