EVS Housekeeping Attendant

St. Charles Health System Inc.; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 61,637,000 - 78,971,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Charles Health System is seeking an Environmental Services Attendant to maintain cleanliness of hospital areas, ensuring patient and caregiver safety. The role emphasizes greeting patients and guests while protecting privacy, with no direct supervision.

CHEST certification is required within 6 months of hire, and prior janitorial experience is preferred. This is a full-time, first-shift on-site position.

Qualifications

• CHEST certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Preferred: High school diploma or GED.
• Preferred: Prior professional janitorial/housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of assigned hospital areas with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Follow department and hospital standards to ensure sanitation.
• Operate cleaning tasks and dispose of waste properly.
• Provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, families and staff.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Full-Time, Days Typical Pay Range: $21.53 - $27.56 ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

Date last reviewed: August 2024

Our Vision

Creating America’s healthiest community, together

Our Mission

In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

Our Values

Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

Departmental Summary

The St. Charles Health System Environmental Services (EVS) is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment throughout the hospital. EVS cleans and disinfects all surfaces. We provide cleaning standards that support a safe environment for patients, families, visitors, and caregivers.

Position Overview

The Environmental Services Attendant position at St. Charles Health System, maintains cleanliness of assigned interior areas of the hospital with the highest degree of accuracy and attention to detail to ensure patient and caregiver safety are maintained. The Environmental Services Attendant creates a comfortable environment for patients and guests by greeting everyone while protecting privacy. This position does not directly supervise any other caregivers.

Essential Functions and Duties

• Inspects assigned areas during shift for cleanliness and then makes proper corrections in order to ensure sanitation for assigned areas.
• Follows guidelines and job standards established by department management and hospital to ensure facility cleanliness and sanitary guidelines are adhered.
• Performs cleaning tasks as described in the task list.
• Must always follow the St. Charles Health System Environmental Services Standards for cleaning.
• Cleans toilets, basins, showers, bathtubs, walls, furniture, fixtures, doors, stairways, halls and other related interior furnishings by using appropriate cleaning supplies and procedures.
• Sweeps, cleans, mops, scrubs and dust floors of assigned areas.
• Transports, removes and disposes of soiled linen, trash and bio-medical waste appropriately.
• Removes empty boxes and places in appropriate designated areas.
• Labels and removes infectious waste bags and containers.
• Maintains adequate stock of supplies in assigned areas and transports custodial supplies and equipment to and from storage and work areas.
• Operates, cleans and maintains equipment, cart, and industrial vacuums.
• Reports concerns to appropriate person(s) to ensure equipment is functional and ready for use.
• Fosters and maintains positive working relationships and cooperative work environment with patients, guests and other caregivers.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities as required to improve the environment for St. Charles Health System patients, staff and visitors.
• Reports needed repairs and/or services to hospital facilities per St. Charles Health System guidelines.
• Performs special cleaning projects, as needed.
• May be assigned to perform various types of floor care.
• Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
• Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
• Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
• Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
• May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.

Education

Required: N/A Preferred: High school diploma or GED (equivalent education and experience will be considered)

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Required: CHEST certification required within 6 months of hire. Certification coursework will be provided by St. Charles Health System. Preferred: CHEST certification.

Experience

Required: N/A Preferred: Prior professional janitorial/housekeeping experience.

Personal Protective Equipment

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.

Physical Requirements

• Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 1-10 pounds, grasping/squeezing.
• Frequently (50%): Sitting, bending, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing stairs, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 11-25 pounds.
• Occasionally (25%): Climbing ladder/step-stool, reaching overhead, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle, using clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.
• Rarely (10%): Keyboard operation.
• Never (0%): Ability to hear whispered speech level.

Exposure to Elemental Factors Occasionally (25%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area, noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.

Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category Risk for Exposure to BBP.

Schedule Weekly Hours: 40 Caregiver Type: Regular Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Is Exempt Position? No Job Family: ATTENDANT Scheduled Days of the Week: Variable; includes every other weekend and holidays Shift Start & End Time:

St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.

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