Custodial Worker (evening/night) - UPMC McKeesport

UPMC; East McKeesport (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC McKeesport is hiring a full-time Custodial Worker to join our Environmental Services team. Shifts include evening (3 pm–11:30 pm) and overnight (11 pm–7 am), with weekend and holiday responsibilities, and opportunities to grow in a healthcare setting.

You will clean patient rooms and hospital areas, operate cleaning equipment, and maintain sanitary conditions following established procedures. UPMC offers benefits and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Clean patient rooms, including operating rooms, as assigned daily and performs terminal cleaning of patient rooms at discharge.
• Strictly adhere to all policies and practices relative to patient care and hospital related information.
• Operate various types of cleaning equipment, both mechanical and electrical, i.e. buffers, wringers, scrubbers, vacuums.
• Clean and disinfect equipment including but not limited to bedside commodes, IV standard and pumps, and specialty equipment and wheeled equipment.
• Clean assigned areas by washing furniture with an EPA approved germicidal solution.
• Scrub and strip hard floors, and refinish floors using a floor maintenance program, chemicals, and machines.
• Re-stock unit-specific equipment and supplies as assigned (refer to area signature service sheet).
• Complete and document daily routine responsibilities on the unit including but not limited to signature service log, designated equipment maintenance checks, etc.
• Collect soiled linens, trash, and waste (including infectious waste) from all areas of the hospital as assigned, disinfect garbage cans, and disinfect/clean compactor area.
• Ensure equipment malfunctions are properly tagged, reported, and delivered to the appropriate department.
• Ensure storerooms and trash chute rooms are clean and organized.
• Shampoo and extract carpets, furniture and runners, cleans stairways, elevators and baseboards.

Job description

UPMC McKeesport is currently hiring a fulltime Custodial Worker to join our team!

Have you always wanted to get your healthcare career started? Are you interested in a position that offers terrific benefits and opportunities to grow? Do you enjoy working "hands on" in a team environment? Then you may be a perfect fit for our role in the Environmental Services Department at UPMC McKeesport.

UPMC McKeesport is currently looking to hire a fulltime Custodial Worker to work various shifts including evening (3 pm to 11:30 pm) and overnight (11 pm to 7 am) hours. This role will also have weekend and holiday responsibility.

UPMC offers a competitive benefits package and an opportunity to continue to grow professionally from both a technical and managerial standpoint.

Purpose:

Clean and service building areas according to established procedures. Move furniture, equipment, and supplies in and around hospital departments and performs a variety of environmental service duties to maintain the hospital in a neat, orderly, and sanitary condition.

Responsibilities:

• Clean patient rooms, including operating rooms, as assigned daily and performs terminal cleaning of patient rooms at discharge.
• Strictly adhere to all policies and practices relative to patient care and hospital related information.
• Operate various types of cleaning equipment, both mechanical and electrical, i.e. buffers, wringers, scrubbers, vacuums.
• Clean and disinfect equipment including but not limited to bedside commodes, IV standard and pumps, and specialty equipment and wheeled equipment.
• Clean assigned areas by washing furniture with an EPA approved germicidal solution.
• Scrub and strip hard floors, and refinish floors using a floor maintenance program, chemicals, and machines.
• Re-stock unit-specific equipment and supplies as assigned (refer to area signature service sheet).
• Complete and document daily routine responsibilities on the unit including but not limited to signature service log, designated equipment maintenance checks, etc.
• Collect soiled linens, trash, and waste (including infectious waste) from all areas of the hospital as assigned, disinfect garbage cans, and disinfect/clean compactor area.
• Ensure equipment malfunctions are properly tagged, reported, and delivered to the appropriate department.
• Ensure storerooms and trash chute rooms are clean and organized.
• Shampoo and extract carpets, furniture and runners, cleans stairways, elevators and baseboards.