Environmental Services Aide LMH

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: Evenings and Nights

Hours: Primary: 3PM to 11PM Secondary: 11PM to 7AM

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