Environmental health aide job description

The goal of Environmental Services is to provide a clean, orderly, and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff in keeping with the mission and philosophy of St. Peter's Health Care Services. We are looking for the right candidate to join our Environmental Servicesteam. If you are energetic who is seeking opportunities for growth and development, this is the position for you!

We offer great Benefits including Competitive Pay, Paid Leave. Shift Differentials, just to name a few.*
Responsibilities:

* Candidate must be able to lift, pull, and push up to 50 pounds, possesses a basic knowledge of how to dust, vacuum, mop, and sanitize.
* Thorough room cleaning: follow all processes as designated by training policies to insure all area, fixtures, and surfaces and surfaces are cleaned daily or as assigned, and in a timely manner.
* Comply with any infection control policies and procedures.
* Maintains good working relationships and communicates with other departments, residents, families and fellow staff. Responds pleasantly to all requests.
* Communicates to Housekeeping Supervisor only problems encountered while performing daily routine.
* Performs any other duties assigned by Housekeeping Supervisor or Director.

Minimum Requirements:

* Performs functions, duties and carry out responsibilities of housekeeping.Demonstrates SPHCS Standards of Behavior.
* High School graduate, G.E.D. or job related education
* Read, write and speak English at a minimum 6'th grade level.
* Follow written and verbal instructions and complete high school level computational skills.
* Candidate must be able to lift, pull, and push up to 50 pounds, possess a basic knowledge of how to dust, vacuum, mop, and sanitize.

Please be aware for the safety and security of our colleagues and patients all new employees are required to undergo and pass all applicable state and federally mandated pre-employment screening requirements including:

* Relevant Background Check/s
* Drug Screen
* PPD / Tuberculosis Test
* Reference Check

St. Peters Health Partners - is a member of Trinity Health whom employs more than 120,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 21 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Performs cleaning duties as well as other tasks performed by the Environmental Services Department. Adheres to NS-LIJHS/departmental policies and procedures and JCAHO/regulatory agency requirements.
Job Responsibility

* * Performs all cleaning functions following established procedures in a timely fashion.
* * Uses properly labeled cleaning supplies for each job, as instructed.
* * Maintains tools and equipment in good condition, uses supplies economically.
* * Cleans beds, blinds, ceilings, light fixtures, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, showers, walls, windows, wall tiles, ceiling & wall vents, televisions, etc following established procedures.
* * Washes and hangs draperies and cubicle curtains.
* * Washes and polishes furniture and metal.
* * Sweeps walkways and outside perimeter of facility (where currently applicable).
* * Sweeps, mops, strips, scrubs, vacuums, and buffs floors.
* * Replenishes liquid soap, paper towels and toilet tissue.
* * Moves furniture from one area in facility to another (where currently applicable).May be asked to move furniture to outside storage facility.Distributes clean linen carts.Picks up soiled linen and delivers to linen department.
* * Collects garbage, cleans and re-lines trash receptacles with plastic liners.
* * Transports garbage to designated area and disposes non-infectious waste appropriately.
* * Deposits Red Bags-Infectious Waste, in holding cart in cautious manner.
* * Transports Red-Bag garbage to Sani-Pak area and inserts into Sani - Pak. Operates Sani - Pak receptacle.
* * Moves all furniture and replaces same after carpet installations, in preparation to strip, seal or wax floors or when a department is relocating (where currently applicable).
* * Moves all of the aforementioned as necessary for the smooth and efficient flow of any required work to be performed and replaces same.
* * Sets up and breaks down tables, chairs, lecture podiums, etc according to specifications.
* * Removes trash before setting up next function/meeting.
* Performs related duties, as required.
* ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

* High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.
* Minimum of one year (1) experience in an industrial or hospital setting, preferred.
* Communicate effectively in English (speaking and reading).
* Demonstrated competency in the use of all types of buffing and scrubbing machines, vacuum cleaners and extractor machines. Demonstrated competency in the use of "Sani-Pak" and cardboard baling machine.
* Must be able to lift/carry fifteen (15) pounds.
* Must be able to ambulate, up and down stairs and bend at knees repeatedly during shift in the performance of cleaning duties.

Housekeeping

2nd Shift / Fulltime / 40 hours

Akron City Campus

Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region's top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.

Summary:

Performs a variety of housekeeping duties throughout the Hospital, including functions requiring specialized machines and techniques.

Minimum Qualifications:

Formal Education Required:

* Proven ability to read and write English, follow written and oral instructions, and perform basic mathematical functions

Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:

* Ability to work well within a team environment: by accepting and offering honest and constructive feedback; by supporting team goals and encouraging other team members; and by collaborating with patient care team members to consolidate work, solve problems, create new and/or reduce costs
* Ability to create a patient care environment which is focused on the needs and expectations of the patient, our customer, mission, vision and values
* Ability to take initiative to contribute beyond the scope of formal duties (e.g., suggesting innovative ideas and providing feedback on a team's direction)
* Exposure to odors, feces, blood, etc.
* Exposure to blood and body fluids and sharps; risks of falls, strains, contagious diseases, etc.
* Frequent exposure to risks of falls, strains, contagious diseases, etc.
* Frequent exposure to cleaning chemicals
* Ability to use all methods of communication, including electronic methods, as described in the Environmental Policies and Procedures Manual
* Population Specific Competency: Ability to effectively interact with populations of patients/customers with an understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity

Level of Physical Demands:

* Heavy: Exerts 50-100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or ten to 20 pounds of force continuously to move objects.
* Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time, and on feet during entire shift performing medium to heavy moving to include frequent pushing, pulling of loaded carts, furniture, and lifting of patients, cleaning equipment, and materials