Environmental Services Aide

Performs a variety of environmental service functions to maintain the Hospital campus in a neat orderly and sanitary condition.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

General Requirements

The following requirements are expected of all employees:
Core Values: Integrity Compassion Excellence Service
Annual Health Screening with Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens Education
Safety Awareness: Hospital Fire Safety and Disaster procedures
Confidentiality: Maintains employee and patient confidentiality.
Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential function of the position
Leadership Standards:
Character: Attitude Integrity Role Modeling
Job Performance: Results orientation Customer focus Decision making Awareness.
Interpersonal Skills: Communication Relationship-building Team player Celebration
Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking Knowledge-Building/Sharing Coaching/Empowering System Vision & Management
Physical and Mental Requirements: Classified as heavy work by Dictionary of Occupational Titles: May exert 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Stands and walks constantly on carpet or tiled surfaces.
Lifts up to 20 pounds on a constant basis up to 50 pounds frequently and more than 100 pounds occasionally.
Frequently required to stoop kneel crouch or crawl.
Occasionally required to climb or balance.
Auditory acuity; ability to hear phone conversations overhead pages alarms etc.
Sense of smell in order to detect foul odors chemical odors etc.
Reaches up to two feet overhead frequently.
Frequently required to use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls.
Near visual acuity with color perception in order to read measurements; detect dust debris etc.; distinguish trash container colors indicating hazardous waste etc.
Push/pulls trash carts equipment etc. weighing up to 200 pounds frequently.
Mental Requirements: Must possess good general mental health; ability to work under pressure; ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form. Must establish priorities among essential functions of the job and coordinate these functions with others; ability to speak read and write the English language.
Working Environment: Exposure to caustic chemicals works near moving machinery parts occasionally works outdoors and is exposed to fumes and airborne particles. Possible exposure to patients and materials contaminated with infectious disease. Possible exposure is mitigated by the use of gowns gloves and goggles which are provided to reduce the risk of exposure. Noise level is usually moderate.
Reporting Structure: Reports to Environmental Services his/her absence reports to the Director of Environmental Services.
Disclaimer: These essential job functions are requirements of the position which must be performed either with or without reasonable accommodation. The essential job function list is intended to be a guide rather than a limitation. The Chambersburg Hospital possesses the right to add new responsibilities to the list as business demands dictate. Some of the essential job functions may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat/significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.

By identifying essential job functions we are in no way stating or implying that these required tasks are the only activities that are to be performed by the employee occupying this addition employees will also be expected to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties that are included in the job description. The preceding requirements represent only the minimum acceptable levels of knowledge skills and/or abilities that a job incumbent must possess; in order to perform the job successfully the incumbent will possess additional aptitudes so as to perform the other duties that the job description entails.
Revised Date: 03/26/2014

Qualifications and Standards
Education: High School Graduate or G.E.D. preferred.
Experience: Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. Experience in healthcare setting or cleaning industry preferred.
Certifications/Licensure: None