Environmental Service Worker, Full-time

University Hospital; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation Time

Medical & Prescription Drug Coverage

Dental & Vision Insurance

HSA & FSA

Disability Insurance

Pension Plan

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development

Job summary

University Hospital is seeking an Environmental Services Worker to maintain a clean, safe and sanitary environment across patient and non-patient areas. You will use approved cleaners and germicides to clean rooms, corridors, restrooms, and other spaces, and handle linen and waste disposal as part of daily duties.

The role requires strong English communication and reliability; prior institutional environmental services experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Keeps patient and non-patient areas clean, safe and orderly.
• Cleans hospital rooms, baths, labs, offices, corridors and other areas using approved germicides.
• Strips linen, washes beds and remakes beds after discharge.
• Dusts, empties waste containers, washes walls and windows, polishes metalwork.
• Transports trash to disposal area.
• Performs light moves and set ups.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

About The Role

The primary purpose of the Environmental Services Worker position is to perform various tasks to maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary environment at University Hospital.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Keeps patient and non-patient areas of the facility clean, safe, and orderly condition.
• Cleans hospital patient rooms, baths, showers, laboratories, offices, corridors, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, elevators, stairways, locker rooms and other areas as assigned using approved cleaners and hospital approved germicide.
• Strips linen from beds, washes beds and mattresses using hospital approved germicide, remakes beds after discharge.
• Dusts furniture and equipment, empties waste baskets, trash, recycling and medical waste containers, washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills, polishes metalwork, such as fixtures and fittings.
• Transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Performs light moves and set ups.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to carry out the duties of the position; prior experience in institutional environmental services is preferred.

What We Offer

• Vacation Time
• Medical & Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development

Compensation

The expected salary range for this position is $18.36 – $19.42 per hour, in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Law; final compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

About Us

University Hospital is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. As the principal teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the only state-certified Level 1 Trauma Center in Northern New Jersey, University Hospital is training the next generation of physicians and advancing science to discovery while taking exceptional care of patients, regardless of their financial situation.