UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Senior Custodian

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$65.5kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Up to one year of satisfactory work experience in hospitals, hotels, or industrial janitorial cleaning.
Ability to read, write, and follow simple oral and written instructions in English, and to speak clearly in English.
Willingness and ability to occasionally tolerate unpleasant sights and odors, including blood, chemical odors, and remains of vomiting.
Good grooming and personal cleanliness, and willingness to wear prescribed attire.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing and walking most of the workday; stooping, crouching, and reaching; and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
Ability to lift and move furniture and equipment, and perform duties using gloves if skin cannot tolerate cleaning chemicals or solutions.
Willingness to work in any area or shift, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as requested.
Ability to clean and maintain assigned areas according to established procedures and standards.
Good working knowledge of appropriate cleaning methods and materials, and the proper use and care of floor machines such as buffers, automatic scrubbers, vacuum cleaners, shampooing or scrubbing machines, floor strippers and scrubbers, floor driers, and electric or gasoline-powered floor sweepers.
Ability to apply appropriate cleaning methods and techniques in special areas according to provided guidelines.
General knowledge of equipment needed during emergencies such as floods, disasters, or fires.
Ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with associates, supervisors, and clinical staff members.
Successful completion of a background check, UCSF Occupational Health clearance, and physical examination is required.

Responsibilities

Perform cleaning duties in clinical settings, including patient rooms, public areas, and offices.
Load and unload trash receptacles, collect and transport recyclable materials, fill soap and towel dispensers, report building equipment and supply needs, and ensure the security of assigned spaces.
Perform specialized cleaning in laboratory and medical spaces, and move, set up, and take down furniture and appliances as required.
Follow infection control policies; empty and clean waste receptacles and replace plastic liners; label, collect, and remove infectious and non-infectious waste; collect soiled linen and dispose of or transport it in covered carts; and transport regular and infectious waste to designated disposal or safekeeping areas.
Sweep, dust mop, wet mop, and spot mop hard floors; vacuum and spot-clean carpets; strip or scrub floors; apply floor finish or sealer; burnish floors; shampoo carpets and furniture; clean baseboards, door kick plates, and elevator tracks; and keep edges and corners free of dust and debris.
Operate manual, electric, and battery-powered cleaning equipment, including floor polishers and scrubbers, automatic scrubbers, burnishers, steam cleaners, carpet shampoo machines and extractors, furniture shampoo machines, and heavy-duty wet/dry vacuum cleaners.
Damp-wipe or wash furniture and fixtures in offices, classrooms, shops, conference rooms, laboratories, kitchens, dining rooms, laundry rooms, nurse stations, patient rooms, and non-patient areas.
Clean overbed and side tables, chairs, patient and staff lockers, IV stands, and wall-mounted fixtures, including thermometers, lamps, televisions, and brackets.
Clean or polish ice machines, refrigerators, water fountains, vents, venetian blinds, blackboards, telephones, computer tables, countertops, desks, tabletops, cabinet tops, shelves, bookcases, window sills, doors, and partitions.
Clean restrooms; wash and sanitize walls, toilet bowls, urinals, sinks, mirrors, dispensers, plumbing fixtures, showers, bathtubs, soap dishes, handrails, and shower fixtures; and use ladders or movable stepladders when needed.
Meet customer needs while supporting UCSF's mission; communicate and treat patients, their representatives, visitors, and UCSF staff courteously, tactfully, and respectfully; provide consistent information according to established policies and procedures; and handle customer conflicts and problems constructively and appropriately.
Requisition paper supplies, hand lotion and soap, chemicals and cleaning solutions, shampoo, wax stripper, floor finish and sealers, mop heads, buffing and stripping pads, and shampoo pads.
Follow safety regulations by wearing eye protection and gloves when mixing chemicals or cleaning agents; maintain an adequate inventory of properly labeled cleaning materials and supplies in assigned storage closets; refill labeled secondary containers and spray bottles; and refill dispensers in bathrooms and other hand-washing stations.
Perform other related duties as instructed by the immediate supervisor and move to other work areas as operational needs require.
Clean patient rooms and clinic equipment, portable commodes, chart racks, and medicine carts; wash trash cans and tilt trucks; sweep grounds; move beds or lightweight furniture within a unit or between floors; strip and make beds; inspect own work; report missing furniture and needed repairs; secure or lock work areas; report unauthorized persons, fires, and safety hazards; and respond to emergencies according to procedures.
Complete training in handling biohazardous waste and comply with applicable local, state, and federal mandatory-training regulations, including infection control protocols, biohazardous waste compliance, and bloodborne pathogens training.

