EVS Support Aide - Sharp TriCity Environmental Services - Variable Shift - Full Time

150 Sharp Tri-City Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking an Environmental Services Support Aide to ensure a clean, safe hospital environment. Responsibilities include bio waste collection, linen distribution, floor care, and housekeeping for patient areas, administrative offices, and public spaces.

Essential functions emphasize safety, infection control, moving heavy items, and proper handling of cleaning chemicals. Strong teamwork and adherence to hospital standards are required.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent.
• 1 year housekeeping/janitorial experience preferred.
• CA driver's license (PM shift only) within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Collect bio waste and trash throughout the facility and dispose properly.
• Collect and distribute linen; maintain floors according to schedule.
• Move patient beds and relocate furniture and equipment as needed.
• Perform housekeeping and janitorial duties in patient care areas and public spaces.
• Maintain safety and infection control practices and document compliance.

Skills

Lifting 75 lbs

Pushing 750 lbs

English literacy

Cleaning procedures

Health & sanitation

Education

H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Hours: Shift Start Time: 11 AM Shift End Time: 7:30 PM AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: Every Other On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $25.000 - $25.000 - $27.480 This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU.

What You Will Do

This job ensures effective collection of all medical solid waste and trash throughout the facility as well as collection and distribution of linen and floor care maintenance. This position is also required to perform all duties of an Environmental Services Aid including housekeeping and janitorial duties to in patient care, administrative offices, and public areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• 1 Year previous housekeeping / janitorial experience.
• Current CA driver’s license (PM shift only) within 6 months of hire or transfer, required.

Essential Functions

The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization. Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements. Responsible to safely move heavy equipment, bins, receptacles.

Environmental Services Support Aide (Lift-Floor-Trash-Linen) Responsibilities

• Collect bio waste and trash throughout the facility.
• Dispose of in proper receptacles.
• Collect and distribute linen.
• Maintain and clean floors according to organizational standards and following assigned schedule.
• Move and relocate patient beds.
• Move furniture, boxes, desks, supplies, and other equipment as assigned.

Environmental Services Aide Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain assigned areas according to TCMC standards.
• Maintain a safe environment at all time. This includes the proper use of wet floor signs.
• Use appropriate protective equipment while performing duties. This includes proper hand washing and hand sanitizing.
• Understand the role and responsibility of the position in the event of a disaster.
• Clean discharge/occupied rooms according to the departmental training checklist.
• Maintain professional and courteous customer service at all times.
• Maintain current status with all hospital requirements (Annual TB Skin Test, Fit Testing, Net Learning, other requirements).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to push and pull a minimum of 750 lbs., required.
• Ability to lift and move a minimum of 75 lbs., required.
• Ability to understand proper floor care, required.
• Ability to understand trash collection and proper trash disposal, required.
• Ability to understand linen collection and proper linen distribution, required.
• Ability to understand proper lifting and moving heavy objects, required.
• Ability to work with and properly handle cleaning solutions and chemicals, required.
• Ability to complete on-the-job training, including the proper operational procedures for the cleaning equipment and tools, and must demonstrate knowledge of health and sanitation standards, required.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions and labels in English, required.
• Ability to communicate with supervisors, health care staff and environmental service employees, required.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.