What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Associate, Full Time - Fort Bragg, Mendocino Coast position at Adventist Health?
Located where miles of breathtaking ocean views meet dense coastal forests, Adventist Health Mendocino County has a rich history serving community members on the coast since 1971. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and offer a range of services in Fort Bragg. The Mendocino Coast offers a small-town atmosphere and is known for its natural beauty, from the smallest to the tallest redwoods in the world, to glass bottom beaches and the only oceanfront botanical gardens in the United States. With whale watching, fishing, hiking trails and many more outdoor adventures readily available, this coastal region is a place to immerse yourself in its landscape and history.
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, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
