To ensure that the Environmental Services Dept. cleans and delivers a quality service, maintains the hospital in a sanitary, attractive, orderly fashion, and helps promote the mission and behavioral standards of United Medical Center

Job Responsibilities:

• Depending on placement within department, will perform duties of Housekeeper, Janitor.
• Performs all assigned tasks effectively, in a responsible team environment.
• Among other duties, performs routine cleaning, vacuuming, waxing, and buffing of departments, restrooms, hallways, stairways, and associated locations.
• Operates and maintains cleaning equipment, such as: extractors, buffers, auto-scrubbers, and burnishes.
• Collects office, patient, bio-hazard trash, and soiled linen from receptacles and disposes into designated areas.
• Completes work assignments in a timely manner.
• Utilizes appropriate chemicals and supplies according to manufacture direction, policy and procedure.
• Uses and maintains equipment properly.
• Assists visitors with directions and maintains patient confidentiality.
• Reports safety hazards as appropriate.
• Follows all Infection Control practices, including bio-hazard waste handling, hand washing techniques, and standard or isolated precautions.
• Maintains a clean and neat cart, station, closet, and equipment storage area.
• Maintains a quality standard while performing job duties.
• Works day, evening, night, and weekend shifts as assigned with little or no supervision.
• Attends staff meetings and in-service training as scheduled.
• Maintains a good rapport with fellow associates, physicians, and staff.