Environmental Aide

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Environmental Aide, you'll clean and maintain assigned areas of the hospital in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition to promote a clean and healthy environment for all employees, patients, and guests in accordance with departmental standards. Every day you will adhere to proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials, including bodily fluids or sharp objects. You will apply specialized cleaning techniques to designated rooms and equipment, replenish supplies such as soap, paper towels, and tissues, and deliver clean linens to patient rooms. You will be successful in this role if you consistently maintain high standards of cleanliness and infection control while following safety protocols and departmental guidelines. Success also depends on reliability, attention to detail, flexibility to take on additional tasks, timely reporting of maintenance issues, and a proactive approach to responding to emergencies and supporting a safe, healthy environment for patients and staff. Participate in orientation and training of new employees as assigned. Maintain cleanliness of assigned areas. Push and pull mops and vacuums. Wash beds. Wash walls and windows. Operate floor scrubbing and polishing machines Operate carpet cleaning and Wet Vac machines Operate pressure washing equipment. Collect soiled linen throughout the hospital Distribute clean linen throughout the hospital. Push or pull laundry carts Perform count of hospital linen inventory as assigned. Job Requirements Preferred High School Graduate General Studies and Institutional environmental services experience. Where You'll Work Founded in 1938, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a 25-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Mt. Shasta, California. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. One Community. One Mission. One California Pay Range $28.52 - $32.46 /hour #J-18808-Ljbffr CommonSpirit Health