Req #: 233157

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHWEST - WASTE MANAGEMENT

Posting Date: 04/18/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $20.32 - $29.57 per hour

Shift: Evening Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.For a complete description of our benefits for this position, click here. (http://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-classified-staff-20191231.pdf)

This recruitment offers a $2,000 Sign-on Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine

UW Medical Center - Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for a FULL-TIME, EVENING SHIFT, CUSTODIAN! WORK SCHEDULE

• 3:00pm -11:30pm, rotating schedule POSITION HIGHTLIGHTS The Custodian perform routine Waste Management duties to maintain the Medical Center environment in a safe, sanitary, and orderly manner. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Checks and replaces all sharps and chemotherapy waste containers in soiled utility room and other areas as required.

• Picks up and replaces all municipal, regulated medical waste and soiled linen carts on the units.

• Provide cleanup of blood borne pathogen, chemical spill according to procedure.

• Operate the paper compactor machine. Provide service for all recycling materials, including HIPPA papers, cardboard, mixed plastics, and compostable materials.

• Operate cardboard baler machine, change cardboard bale as needed.

• Operate sterilizer machine, process regulated medical waste in sterilizer machine, perform biological indicator spore test and steam chemical integrator for sterilization assurance.

• Dispose treated sharp waste to designated sharp dumpster for proper disposal.

• Provide service for RCRA and trace chemotherapy waste chemotherapy on designated areas, ship RCRA and trace chemo waste according to policy and procedures.

• Follow written and/or verbal instructions regarding the use of chemicals, personal protective apparel, supplies, and equipment. Respond to hospital overhead codes appropriately.

• Keep work area and Waste Management dock clean and organized. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Physical ability to do required work. ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHWEST UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Neighborhood Clinics, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine and Airlift Northwest. UW Medicine - Northwest is a full-service, non-profit community hospital, offering comprehensive medical, surgical and therapeutic services. With 281 beds, more than 1900 employees and a world-class medical staff, we provide innovative, technologically advanced care on a patient-friendly, easy-access campus just north of Seattle. We're proud of the acclaim we've received for our excellence in patient care and safety. Among the local, regional and national recognition we've received are: The Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award; The Emergency Medicine Excellence Award; The Stroke Care Excellence Award; Winner of the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety for the last three years in a row, we’re also one of the safest places to get care – among the top 5% in the country. ABOUT UW MEDICINE - A HIGHER DEGREE OF HEALTHCARE UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.