Environmental Services Associate, Per Diem/Days, Hospital

Job Summary

• Exempt: No

• Under the direct supervision of the Facilities Services Manager the EOC Tech cleans, maintains, and services patient rooms, bathrooms, and other hospital areas in order to provide a suitable environment for the care of patients and for the work of the hospital.

Standards of Behavior

Line of Responsibility and Authority

• LINE OF AUTHORITY: Environmental Services Associate - Facilities Services Manager

Licenses and Certifications

Professionalism and Self-Development

Education and Qualifications

• EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED Preferred
• EXPERIENCE: At least two years of housekeeping experience in a hospital setting is Preferred.
• LICENSE OR CERTIFICATIONS: Must have and maintain a valid California Driver's License.
• QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrate competence by planning and executing disaster drills internally and in conjunction with Adventist Health and the community. And by responding to actual events. Coordinate post drill debrief and document activities. Evaluate disaster drills and write after action plans to address opportunities. Recommend and provide guidance for improvements in department specific disaster plans.
• QUALIFICATIONS: Must be physically able to move heavy objects.
• QUALIFICATIONS: Must complete Proper Authorities training annually.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Use of Senses and Communications Skills

• Accommodations: The physical demands and work environment characteristics are described here are representative of those an employee typically encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key responsibilities and essential functions.

• Confidentiality: Employee must conform with all HIPAA and other confidentiality regulations as required by the job, department, or hospital

• Physical Requirements: This job requires frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing, reaching above shoulders, sitting, walking inclines and declines, standing, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive hand motions. Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will occasionally lift boxes and/or supplies weighing up to 25 pounds. The employee must demonstrate lifting a 25-pound box from the floor.

• Potential Exposure to Blood & Body Fluids: Category 3 for potential exposure to blood/body fluids. (Does not require the performance of procedures or other tasks in the work routine that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, and the assisting in cases of emergency medical care or first aid is not a requirement of employment. Tasks that involve handling of implements or utensils, use of the public or shared bathroom facilities, telephones, and personal contacts such as handshaking, are all considered Category 3 tasks.)

Job Roles

Environmental Services Associate (PD) (AHCL)

• Applies special training in critical areas such as isolation rooms, surgery, and emergency rooms.

• Assists with patient watches, all emergency code responses, and general hospital security.

• Cleans tools and restocks cart.

• Handles equipment, furnishings.

• Maintains a clean, sanitary safe environment.

• Maintains and meets expectations on time for all competencies, license, certifications and education requirements as outlined by local administration, Adventist Health (AH), The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and all other regulatory Agencies.

• Performs daily cleaning including mopping, vacuuming, sterilizing toilets, showers, wash basin, night stands, beds, closets, handrails, disposes of waste and duties assigned.

• Periodic cleaning including stripping, waxing, shampooing, walls, windows, detailed cleaning.

• Receives, stores and distributes linen, inventories stockage, picks up soiled linen, maintains records.

• Replenishes disposals and dispensable and dispensers.

• Reports mechanical failures, low stock levels, needed repairs and safety hazards.

• Willingly performs other duties and innovations as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.