Environmental Aide

Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: Spokane
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Description Providence is calling a Environmental Aide (Environmental Services, Evenings, 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week) to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital in Spokane, Washington. We are a community of caregivers delivering every day on our Mission to provide compassionate care that is accessible for all - especially those who are poor and vulnerable. Check out our Environmental Service Video In this position you will:

• Maintain and promote positive, open and honest interpersonal relationships with customers (physicians, employees, visitors, patients, and other PSHMC publics)
• Provide high quality service to all customers; focuses on understanding customers' needs and follows through. Demonstrate respect for the capabilities, different cultures and or personalities of co-workers and Medical Center publics within the mission/values of PSHMC
• Promote and demonstrate effective, open and honest written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate self-management behaviors which reflect a positive image of PSHMC, following established policies and procedures and promote an efficient, cost effective work environment
• Demonstrate good stewardship of resources by treating property of customers, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and co-workers with care and respect
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of staff and other disciplines for problem solving without blaming
• Demonstrate flexibility by readily adapting to different situations to complete work
• Select correct cleaning materials, supplies and prepares cleaning solutions
• Order cleaning supplies, return unused supplies to janitor closet and ensures all items are replaced in an orderly manner
• Clean assigned areas by washing furniture, walls, doors, windows, ceilings, vents, beds, chairs, televisions and equipment with germicidal cleaning solutions (according to department policy)
• Maintain hard floors by burnishing, scrubbing, re-coating and stripping floor finish with appropriate equipment
• Dust mop and wet mops floor areas, vacuums carpets, spot cleans carpets
• Shampoo carpets using correct chemicals and equipment
• Operate department equipment including (but not limited to) buffers, burnishers, auto-scrubbers, vacuums and carpet extractors; as required by position
• Clean equipment, notifies supervisors of equipment needing repairs
• Report safety hazards to supervisor
• Collect trash and sanitizes trash receptacles
• Arrange furniture for meetings, workshops and community affairs
• Access medical supply rooms as required to perform their job duties/functions
• Set up and transports audio-visual equipment, as assigned
• Pick up and delivers supplies throughout the Medical Center
• Maintain a reasonable inventory of necessary supplies
• Maintain skills and knowledge required for this position
• Attend and participate in department meetings Required qualifications for this position include:
  • Acceptable references from former employer(s) Preferred qualifications for this position includes:
    • One (1) year of Housekeeping experience in health care environment About the hospital you will serve. Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has a commanding presence in Spokane, Washington and is a beacon of hope and healing for patients throughout the region. We have over 600 beds and are chosen by people from across the state for the da vinci surgical robotic for heart surgery and parents from all over the Inland Northwest who have children with life-threatening conditions know they'll find the care and comfort they need at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital. About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Requsition ID: P365580 Company: Providence Jobs Job Category: Environmental Services Job Function: Operations Schedule: Full time Shift: Evening Career Track: Admin Support Department: 3040 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WA SHMC SPOKANE MAIN TOWER L2 Address: WA Spokane 101 W 8th Ave Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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