Waste Handling Specialist Full Time Evenings - Concord, United States - Concord Hospital

Concord Hospital

Verified Company

Concord, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Full time

Description

Summary

Reporting to the Department Director, and under direct supervision of the Manager, collects waste products such as trash, soiled linen and biohazard waste from patient units and disposes of each according to established and approved procedures.

This position may also be required to perform Support Specialist duties on some occasions.

Education

High school education.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

None required.

Experience

Ability to read, write and understand labels and instructions. Good customer service skills. Prior experience in a health care facility, or large facility, cleaning and performing floor care is preferred.

Responsibilities:

Completes all required job specific training.
Completes daily Trash run as scheduled.
Completes daily Soiled Linen run as scheduled.
Completes daily Biohazard Waste run as scheduled.
Completes daily cleaning practices when assigned.
Cleans all equipment at the end of each shift and puts supplies away in the appropriate place.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM.

The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to pounds.

The employee is frequently required to bend, do repetitive motion, kneel, reach, speak, squat, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb, do fine motor, hear, smell, and stand.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration.

The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, airborne pathogens, chemotherapeutic agents, radiation, and variable weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.