Environmental Services Aide-PRN

St. Mary's Health & Clearwater Valley Health; Cottonwood (ID); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Mary\'s Health & Clearwater Valley Health is seeking an Environmental Services Aide to clean patient rooms, clinics, offices and restrooms. The role emphasizes safe handling of chemicals, daily maintenance, and consistent attendance in a hospital environment.

Responsibilities include transporting waste, operating cleaning equipment, and maintaining confidential patient information per HIPAA. PRN availability and prior housekeeping experience are preferred, with EOE statements typically

Qualifications

• Previous housekeeping experience preferred.
• PRN, as needed

Responsibilities

• Provides routine daily cleaning of patient rooms, clinics, offices, restrooms and other areas of the facilities as directed.
• Cleans and sterilizes offices, patient/guest rooms.
• Utilizes materials, chemicals, equipment safely while performing cleaning and maintenance of designated areas.
• Stocks closets, service carts and storerooms; maintains cleanliness of equipment and environmental department areas.
• Transports waste, recyclables and biohazard wastes, disposes as appropriate.
• Operates heavy cleaning equipment as needed.
• Follows appropriate and safe standards for lifting and body mechanics and while using chemicals to perform job duties.
• Follows hospital exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens.
• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information; Follows HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function.
• Communicate with patients, families and co-workers in person, in writing and on telephone.

Skills

Housekeeping

Customer service oriented

Job description

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2597193

Works to ensure offices, patient/guest rooms, and other specified areas are kept in a clean and orderly condition to ensure compliance with established organization standards. Reports maintenance deficiencies and complies with safety guidelines and security procedures. The Environmental Services Aide has a positive, compassionate and customer-service oriented attitude.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides routine daily cleaning of patient rooms, clinics, offices, restrooms and other areas of the facilities as directed.
• Cleans and sterilizes offices, patient/guest rooms.
• Appropriately and safely utilizes materials, chemicals, equipment while performing cleaning and maintenance of designated areas.
• Stocks closets, service carts and storerooms; maintains cleanliness of equipment and environmental department areas.
• Transports waste, recyclables and biohazard wastes, disposes as appropriate.
• Operates heavy cleaning equipment as needed.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the field.
• Follows appropriate and safe standards for lifting and body mechanics and while using chemicals to perform job duties.
• Follows hospital exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens.
• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information at all times. Follows HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function.
• Communicate with patients, families and co-workers in person, in writing and on telephone.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Previous housekeeping experience preferred.
• PRN, as needed

SMH is EOE