EVS Attendant

WVU Medicine; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

Uniontown Hospital is seeking an Environmental Services Attendant to perform cleaning and sanitation across patient rooms, offices and restrooms. You will restore surfaces, manage waste, and support environmental services with attentive, efficient care.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least 6 months in hospital housekeeping, with part-time flexibility and a 20-hour weekly schedule in a non-exempt environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 6 months experience in hospital/medical housekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Cleans occupied and discharged patient rooms, offices and restrooms following procedures.
• Restores and maintains clean hard floor and carpeted surfaces.
• Transfers, collects and sorts recyclable materials as directed.
• Responds to STAT calls and supports various assignments as needed.
• Maintains cleanliness of housekeeping carts, break rooms and storage areas.
• Follows universal precautions and EPA guidelines.

Skills

Multitasking

Verbal processing

Problem solving

Reasoning

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

## EVS AttendantApplylocations: Uniontown Hospital (UNTWN)time type: Part timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR26-33871## Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you’ll find other important information about this position.This position provides a variety of cleaning and service-oriented tasks to maintain the hospital in a sanitary, orderly and aesthetically pleasing condition. Responsibilities include cleaning and sanitizing rooms along with furnishings in assigned work areas; and following cleaning procedures established by the Director of Environmental Services.**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS****:****EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:**1. High school diploma or equivalent (GED)**EXPERIENCE:**1. 6 months experience in hospital/medical housekeeping.**CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.1. Cleans occupied and discharged patient rooms, office areas and restrooms, removes non-medical and medical waste following universal precautions and guidelines by EPA, and salvage cleaning; restores hard floor surfaces, vacuums carpeted floors. Contacts nurses' station for discharges/transfers and reports available rooms to appropriate bed personnel.2. Cleans and prepares all environmental surfaces including but not limited to, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, window sills, door frames, vents, walls, televisions, and curtains following universal precautions.3. Dust mops and damp mops patient rooms, hallways, stairs, bathrooms and offices; spot cleans carpet and furniture. Responds to customer requests, follows-up on STATcalls and fills in for various assignments, when necessary.4. Maintains cleanliness of the following environmental services items (housekeeping cart, trash carts, break room, supply area, storage & equipment) reports repairs to appropriate personnel. Keeps service closets in an organized manner.5. To respond to STAT calls via Spectralink phone if applicable.6. Transfers furniture as necessary.7. Collects, sorts and transfers recyclable materials, such as, paper, newspaper, cardboard, etc8. Utilizes working knowledge of compactor recycling operations.9. Performs other duties as assigned.**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.1. Frequent walking, standing, bending, squatting, reaching, and twisting2. Ability to lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds and push up to 50 pounds.**WORKING ENVIRONMENT:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.1. Exposure to dust, cleaning chemicals, and bloodborne pathogens.**SKILLS AND ABILITIES:**1. Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.2. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job.3. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary.4. Ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.**Additional Job Description:****Scheduled Weekly Hours:**20**Shift:****Exempt/Non-Exempt:**United States of America (Non-Exempt)**Company:**UNTWN Uniontown Hospital**Cost Center:**612 UNTWN Environmental Services**Address:**500 W Berkeley StreetUniontownPennsylvania