Sanitation

About the role

The Sanitation Worker plays a crucial role in maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of various areas within the facility, ensuring a safe environment for patients, cafeteria patrons, and catering guests.

Responsibilities

• Washes and restocks patient, cafeteria, and catering dishes, pots, and pans.
• Cleans and sanitizes tabletops, walls, and equipment.
• Sweeps, mops, cleans, and vacuums floors.
• Washes dishes by hand or places them in a dishwashing machine.
• Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, and cutting boards.
• Washes pots.
• Polishes equipment.
• Cleans equipment using specific chemicals to ensure sanitary standards.
• Removes trash and garbage to designated areas.
• Transfers supplies and equipment within and between storage and work areas such as pantry and dish room.
• Complies with all departmental HACCP policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner to the manager on duty.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training, and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs as designated.
• Demonstrate an understanding of food service safe chemicals that are used daily.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Some High School required, High School diploma or GED preferred.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Awareness of food safety principles.
• Food service experience in a high-volume food service establishment.
• Basic cleaning and sanitation practice knowledge and work history.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, rotating holidays, and extended hours as business dictates.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shifts on time with satisfactory regularity.

Skills

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions based on specific instructions and standard practices.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address routine, somewhat repetitive problems by following clear directions and procedures.
• Independence of Action: Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided.
• Written Communications: Ability to read and write in English to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors.
• Oral Communications: Ability to understand and communicate in English with patients, families, and medical center staff.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Team Work: Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff, and external contacts.
• Customer Service: Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.

Benefits

• Regular provision of service in a patient care area.
• Health Care Worker Status may vary by department.
• Potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $22.88 per hour. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, including seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.