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Environmental Services Assistant/Housekeeping
UPMC • Altoona, PA 16602 • Posted 13 days ago
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UPMC Altoona is seeking to hire an Environmental Services Assistant/Housekeeping staff for various shifts, including day, evening, and night shifts. The role involves operating departmental equipment safely, cleaning and disinfecting hospital areas, moving furniture and equipment, and maintaining the hospital in a sanitary and orderly condition. This position is part of the AFSCME union and offers both full-time and part-time status.
Responsibilities
- Operate all departmental equipment in a safe, orderly, and efficient manner.
- Climb ladders to hang cubicle drapes and window drapes for cleaning/disinfecting purposes.
- Clean and service hospital building areas, move furniture, equipment, and supplies.
- Wash walls, ceilings, inside windows, and other areas using water, cleaning solution, sponges, and cloths.
- Gather and dispose of refuse; clean and reline wastebaskets and large refuse containers.
- Move equipment, furniture, and files as requested by Supervision.
- Use chemicals in a safe and efficient manner according to Hospital guidelines.
- Disinfect areas by scrubbing and spraying with approved germicide cleaner.
- Terminally clean and disinfect all patient rooms, isolation rooms, floors, beds, restrooms, furniture, and equipment.
- Collect all regular and infectious waste following Infection Control Committee guidelines.
- Scour, polish, and wash sinks, tubs, mirrors, and other plumbing fixtures.
- Perform quality checks and make improvements as necessary.
- Sweep, mop, vacuum, and wet scrub floors, halls, and stairways.
- Receive daily assignment and supplies; transport them to the work area.
- Maintain an assigned area of the Hospital in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition.
- Assemble necessary cleaning supplies and equipment for transporting to the assigned work area.
- Make discharge beds with clean linen in the prescribed manner.
Qualifications
Required
- Ability to lift and handle heavy to light loads by pushing or pulling refuse carts and equipment.
- Able to bend, stoop, climb, push, pull, crawl and stand or walk for long periods of time.
- Follow written and oral instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Knowledge with how to use a computer and cell phone.
Preferred
- Prior training in institutional cleaning.
- Previous experience in similar work.
About UPMC
UPMC, or the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is a leading integrated healthcare provider in the United States. It offers a wide range of medical services, including primary and specialty care, surgical procedures, and rehabilitation services. UPMC operates numerous hospitals, outpatient facilities, specialized care centers, and physician practices both domestically and internationally.
Full Job Description
UPMC Altoona is hiring for Housekeeping!!!!! We have a variety of shifts and status available! Fulltime 40 hours to part time 20 hours.
Day shift - Evening shift - Night shift
a part of the AFSCME union
**Responsibilities:**
+ Employee operates all departmental equipment in a safe, orderly, and efficient manner. Upon completion of equipment usage, must maintain equipment before putting back in the proper storage location; i.e., wipe the entire machine down, wrap the cords in a neat orderly fashion after cleaning assigned areas.
+ Climbs ladders to hang cubicle drapes and window drapes or to reach areas for other cleaning/disinfecting purposes.
+ Cleans and services hospital building areas, moves furniture, equipment, and supplies in and around hospital departments, and performs a variety of housekeeping and other duties to maintain the hospital in an orderly and sanitary condition as assigned.
+ Washes walls, ceilings, and inside windows, by hand, using water, cleaning solution, sponge, and cloths or machine; may be called upon to wash outside windows and screens. Washes drapes, cubicles, mops, and rags when requested by the Supervisor or Department Director.Gathers and disposes of refuse; washes wastebaskets and large refuse containers and relines with plastic bags; cleans light fixtures, tops of windows, door frames and other high places using ladders or scaffolds when necessary.
+ When requested by Supervision, moves equipment, furniture, bulk moves of files both on and off site; procurement and/or return of files from an already established filing system
+ Uses chemicals in a safe/efficient manner according to Hospital/departmental guidelines. Responsibility of employees to wear all personal protective equipment as required.
+ Disinfects areas by scrubbing and spraying with approved germicide cleaner
+ Terminally cleans and disinfects all patient rooms, isolation rooms, floors; beds, restrooms, furniture and equipment after a transfer or discharge from a patient following Infection Control procedures.
+ Collects all regular and infectious waste in a manner established by the Infection Control Committee and/or infectious waste guidelines.
+ Scours, polishes, and washes sinks, tubs, mirrors, and other plumbing fixtures; cleans water coolers and replaces disposables, such as towels, soap, liquid soap dispensers, and toilet tissue.
