What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Associate, Environmental Services, Day Shift, Per Diem position at Adventist Health?
Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks.
Job Summary:
Maintains an acceptable level of cleanliness and an improved aesthetic environment for the hospital. Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks. Performs daily and discharge cleaning of patient rooms.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
- High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
- Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
- Environmental services experience: Preferred
Essential Functions:
- Performs hospital-wide trash pick-up. Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.
- Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, departments, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways. Performs daily, discharges and transfer cleaning of Patient rooms. Cleans Isolation rooms as per procedures.
- Cleans upholstered furniture and draperies. Dusts furniture, washes walls, ceilings, woodwork blinds windows, door panels and sills. Sweeps dusts and damp mops hard floors. Sweeps, hotkeys or vacuums carpeted floors. Defrosts and cleans refrigerator/freezer units.
- Supplies soap, lotions, towels, gloves, and washcloth dispensers with supplies on a regular basis or as needed. Exchange sharps containers as needed. Distributes, collects and processes linens.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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Salary : $24 - $30