Environmental Services Aide

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset. Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. $600 Sign-On Bonus offered to eligible applicants. St. Luke's Warren Campus is seeking Housekeeping Aides to join our dedicated and valued team. The Housekeeping Aide perform the general and aseptic cleaning and sanitizing of patient rooms, auxiliary rooms and other specified areas throughout the hospital and satellite locations, using proper cleaning guidelines and procedures. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: + Ability to follow all applicable schedules, sanitation and safety requirements. + Maintains assigned area in a neat, clean and sanitary condition. + Uses appropriate cleaning supplies and chemical according to departmental procedures. + Cleans and prepares patient rooms, beds, stretchers, and other assigned areas in a timely and efficient manner. + Scrubs, mops, and buffs floor. + Dusts and polishes furniture. + Cleans glass interior windows, woodwork, toilets, washrooms, and fixtures. + Cleans sinks in kitchen and cleans tables and dining area. + Removes trash from areas to designated trash stations. + Uses safe and proper cleaning procedures. + Completes annual employee TB test within specified time. + Keeps janitor's closets and equipment in area of responsibility clean and in order. + Keeps accurate records of all work performed in accordance with Environmental Services policies and procedures. + Attends 85% of Environmental Services Department monthly staff meetings annually. PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: Walks for up to 6-7 hours/day; 1 to 4 hours at a time. Stands for 1-2 hours/day; 0 to 1 hours at a time. Occasional firm grasping. Occasional lifting up to 25 lbs. Occasionally carries up to 25 lbs. Frequent pushing and pulling up to 50 lbs. Occasionally stoop, bend, squat and kneel. Occasional crouching. Frequently reaches above shoulder level. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation and seeing as it relates to general and near vision. EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent preferred. TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Three to six months of experience in housekeeping in either a hospital or institutional setting preferred. Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1872, St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 18,000 employees providing services at 14 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $2.7 billion, the Network's service area includes 11 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke's is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke's established the Lehigh Valley's first and only regional medical school campus. It also operates the nation's longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 38 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 347 residents and fellows. St. Luke's is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare's five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. St. Luke's is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World's Best Hospital. U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Luke's in the Lehigh Valley and in the state. Three of IBM Watson Health's 100 Top Hospitals are St. Luke's hospitals. St. Luke's flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health nine times total and seven years in a row, including in 2021 when it was identified as THE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, IBM Watson Health also named St. Luke's among the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN's information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. St. Luke's is also recognized as one of the state's lowest cost providers Learn More Here.