Desired Qualifications

Successful completion of basic custodial training is desired but not required.
University and/or Medical Center experience.
Current valid California driver's license.

JOB SUMMARY

Under supervision of the Custodial Assistant Superintendent, the incumbent will be perform cleaning duties for clinical setting including patient rooms, public areas and offices.This position will require to load and unload trash receptacles, collects and transports recyclable materials. Fills soap and towel dispensers, reports on building equipment and supply needs, ensures the security of assigned spaces, performs specialized cleaning in laboratory and medical spaces, and moves, sets up, and takes down furniture and appliances as required.

Asan employee, you will have the opportunity to learn and continue to grow in your career, enjoy one of the best benefits packages available, and work with a diverse staff who are committed to supporting our mission.This position will require successful completion of a background check/clearance and health clearance.

The UCSF Facilities Services Department (FS) is committed to creating an exceptional campus physical environment to support the research, teaching, health care and community service mission of the University. FS employs over 460professional staff and acts as steward for over $100 million in operating funds to achieve its goals in operating and maintaining the UCSF campus environment. FS is organized into 7 operating units: (1) West Campus/Parnassus Operations, (2) East Campus/Mission Bay Operations, (3) Engineering & Utilities, (4) Facilities Renewal & Project Delivery (5) Business Operations Support Center, (6) Custodial Services, and (7) Office of the AVC, including Administration & Communications.

FS adheres to and supports campus-wide P.R.I.D.E. values and the Principles of Community, and all FS leaders are expected to create a fair, equitable, safe, and supportive work environment where everyone can do their best work. FS leaders share accountability for the overall success of the operation and strive towards a high-performance work environment. We value innovation, creative problem solving, and diligent follow-through.

Required Qualifications:

Up to one year of satisfactory work experience in hospitals, hotels and industrial janitorial cleaning.Successful completion of basic custodial training desired but not required.
Ability to read, write and follow simple oral and written instructions in English. Ability to speak clearly in English.
Willingness and ability to tolerate, occasionally, some unpleasant sight and odors, e.g. blood, chemical odors, remains of vomiting, etc.
Good grooming and personal cleanliness and willingness to wear prescribed attire.
Ability to meet physical demands involved.Stands and walks most of working day.A turn stoops, crouches, and reaches in performing cleaning tasks.Lift and carries up to 50 pounds.
Ability to lift and move furniture and equipment and perform duties using gloves if skin cannot tolerate cleaning chemicals or solutions.
Willingness to work in any area or shift, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as requested.
Ability to clean and maintain assigned areas in conformance with established procedures and standards.
Good working knowledge of appropriate cleaning methods, material and proper use and care of floor machines e.g. Buffers, electric or battery operated automatic scrubbers, vacuum cleaners, shampooed/scrubbing machines, regular floor stripper/scrubber, floor drier, electric or gasoline air floor sweepers.
Ability to apply appropriates cleaning methods and techniques in special areas following given guidelines.
General knowledge of equipment needed in emergencies such as floods, disaster or fires.
Ability to maintain harmonious working relationship with associates, supervisor and clinical staff members.
Background check, UCSF Occupational Health clearance, and physical examination is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

University and/or Medical Center experience
Current valid California Drivers License

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Identify the functions or tasks that employees in the job perform. The essential functions should state the purpose of the work and the results to be accomplished, rather than how the function is performed. Of the tasks listed, what percentage of time is devoted to each? The more time employees spend on a function, the more likely it is that the function is essential. Generally, include those functions that account for 10% or more of the work, i.e., key items that contribute significantly to the achievement of the job. The functions should add up to 100%.

