Environmental Service Worker I (Housekeeping) - Temporary - Shift

Kern County Hospital Authority - Bakersfield, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Bakersfield, CA

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical cares for 15,500 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year. The position of Environmental Service Worker I (Housekeeping) is a temporary role that involves performing janitorial services to maintain assigned buildings and surroundings in a clean and orderly condition. This entry-level position provides on-the-job instruction and supervision in the performance of job duties. The work environment may include close proximity to patients and specialized equipment, and tasks may be performed during evenings, nights, and weekends. Incumbents may be promoted to Building Services Worker II after acquiring the required training and experience, upon departmental recommendation and approval.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with the public, patients, visitors, and other staff in accordance with customer service standards.
• Completes tasks with an attitude of teamwork and cooperation in accordance with department procedures and standards.
• Uses precautionary and protective measures to avoid self-exposure and cross-contamination.
• Handles and disposes of contaminated trash according to established procedures.
• Maintains and respects patient and customer confidentiality.
• Sweeps, mops, strips, and waxes floors and stairways using various types of floor care equipment.
• Vacuums, spot cleans, removes stains, and shampoos carpets.
• Empties and cleans trash receptacles and operates trash compactor.
• Cleans, dusts, and polishes furniture and woodwork; washes windows, walls, ceilings, and a variety of window coverings.
• Cleans and disinfects restroom fixtures and drinking fountains; refills restroom containers and dispensers.
• Disinfects offices, workstations, and public areas when an infectious condition has been reported.
• Assists in setting up, breaking down, and moving folding tables; moves and arranges furniture and equipment.
• Turns out lights; locks doors and windows; replaces light bulbs; and reports the need for repairs.
• Moves wheeled furniture racks; carries, erects, and climbs folding ladders; lifts folding chairs overhead; pushes a supply cart on wheels; lifts and carries cases of supplies; lifts crowd control turn-style poles in buckets of cement for placement on a cart.
• Adheres to standards imposed by regulatory agencies; performs normal work assignments in close proximity to patients, visitors, and hospital staff, and to infectious conditions and hazardous waste.
• Disinfects patient isolation rooms following discharge without knowledge of the specific diagnosis, which may include AIDS, tuberculosis, or hepatitis; changes contaminated linens and cleans unoccupied beds.
• Cleans operating rooms and other special procedure areas to provide a sterile environment.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid Class C California Drivers License may be required for some positions.
• Candidates may be required to pass a thorough background investigation; misdemeanor and felony convictions may be disqualifying.
• Knowledge of simple arithmetic, including ratios and proportions; knowledge of basic hand tools and electric floor equipment used in janitorial services.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions; ability to use good body mechanics and follow basic safety practices in the performance of job duties; ability to read and understand labels on containers and supplies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, co-workers, and supervisors about completed and pending tasks.
• Willingness to work around infectious conditions and hazardous wastes; ability to interact effectively with patients, visitors, and hospital staff in a customer service-oriented manner; ability to understand and comply with defined procedures which minimize the possibility of contamination; ability to understand and comply with cleaning regulations imposed by external regulatory agencies; ability to maintain and respect patient confidentiality.

Nice-to-haves

• 1 year of previous hospital janitorial experience preferred.

Benefits

• Health Benefits coverage may be offered.
• Shift Differentials vary per classification.