What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Svcs Associate position at UPMC?
UPMC Western Maryland is Hiring! We're seeking a casual Environmental Services Associate to join our team!
The Environmental Services Associate cleans all aspects of assigned areas, including patient rooms, public areas, offices, and equipment, to meet hospital and department standards to promote the quality of care rendered in the environment. They also move equipment, furniture, boxes, etc., and remove and hang blinds and curtains.
This casual role will work variable shifts and include rotating weekend and holiday coverage.
Responsibilities:
- Make beds, following established cleaning procedures in all patient discharge rooms and on-call rooms as assigned.
- Inspect and ensure that all assigned areas are properly cleaned and in good repair, and report problems to the supervisor.
- Replenish paper towels, toilet paper, and soap in all locations of assigned areas to ensure adequate supply.
- Clean all assigned areas, including patient rooms, public areas, toilets, procedure rooms, offices, and equipment, following established procedures.
- Maintain assigned equipment in clean, working condition, reporting problems and suggestions to the supervisor.
- Remove trash from all assigned areas.
- Follow all safety and sanitation regulations.
- Move equipment, furniture, boxes, wash walls, spot carpets, etc. as assigned.
- 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
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