% of time	Essential Function (Yes/No)	Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervisor)
15%	Yes	COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE AND SOILED LINEN Follow Infection Control Policies. Empties and cleans waste receptacles and replaces plastic liners. Labels, collects and removes infectious and non-infectious waste material from assigned areas. Collects soiled linen from patient areas and disposes of it via linen chute or by transporting it in covered soiled linen carts. Uses large tilt trucks to transport regular waste to a disposal unit or compactor. Uses hand trucks for the transportation of infectious waste containers to designated area or unit for safekeeping and proper disposal.
30%	Yes	FLOOR CARE Sweep/dust mop and wet mop hard floors in rooms for non-patient or patient use, laboratories, bathrooms, hallways and stairways; spot mop to remove stains or spillage; vacuum clean carpets in offices, patient rooms, waiting areas, conference rooms, libraries, hallways, stairways, etc., spot clean carpets; uses standard cleaning equipment to strip or scrub floors, apply floor finish/sealer, burnish floors, shampoo carpets and furniture, clean baseboards, door kick plates, elevator tracks; edges and corners free of dust bunnies/debris. Operates manual, electric and/or battery powered equipment including but not limited to floor polishers, floor scrubbers, automatic scrubbers, burnishes, steam cleaners, carpet shampoo machines, carpet extractors, furniture shampoos, and heavy duty dry/wet pick up vacuum cleaners, etc.
40%	Yes	GENERAL CLEANING Damp wipe and/or washes furniture and fixtures in offices, classrooms, shops, conference rooms, laboratories, kitchens, dining rooms, laundry rooms, nurse stations, patient rooms and non-patient rooms and/or areas Clean over bed tables, side tables, chairs, patients and staff lockers, IV stands, all wall mounted fixtures, including thermometers, lamps, television sets and brackets. Clean and/or polish ice machines, refrigerators, water fountains, vents, venetian blinds, blackboards, telephones, computer tables, counter tops, desks and table tops, cabinets tops, shelves, bookshelves, window sills, doors, partitions, etc., Responsible to clean in restrooms, washes and sanitizes walls, toilet bowls, urinals, sinks, mirrors, soap dispensers, toilet tissue and towel dispensers, seat cover dispensers, plumbing fixtures; cleanshowers and bathtubs, soap dishes, handrails and shower fixtures. May use ladders and movable stepladders to perform some cleaning tasks.
10%	Yes	CUSTOMER SERVICE The incumbent meets the needs of customers while supporting the UCSF missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (patients, their representatives, visitors, and all UCSF staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. The incumbent provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.
3%	Yes	SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT Requisition paper supplies, hand lotion/soap, chemicals/cleaning solutions, shampoo, wax stripper, floor finish/sealers, mop heads, buffing/striping pads, and shampoo pads. Observes safety regulations by wearing eye protection and gloves when mixing chemicals or cleaning agents Maintains an adequate inventory in assigned storage closets of properly labeled cleaning materials and other supplies; refill properly labeled secondary containers/spray bottles; refill dispensers in bathrooms and other hand washing stations.
2%	Yes	OTHER FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES Performs other related duties as instructed by immediate supervisor; may be reassigned to other work areas as operational needs dictate Clean patient rooms, clean clinic equipment, portable commodes, chart racks, medicine carts; wash trash cans, trash tilt trucks, sweep grounds; move beds and/or light weight furniture within a unit or between floors; strip beds; make beds inspects own work, reports missing furniture, repairs needed; secure/locks work area, reports unauthorized person on the premises; report fires or safety hazards; respond to emergencies, following procedures, as in the case of fires, disasters or floods. Training to include handling of biohazard waste and must comply with local, state and federal regulations that pertain to mandatory training. Training to include; Infections Control Protocols, Bio Hazardous Waste Compliance Training, and Blood Bourne pathogens training.
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Budgeted Job Salary Range: 65,500

About the Company

UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

Company size: 10,001+
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Founded: 1864

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