Environmental Services Associate (Housekeeping-FT) West Penn Hospital

3M HEALTHCARE; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

3M HEALTHCARE is seeking a facilities cleaner to support hospital cleaning operations, patient room care, and general maintenance across departments. The role requires following written and oral instructions and maintaining safety with chemicals and power equipment.

You will perform discharge cleaning, office cleaning and additional cleaning tasks to help ensure continuity of patient care and daily operations, while supporting emergency clean-up efforts and patient satisfaction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Basic reading, writing and effective communication skills.
• Ability to operate power equipment.

Responsibilities

• Performs timely patient room cleaning and provides cleaning support to the various departments; cleans daily in all areas including discharge cleaning, patient room cleaning, cycle cleaning, office cleaning and all ancillary area cleaning to ensure the continuity and efficiency of patient care and daily operations.
• Completes project work as assigned which may include, but not limited wall washing, trash removal, biohazardous linens and sharps container removal.
• Assists with Hospital emergency clean up.
• Actively participates in and accomplishes Patient Satisfaction initiatives to meet department goals.
• Adheres to all hospital safety standards in the use of chemicals, equipment and machinery and in clearly marking hazardous areas resulting from cleaning processes.
• Adheres to the policies, procedures, rules and regulations of the hospital as well as regulatory bodies.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Skills

Follow instructions

Communication skills

Reading & writing

Operate power equipment

Tools

Power equipment

Job description

General Overview

Completes the standardized cleaning process in patient rooms, offices, departments, and other ancillary areas utilizing the appropriate cleaning procedures.

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs timely patient room cleaning and provides cleaning support to the various departments; cleans daily in all areas including discharge cleaning, patient room cleaning, cycle cleaning, office cleaning and all ancillary area cleaning to ensure the continuity and efficiency of patient care and daily operations. (55%)
• Completes project work as assigned which may include, but not limited wall washing, trash removal, biohazardous linens and sharps container removal. (10%)
• Assists with Hospital emergency clean up. (10%)
• Actively participates in and accomplishes Patient Satisfaction initiatives to meet department goals. (10%)
• Adheres to all hospital safety standards in the use of chemicals, equipment and machinery and in clearly marking hazardous areas resulting from cleaning processes. (15%)
• Adheres to the policies, procedures, rules and regulations of the hospital as well as regulatory bodies. (10%)
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

Minimum: FIT testing may be required, but provided upon hire as needed.

Ability to follow written and oral instructions.

Basic reading, writing and effective communication skills.

Ability to operate power equipment.

Compliance

Employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. All employees must comply with HIPAA and all data security guidelines.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.