+ Employee will be held accountable for daily and routine quality checks/reviews and to make all improvements that are deemed necessary.
+ Sweeps, mops, vacuums, and wet scrubs floors, halls, and stairways.
+ Receives daily assignment and supplies; transports them to the work area. At the end of shift, returns unused supplies to hopper and/or supply room; also returns used and unused mops, cleans utility cart and equipment.
+ Performs repetitive tasks in maintaining an assigned area of the Hospital in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition.
+ Assembles necessary cleaning supplies and equipment for transporting to the assigned work area.
+ Makes discharge beds with clean linen in the prescribed manner. Requests help in heavy furniture or equipment moves; notifies supervisor when supplies are low; reports any mechanical failure or conditions as observed in assigned areas for preparation of work request for Engineering Department. .
Experience:
+ Prior training in institutional cleaning desired but not necessary; previous experience in similar work preferred.
Other qualifications include the following:
+ must be able to lift and handle heavy to light loads by pushing or pulling refuse carts and electric or battery powered equipment
+ able to bend, stoop, climb, push, pull, crawl and stand or walk for long periods of time
+ follow written and oral instructions, policies and procedures
+ knowledge with how to use a computer and cell phone **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**
+ Act 34
+ **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**
Day shift - Evening shift - Night shift
a part of the AFSCME union
**Responsibilities:**
+ Employee operates all departmental equipment in a safe, orderly, and efficient manner. Upon completion of equipment usage, must maintain equipment before putting back in the proper storage location; i.e., wipe the entire machine down, wrap the cords in a neat orderly fashion after cleaning assigned areas.
+ Climbs ladders to hang cubicle drapes and window drapes or to reach areas for other cleaning/disinfecting purposes.
+ Cleans and services hospital building areas, moves furniture, equipment, and supplies in and around hospital departments, and performs a variety of housekeeping and other duties to maintain the hospital in an orderly and sanitary condition as assigned.
+ Washes walls, ceilings, and inside windows, by hand, using water, cleaning solution, sponge, and cloths or machine; may be called upon to wash outside windows and screens. Washes drapes, cubicles, mops, and rags when requested by the Supervisor or Department Director.Gathers and disposes of refuse; washes wastebaskets and large refuse containers and relines with plastic bags; cleans light fixtures, tops of windows, door frames and other high places using ladders or scaffolds when necessary.
+ When requested by Supervision, moves equipment, furniture, bulk moves of files both on and off site; procurement and/or return of files from an already established filing system
+ Uses chemicals in a safe/efficient manner according to Hospital/departmental guidelines. Responsibility of employees to wear all personal protective equipment as required.
+ Disinfects areas by scrubbing and spraying with approved germicide cleaner
+ Terminally cleans and disinfects all patient rooms, isolation rooms, floors; beds, restrooms, furniture and equipment after a transfer or discharge from a patient following Infection Control procedures.
+ Collects all regular and infectious waste in a manner established by the Infection Control Committee and/or infectious waste guidelines.
+ Scours, polishes, and washes sinks, tubs, mirrors, and other plumbing fixtures; cleans water coolers and replaces disposables, such as towels, soap, liquid soap dispensers, and toilet tissue.
+ Employee will be held accountable for daily and routine quality checks/reviews and to make all improvements that are deemed necessary.
+ Sweeps, mops, vacuums, and wet scrubs floors, halls, and stairways.
+ Receives daily assignment and supplies; transports them to the work area. At the end of shift, returns unused supplies to hopper and/or supply room; also returns used and unused mops, cleans utility cart and equipment.
+ Performs repetitive tasks in maintaining an assigned area of the Hospital in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition.
+ Assembles necessary cleaning supplies and equipment for transporting to the assigned work area.
+ Makes discharge beds with clean linen in the prescribed manner. Requests help in heavy furniture or equipment moves; notifies supervisor when supplies are low; reports any mechanical failure or conditions as observed in assigned areas for preparation of work request for Engineering Department. .
Experience:
+ Prior training in institutional cleaning desired but not necessary; previous experience in similar work preferred.
Other qualifications include the following:
+ must be able to lift and handle heavy to light loads by pushing or pulling refuse carts and electric or battery powered equipment
+ able to bend, stoop, climb, push, pull, crawl and stand or walk for long periods of time
+ follow written and oral instructions, policies and procedures
+ knowledge with how to use a computer and cell phone **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**
+ Act 34
+ **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**
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