Environmental Svcs Associate, Evenings

UPMC Cole is hiring an Environmental Service Associate to join our dedicated team!

Department:

Environmental Services
Status:

Full-Time
Schedule:

Evening Shift
Hours:

3:00pm-11:30pm
Includes:

Weekend and holiday rotation

Purpose:

Clean all aspects of assigned areas, including patient rooms, public areas, offices and equipment, to meet Hospital and Department standards in order to promote the quality of care rendered in the environment. Move equipment, furniture, boxes, etc. and remove and hang blinds and curtains.

Responsibilities:

• Clean all assigned areas, including patient rooms, public areas, toilets, procedure rooms, offices and equipment, following established procedures.
• Remove trash from all assigned areas.
• Replenish paper towels, toilet paper, and soap in all locations of assigned areas to assure adequate supply.
• Make beds, following established cleaning procedures in all patient discharge rooms and on-call rooms as assigned.
• Move equipment, furniture, boxes, wash walls, spot carpets, etc. as assigned.
• Inspect and ensure that all assigned areas are properly cleaned and in good repair, report problems to the supervisor.
• Maintain assigned equipment in clean, working condition, reporting problems and suggestions to the supervisor.
• Follow all safety and sanitation regulations.

High School Diploma or GED or currently enrolled in high school program preferred; 1 year previous job experience required in lieu of High school diploma/GED preferred or successful completion of the 5-week EVS training program. Work permit required if under 18 years old. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions in order to successfully complete housekeeping duties. Ability to use housekeeping equipment. May in the course of duties be in rooms where medications are stored. No contact with medications is allowed.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34
• OAPSA

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran