What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Specialist position at SSM Health?
Job Summary
Clean patient rooms, offices, classrooms, work areas, and public spaces as assigned, adhering to established processes and standards. This role involves handling laundry, cleaning various surfaces, and ensuring a safe environment by following safety protocols.
Key Responsibilities:
- Clean and disinfect patient rooms, offices, classrooms, and public areas according to policies and procedures.
- Handle all laundry items by sorting and placing them in proper containers.
- Perform sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, polishing, vacuuming, hard surface floor cleaning, stripping, refinishing, and carpet cleaning, which may require the use of mechanical equipment.
- Clean and disinfect sterile procedure rooms according to ministry operating standards.
- Adhere to safety precautions, policies, and procedures for handling infectious wastes, hazardous materials, waste spills, and exposures.
- Replenish supplies and materials in assigned areas and patient rooms.
- Transport trash, hazardous waste, soiled linen, and recyclable trash to appropriate disposal areas.
Requirements:
- No experience required.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching and gripping.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near and far.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
