Job Details

Position Overview

This role is essential for maintaining a clean, safe, and organized healthcare environment in a regional medical facility located in the Pacific Northwest. The Environmental Services Support Aide is responsible for the collection and proper disposal of medical solid waste and trash, as well as the distribution and collection of linens and floor care maintenance. This position also includes housekeeping and janitorial duties across patient care areas, administrative offices, and public spaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe and sanitary work environment, adhering to unit-based safety and infection control protocols.
• Safely move heavy equipment, bins, and receptacles as required.
• Collect biohazardous waste and trash throughout the facility and dispose of them in designated receptacles.
• Collect and distribute linens efficiently.
• Maintain and clean floors according to organizational standards and schedules.
• Relocate patient beds, furniture, boxes, desks, supplies, and other equipment as assigned.
• Clean and maintain assigned areas, ensuring safety measures such as proper use of wet floor signs are followed.
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment and practice proper hand hygiene.
• Understand disaster roles and responsibilities within the facility.
• Clean discharge and occupied rooms following departmental training checklists.
• Provide professional and courteous customer service at all times.
• Maintain compliance with all hospital requirements including annual health screenings and training.

Qualifications

• Ability to push and pull a minimum of 750 lbs. and lift at least 75 lbs.
• Knowledge of proper floor care, trash collection, linen distribution, and safe lifting techniques.
• Experience handling cleaning chemicals and solutions safely.
• Completion of on-the-job training related to cleaning equipment and health standards.
• Minimum of one year of housekeeping or janitorial experience preferred.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions and labels in English.
• Effective communication skills with supervisors and healthcare staff.
• For surgical services areas: experience with floor stripping, waxing, buffing, and use of floor scrubber/buffing equipment, along with knowledge of cleaning agents and soil removal in operating room environments.

Education

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Licenses

• Valid driver's license required for evening shift positions within six months of hire or transfer.

All candidates must successfully pass a physical evaluation, drug screening, and background check prior to employment. Compliance with regional COVID-19 vaccination mandates is required.