Service Technician - Full Time - Evening Shift - Pennsylvania Hospital

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading academic medical center as a Service Technician, where you'll maintain cleanliness and hygiene across the hospital. Your role ensures that patient rooms and public spaces are welcoming and safe. With a focus on detail and professionalism, you'll contribute to a vital aspect of patient care. This full-time evening shift position offers the opportunity to be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits program

Prepaid tuition assistance program

Qualifications

• 0-1 years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Use germicidal detergents to clean and disinfect assigned areas.
• Interact effectively with patients, visitors, and hospital staff.
• Clean and disinfect bathrooms, including sinks and toilets.

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?

Job Title: Service Technician

Department: Environmental Services

Entity: Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce Street

Hours/Shift: Full time, evening shift

Summary:Are you passionate about creating a clean and safe environment for patients and staff? As an Environmental Services Technician at Penn Medicine, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene across our hospital. Your work will ensure that patient rooms, offices, treatment areas, and public spaces are spotless and welcoming.

Key Responsibilities:

• Thorough Cleaning:Use hospital-approved germicidal detergents to clean and disinfect assigned areas, including patient rooms, offices, and public spaces.
• Floor Care:Sweep, dust, mop, buff, scrub, and strip floors to keep them in pristine condition.
• Detail Work:Wash walls, light fixtures, sills, banisters, baseboards, doors, and elevators. Polish brass and stainless steel as needed.
• Maintenance Reporting:Report any malfunctions in mechanical equipment or damage to walls, doors, or furniture to your supervisor.
• Interpersonal Skills:Interact effectively with patients, visitors, and hospital staff, showing courtesy, compassion, sensitivity, and respect.
• Furniture Management:Move furniture as needed and push or pull loaded or empty carts.
• Trash Disposal:Collect and dispose of trash, and clean and disinfect trash receptacles.
• Furniture Care:Damp dust furniture, apply stain-type polish, and hand buff furniture. Arrange furniture as required.
• Bed Preparation:Clean and make up unoccupied beds as necessary.
• Bathroom Cleaning:Clean and disinfect bathrooms, including sinks, bathtubs, showers, toilets, and bathroom tiles. Polish chrome fixtures and replace supplies like soap, towels, and toilet tissue.
• Isolation Room Cleaning:Clean and disinfect isolation rooms, including ceilings, lights, walls, floors, furniture, and entire bathrooms. Collect isolation linen and trash.
• Equipment Maintenance:Keep janitorial equipment and closets clean and well-maintained.
• Flexible Scheduling:Be prepared to work varying shifts as needed.
• Professional Conduct:Use effective interpersonal skills in all interactions and perform duties consistent with the care philosophy of Pennsylvania Hospital.

Qualifications:

• Education:High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience:0-1 years of relevant experience.

Join us at Penn Medicine and be a part of a team that values cleanliness, safety, and excellence in patient care. Apply today and help us make a difference!

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.