Environmental Services Technician (Fulltime/Afternoons)

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a Maintenance Housekeeper in Lancaster, PA, supporting hospital operations with routine cleaning, refinishing floors, and furniture care. This role works a 4:00 PM to 12:30 AM schedule, with afternoons on every other weekend and holiday, contributing to a safe and clean patient environment.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and at least six months of hospitality medical housekeeping experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent GED.
• Six months of experience in hospitality medical housekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hospital and hospital-owned properties, including floors, furniture, and carpet.
• Refinish floors and apply floor finish.
• Respond to routine requests via pager.
• Dispose of refuse and soiled linen following universal precautions.
• Report repairs needed for hospital property and equipment.

Skills

Hospital housekeeping

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Schedule: 4:00 PM to 12:30 AM; Afternoons-Every other weekend and holiday

Location: Lancaster Pa

Professional Summary

• Position Summary: Under the direction of the Manager, Administrative Supervisor, the Maintenance Housekeeper maintains the hospital and hospital owned properties, refinishing scrubbing floors, shampooing bonneting carpet and furniture as well as performing routing housekeeping functions. This includes all major housekeeping projects and moves as well as individual requests.


• Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:


• Cleans all environmental surfaces including, but not limited to, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, window sills, door frames, vents, televisions, walls, covebase, light fixtures, and windows following universal precautions.


• Refinishes floors, including machine scrubbing and floor stripping, and applies floor finish.


• Wears and answers pager responding to routine requests.


• Shampoos furniture and spots bonnetts extracts carpet, as necessary.


• Possesses a working knowledge of universal precautions MSDS, and compactor recycling operations, and applies as necessary.


• Disposes of, transfers, or stores hospital furniture, equipment, and supplies.


• Removes, washes, and rehangs cubicle curtains, shower curtains, and window treatments.


• Dries and wet mops rooms, hallways, stairs, bathroom, and offices.


• The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:


• Gathers and disposes of refuse and soiled linen following universal precautions.


• Maintains hospital property and equipment reporting anything in need of repair.


• Other duties as assigned.

Education Responsibilities

• Minimum Required Qualifications:


• High school diploma or equivalent GED .


• Six 6 months of experience in hospitality medical housekeeping.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.