Environmental Services Aide LMH

Job Description

Salary: 16.82-20.44 USD

Facility: Lockport Memorial Hospital

Shift: Shift 2

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: SEIU Local 1199

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Days Evenings Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours: Primary: 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Secondary: 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Summary:

The Environmental Services Aide performs a variety of cleaning tasks, in order to maintain the Hospital in a sanitary and orderly manner. Strives to incorporate the philosophy and mission of Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Lockport Memorial Hospital to incorporate the Hospital's goal of: Quality care in a personal manner with total regard for individual human dignity.

Mount St. Mary's Hospital consists of multiple locations and associate may be assigned as needed.

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION:

• High School Graduate/or Equivalent

EDUCATION

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.

EXPERIENCE

• No Prior experience or training required - on the job training provided.

• One (1) year floor and carpet care experience in a health care facility or hospitality preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Maintain logs

• Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions.

• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no language skills.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees.

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Occasionally exposed to odorous chemicals and specimens, housekeeping cleaning agents/chemicals

• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals

• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat

• May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases

• May work in high locations with ladders

• Occasionally exposed to unpleasant patient or unit elements

• Occasionally may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles

• Occasionally may be exposed to risk of electrical shock, radiation and vibrations

• Occasionally subjected to irregular hours

• Regularly exposed to risk of blood borne diseases

• Subject to injury from moving parts of equipment

• Subject to quiet noise level

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations

• Subject to injury from moving parts of equipment

• Required Protective Equipment:

• Lab coat or apron may be required

• Gloves may be required

• Mask may be required

• Eye protection may be required

• Face protection may be required

• Miscellaneous required protective equipment as deemed necessary

ENVIRONMENT

• Extreme Heat: Temperature hot enough to cause marked bodily discomfort

• Extreme Cold: Temperature cold enough to cause marked bodily discomfort

• Wet: Frequent contact with water or other liquids