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$29.39 - $39.61In-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Excellent customer service skills are required.
The ability to organize and prioritize work is required.
Good verbal and written communication skills are required.
The ability to read, speak, and understand English is required.
Basic arithmetic skills are required.
The ability to tolerate occasional unpleasant sights and odors, including blood, chemical odors, and vomit, is required.
Good grooming and personal cleanliness, and willingness to wear prescribed attire, are required.
The ability to meet physical demands is required, including standing and walking most of the working day, stooping, crouching, reaching, and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
The ability to lift and move furniture and equipment, and to perform duties using gloves if skin cannot tolerate cleaning chemicals or solutions, is required.
Willingness to work in any area or shift, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as requested, is required.
The ability to clean and maintain assigned areas in accordance with established procedures and standards is required.
The ability to apply appropriate cleaning methods and techniques in special areas following guidelines is required.
General knowledge of equipment needed in emergencies such as floods, disasters, or fires is required.
A background check, UCSF Occupational Health clearance, and physical examination are required.

Responsibilities

Perform cleaning duties in clinical settings, including patient care areas, public areas, and offices, in accordance with UCSF and department policies and procedures.
Load and unload trash receptacles, collect and transport recyclable materials, and 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.
Move, set up, and take down furniture and appliances as required.
Dust and 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 over-bed tables, side tables, chairs, lockers, IV stands, wall-mounted fixtures, ice machines, refrigerators, water fountains, vents, blinds, blackboards, telephones, computer tables, countertops, desks, cabinets, shelves, window sills, doors, and partitions.
Wash and sanitize restroom walls, toilet bowls, urinals, sinks, mirrors, dispensers, plumbing fixtures, showers, bathtubs, soap dishes, handrails, and shower fixtures; use ladders or movable stepladders as needed.
Follow infection control policies to empty and clean or disinfect waste receptacles and replace liners; label, collect, and remove infectious and non-infectious waste from assigned areas.
Collect soiled linen from patient areas and transport it in covered carts to the designated area.
Sweep, dust mop, wet mop, and spot mop floors; vacuum and spot clean carpets; strip or scrub floors; apply floor finish or sealer; burnish floors; shampoo carpets and furniture; and clean baseboards, door kick plates, and elevator tracks.
Operate electric and battery-powered floor polishers, floor scrubbers, automatic scrubbers, burnishers, steam cleaners, carpet shampoo machines, carpet extractors, furniture shampoo machines, and heavy-duty vacuum cleaners.
Replenish hand hygiene products, chemicals and cleaning solutions, shampoo, wax stripper, floor finish and sealers, mop heads, and buffing, stripping, and shampoo pads.
Follow safety regulations by using appropriate personal protective equipment; maintain an adequate inventory of properly labeled cleaning materials and supplies in assigned storage closets and properly label secondary containers and spray bottles.
Perform other related duties as instructed by leadership and move to other work areas as operational needs dictate.
After completing required training, clean medical storage areas; clean beds after patient discharges or transfers and patient care equipment; move beds or lightweight furniture within a unit or between floors; strip and make beds; inspect own work; and report safety issues or needed repairs in accordance with fire and life-safety guidelines.

Desired Qualifications

Previous cleaning experience in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or hotel is preferred.
Up to one year of satisfactory work experience in hospital, hotel, or industrial janitorial cleaning is preferred.
Successful completion of basic custodial training is preferred.
Computer (PC) experience is preferred.
A good working knowledge of appropriate cleaning methods and materials, and the proper use and care of floor machines—including buffers, electric or battery-operated automatic scrubbers, vacuum cleaners, shampooing or scrubbing machines, floor strippers and scrubbers, floor driers, and electric or gasoline-powered air floor sweepers—is preferred.

Job Summary:

Under the immediate supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor, the incumbent performs the followings duties adhering to UCSF & department policies and procedures:

The incumbent will be perform cleaning duties for clinical setting in patient care areas, 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.

As an 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.

Required Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent is required.
Excellent customer service skills
Previous hospital, skilled nursing facility, or hotel cleaning experience is preferred.
Is able to organize and prioritize work.
Must possess good verbal and written communications skills.
Must read, speak, and understand English.
Basic arithmetic skills are 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.
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:

Up to one year of satisfactory work experience in hospitals, hotels and industrial janitorial cleaning.
Successful completion of basic custodial training
Computer (PC) experience
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.

% of time	Essential Function (Yes/No)	Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervisor)
50%	Yes	General Cleaning: Dust 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 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., In restrooms, washes and sanitizes walls, toilet bowls, urinals, sinks, mirrors, soap dispensers, toilet tissue and towel dispensers, seat cover dispensers, plumbing fixtures. Clean showers and bathtubs, soap dishes, handrails and shower fixtures. May require use of ladders and movable stepladders to perform certain cleaning tasks.
15%	Yes	Collect and Dispose of Waste and Soiled Linen: Following Infection Control Policies to empty and clean/disinfect waste receptacles and replace liners. Label, collect and remove infectious and non-infectious waste material from assigned areas. Collect soiled linen from patient areas and transport it in covered soiled linen carts to designated area.
30%	Yes	Floor Care: The Floor Care job consists of 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, use 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; operates 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 vacuum cleaners, etc.
3%	Yes	Supplies and Equipment: Replenish supplies including hand hygiene products, chemicals/cleaning solutions, shampoo, wax stripper, floor finish/sealers, mop heads, buffing/striping pads, shampoo pads. Observes safety regulations by proper PPE. Maintains an adequate inventory in assigned storage closets of properly labeled cleaning materials and other supplies. Properly label secondary containers/spray bottles.
2%	Yes	Other Functions and Responsibilities: Performs other related duties as instructed by leadership. May be reassigned to other work areas as operational needs dictate – i.e. clean medical storage areas after completion of training for Medications and Auxiliary Staff Competency; clean beds after patient discharges or transfers and patient care equipment. Move beds and/or light weight furniture within a unit or between floors. Strip and make beds and inspect own work. Report safety or repairs necessary adhering to fire, life safety guidelines.
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Budgeted Job Salary Range: 29.39 - 39.61

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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