ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECH (HOUSEKEEPER) EVENING-24002155
Job
: Facilities Operations/Technical
Primary Location
: Columbia
Schedule
: Full-time
Shift
: Evening Job
Unposting Date
: Ongoing
Description
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Shift: Evening, 3:00pm-11:30pm, Every other weekend and occasional holiday
Department: Environmental Services (Housekeeping)
Salary Range: $14.00 - $19.71
Eligible for additional $2.50/hr for every hour worked through 6/22/24!
Eligible for additional $2/hr for weekend shift differentials
UNION BID PERIOD: 5/22/24 - 5/28/24
ABOUT THE JOB
MU Health Care is seeking a dedicated Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeper) to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining a clean and disinfected environment to prevent the spread of infections throughout the hospital. Additionally, you will ensure that patients and visitors feel comfortable and safe by keeping their rooms tidy and responding to their requests for assistance.
We seek an ideal candidate who embodies a positive attitude and professionalism and possesses vital customer service and communication skills. By joining us as an Environmental Services Technician, you will positively impact patients' well-being and contribute to our healthcare mission's overall success.
ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE
MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals — including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital — and over 50 specialty clinics located throughout the region.
As an MU Health Care employee, you’ll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.
Learn more about MU Health Care.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
See a comprehensive list of benefits here .
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Work with medical staff, other ancillary professional staff, departmental service staff, patients, visitors, and the general public. Use a high degree of professionalism focused on customer satisfaction at all times. Use proper scripting while in contact with patients, family, and guests. Maintain strict confidentiality and the utmost privacy of patient information, as required by HIPPA guidelines. Greet people with a smile and refrain from negative talk and public venting at all times while in MU Health Care facilities.
Follow directives of the Environmental Services management team related to work assignments, workloads, and areas needing improvement. Training will be provided and it is expected that employees will master these skills within their initial evaluation period including work routines, chemicals, equipment, scripting, and customer-focused skills.
Perform cleaning activities within a healthcare environment to ensure that infection control guidelines are met. This will include but is not limited to dusting wall surfaces, floors, ledges, and furniture, disinfecting wall surfaces, floor ledges, unoccupied beds, bathrooms including toilets and showers, furniture, and high-touch surfaces. Remove bed linen and remake beds according to standards. Clean rooms around patients in occupied beds and after patient discharge. Perform cleaning routines in an acute setting to include but not limited to patient care areas, restrooms, specialized procedure areas, public areas, offices, clinics, and other ancillary areas according to proper procedures and standards.
Follow proper infection control guidelines for the cleaning and disinfection of areas assigned and follow all body substance precautions and PPE guidelines. Handle soiled linen, regular waste, and medical waste following all precautions required for personal safety and the safety of others.
Perform clean linen activities such as delivering clean linen exchange carts daily to assigned areas and stocking ancillary department closets. Use electronic devices such as handheld or desktop computers to enter daily par-level usage numbers. Operate approved software programs for data entry to determine linen usage by area and linen that has been injected into the system or discarded.
Perform health care cleaning tasks requiring standing on stepladders and or ladders and follow all safety requirements at all times. Follow all hospital protocols for body substance precautions and PPE use when working around patients, in isolation areas, and when handling soiled materials such as soiled linen, regular waste, and medical waste. Maintain and operate equipment safely. Avoid safety issues with staff, patients, and the general public such as keeping carts and items out of traffic ways and ensuring items are locked when not in eyesight. Report any safety issues discovered promptly to the supervisor. Use wet floor signs properly and in all locations where someone might come into contact with a wet floor such as stairwells and rooms entering into a wet floor area. Keep the vacuum in good working condition and check the cord daily for safety issues.
May be requested to assist in floor care processes to assist Floor Care Technicians and in the development of staff.
Maintain work area safely and cleanly according to regulatory agencies. Ensure the work area is inspection-ready from any regulating agency. Take immediate action to correct any deficient area when notified by the supervisor or from inspections such as tracer findings. Keep equipment clean, tidy, and in good working condition, and clean and restock equipment at the end of the shift.
May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
None
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired.
Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and may require ambulating, remaining in a stationary position and positioning self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 10 lbs. and occasionally move objects up to 25 lbs. or more.
This role may also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.
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