Environmental Services Attendant

Environmental Services Attendant

Position available for an environmental services attendant in a pediatric children's hospital on the day shift working either 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Assignments will primarily be in the hospital units and school building.

Requirements:

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Knowledge of various cleaning methods, materials, and equipment used in custodial work.
• Knowledge of proper procedures for disposing of waste, including medically contaminated sharps and/or medically soiled and contaminated dressings and supplies.
• Knowledge of chemical product safety.
• Skill is required to operate custodial equipment.
• Six (6) months experience in building or institutional custodial work or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds.

Responsibilities:

• Under direction of the supervisor, checks in at school daily, cleans and disinfects desks and surrounding furnishings in the school as needed.
• Follows guidelines for floor care and maintenance. Sweep and mop all floors in the school building daily according to cleaning protocol.
• School lunch program set-up to include setting up and taking down of tables and chairs, cleaning, disinfecting of tables and chairs.
• Sweeping and mopping of multipurpose room daily.
• Under direction of the supervisor, detailed cleaning of restrooms disinfecting all areas, including walls, baseboards, and shower curtains daily and as necessary.
• Cleans interior walls and windows of main building or school weekly and as necessary.
• Dusts all furniture and vertical fixtures twice weekly.
• Cleans vents weekly.
• Sweeps the outside porch area of the main building and school as needed.
• Inspect the surrounding ground areas of the homes and school for debris and trash.
• Ensures outdoor area outside of each group home i.e., furniture, fixtures are kept neat and tidy.
• Picks up and places all trash in outside receptacles.
• Empties trash at designated times.
• Disinfects receptacles daily when trash is removed.
• Empties the large outside trash receptacles daily.
• Empties regulated waste and other potentially infectious materials in appropriate containers according to Infection Control Policy #8040.32.
• Supplies restrooms and work areas with soap and paper goods daily or as needed in the main buildings and school.
• Check supplies inventory weekly and submits request form to the Material Management Specialist of what is needed to maintain appropriate stock in assigned house(s).
• Report excessive waste or discrepancies to supervisor.
• Meets all agency required in-service education requirements as outlined in agency and departmental policy and procedure.
• Be familiar with the use, handling, and storage of chemicals used in cleaning (MSDS).
• Attend all departmental meetings and participate efforts to improve services.
• Practice safe work methods and proper body mechanics while performing job duties and obtains assistance for lifting over 40 pounds.
• Uses appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Be familiar with equipment used in the cleaning process and proper care of the equipment.
• Maintains physical control of cleaning equipment within work site at all times or stores in a locked closet.
• Report defective equipment or potentially unsafe supplies or equipment to supervisor.
• Assist with the evacuations as needed and be familiar with the hospitals Life Safety Codes as they relate to maintaining free and accessible areas for evacuation.