Sr. Custodian

University of California, San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

55d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the immediate supervision of a Sr. Custodian Supervisor, a Lead Custodian, or the Operations Manager, the incumbent performs a variety of cleaning and maintenance duties. This role involves collecting and disposing of solid waste and soiled linen, performing detailed floor care, general cleaning of various areas and fixtures, managing supplies and equipment, and responding to emergencies. The position requires adherence to infection control policies and safety regulations.

Requirements

Ability to clean and maintain assigned areas in conformance with established procedures and standards.
Good working knowledge of appropriate cleaning methods, material and proper use and care of floor machines e.g. Buffers, electric or battery operated automatic scrubbers, vacuum cleaners, shampooed/scrubbing machines, regular floor stripper/scrubber, floor drier, electric or gasoline air floor sweepers.
Ability to apply appropriate cleaning methods and techniques in special areas following given guidelines.
General knowledge of equipment needed in emergencies such as floods, disaster or fires.
Ability to maintain harmonious working relationship with associates, supervisor and hospital staff members.
Ability to read, write and follow simple oral and written instructions.
Up to one year of satisfactory work experience in hospitals, hotels and industrial janitorial cleaning.
Willingness and ability to tolerate, occasionally, some unpleasant sight and odors, e.g. blood, chemical odors, remains of vomiting, etc.
Good grooming and personal cleanliness and willingness to wear prescribed attire.
Ability to meet physical demands involved.
Stands and walks most of working day.
A turn stoops, crouches, and reaches in performing cleaning tasks.
Lift and carries up to 50 pounds.
Ability to lift and move furniture and equipment.
Ability to perform duties using gloves if skin cannot tolerate cleaning chemicals or solutions.

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of basic custodial training desired but not required.

Responsibilities

Empties and cleans waste receptacles and replaces plastic liners.
Labels, collects and removes infectious and non-infectious waste material from assigned areas.
Collects soiled linen from patient areas and disposes of it via linen chute or by transporting it in covered soiled linen carts.
Uses large tilt trucks to transport regular waste to a disposal unit or compactor.
Uses hand trucks for the transportation of infectious waste containers to designated area or unit for safekeeping and proper disposal.
Sweeps/dust mops and wet mops hard floors in various areas including rooms, laboratories, bathrooms, hallways, and stairways.
Vacuums carpets in offices, patient rooms, waiting areas, conference rooms, libraries, hallways, and stairways.
Spots cleans carpets and uses standard cleaning equipment to strip or scrub floors, apply floor finish/sealer, and burnish floors.
Shampoos carpets and furniture, cleans baseboards, door kick plates, and elevator tracks.
Operates electric and/or battery powered equipment including floor polishers, floor scrubbers, automatic scrubbers, burnishers, steam cleaners, carpet shampoo machines, carpet extractors, furniture shampoos, and heavy duty dry/wet pick up vacuum cleaners.
Dusts and/or washes furniture and fixtures in various areas including offices, classrooms, shops, conference rooms, laboratories, kitchens, dining rooms, laundry rooms, nurse stations, patient rooms, and non-patient rooms.
Cleans over bed tables, side tables, chairs, patients and staff lockers, IV stands, wall mounted fixtures, ice machines, refrigerators, water fountains, vents, venetian blinds, blackboards, telephones, computer tables, counter tops, desks, table tops, cabinet tops, shelves, bookshelves, window sills, doors, and partitions.
Washes and sanitizes walls, toilet bowls, urinals, sinks, mirrors, soap dispensers, toilet tissue and towel dispensers, seat cover dispensers, and plumbing fixtures in restrooms.
Cleans showers and bathtubs, soap dishes, handrails, and shower fixtures.
May use ladders and movable stepladders to perform some cleaning tasks.
Requisitions paper supplies, hand lotion/soap, chemicals/cleaning solutions, shampoo, wax stripper, floor finish/sealers, mop heads, buffing/striping pads, and shampoo pads.
Observes safety regulations by wearing eye protection and gloves when mixing chemicals or cleaning agents.
Maintains an adequate inventory in assigned storage closets of properly labeled cleaning materials and other supplies.
Refills properly labeled secondary containers/spray bottles.
Refills dispensers in bathrooms and other hand washing stations.
Performs other related duties as instructed by immediate supervisor.
May be reassigned to other work areas as operational needs dictate.
Cleans beds after patient discharges or transfers, cleans gurneys, portable commodes, chart racks, and medicine carts.
Washes trash cans and trash tilt trucks.
Sweeps grounds.
Moves beds and/or light weight furniture within a unit or between floors.
Strips beds and makes beds.
Inspects own work and reports missing furniture or repairs needed.
Secures and locks work area and reports unauthorized persons on the premises.
Reports fires or safety hazards.
Responds to emergencies, following procedures, as in the case of fires, disasters or floods.