Waste Transport Technician

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Hospital Center is seeking a Waste Handler to remove and manage regulated medical waste, municipal solid waste, and recyclables across the campus, with the OR and Dietary areas excluded from routine waste activities.

The role involves inspecting waste for proper separation, transporting materials to disposal docks, washing carts, and cleaning the soiled/trash rooms to maintain a sanitary environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 0–6 months of experience is required.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic arithmetic.
• Ability to comply with oral and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Removes regulated medical waste (red bag), municipal solid waste (clear bag) and recyclables (green bag) from hospital areas with exceptions noted.
• Inspects waste to ensure proper separation and reports misclassification to supervisor.
• Transports waste to disposal docks and loads into appropriate containers.
• Washes trash carts at the disposal dock station.
• Cleans debris from the soiled/trash room floors and mops/wipes as needed.

Skills

Reading and writing

Basic math

Follow instructions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About the Job

General Summary of Position

Responsible for the removal and handling of regulated medical (red bag) municipal solid (clear bag) and recyclable (green bag) wastes within Washington Hospital Center.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Removes solid waste (clear bag) regulated medical waste (red bag) and recyclable material (green bag) from the soiled utility/trash rooms located throughout the Washington Hospital Center with the exception of the OR and Dietary which will remove the waste from their respective areas.
• Visually inspects the waste material to ensure that it is properly separated into the categories and appropriate bins used for collection (i.e. no comingling of Red and Clear bag waste). Reports any improperly separated waste to immediate supervisor so proper separation can be educated and implemented.
• Transports waste in covered carts directly to the disposal dock designated for each waste category; and loads it into the appropriate container (i.e. red bag in the container clear in the compactor recyclables in the compactor).
• Washes the trash carts utilizing a wash station on the disposal dock location.
• Cleans debris from the soiled/trash room floor and as needed mops the floor and wipes down the walls of the soiled/trash room.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

Experience

• 0 to 6 months experience required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Requires the ability to read write and perform basic addition and subtraction.
• Requires the ability to comply with basic oral and written instructions.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $19.10 - USD $26.52 /Hr.