Support Services Assistant-9

About the role

This position may be assigned to a variety of service positions throughout WVUH, including Material Handling Attendant, Equipment Handling Attendant, Housekeeping Assistant, Dietetic Assistant, Support Associate, and Linen Services Attendant. This position will report to the Central Transport Department at the beginning of their assigned shift to receive their daily assignment and must report to the assigned department and position for that shift.

Responsibilities

• The Support Associate role is a position providing support to the patient care team as well as directly attending to certain, specified needs of the patient.
• The Support Associate performs the transportation of patients to and from testing areas and other areas as needed.
• The Support Associate also transports various items throughout the facility.
• The Housekeeping Assistant cleans areas of responsibility utilizing proper procedures.
• The Housekeeping Assistant maintains productivity and cost effectiveness.
• The Dietetic Assistant may be assigned a variety of fundamental food service duties.
• The Dietetic Assistant works as a team to deliver high quality food and service to patients and customers.
• The Linen Services Attendant performs all activities associated with the retrieval of soiled linen, processing of linen and distribution of clean linen.
• The Material Handling Attendant receives, inventories, stocks, issues, handles, and distributes all supplies, equipment and instrumentation used throughout West Virginia University Hospitals which are the responsibility of Materials Management.
• The Equipment Handling Attendant performs all duties listed and assigned to the Equipment Handling Attendant position.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Food Service Worker Permit (FSWP) from Monongalia County Health Department (MCHD) prior to starting OR obtain a MCHD Temporary FSWP no later than the first Wednesday of employment and a permanent MCHD FSWP within 1 month of start date (next available class).
• Must have a valid NCHD FSWP throughout employment.
• Obtain certification in HeartSaver First Aid within 30 days of hire date.

Skills

• Must possess excellent communication skills (both phone and personal).
• Must be able to work in a high stress environment.

Physical Requirements

• Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stopping, reaching, standing.
• Ability to walk for long periods of time.
• Positioning and lifting of patients’ weighing 50 pounds.
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds.
• Ability to stand for entire shift.
• Pushing/pulling carts or beds weighing up to 200 pounds.
• Ability to pull a fully loaded meal cart up to 250 pounds.
• Pushing loaded supply carts weighting in excess of 600 pounds.
• Must possess visual and oral acuity.