Denver Health is hiring Custodians for the Denver Health main campus and the new Outpatient Medical Center. Various shifts available.

A career at Denver Health will open the door to amazing opportunities. We promote from within, and offer excellent benefits! You can expect good leadership partners who will provide mentorship toward career advancement and recognition .

EVS (Environmental Services) Highlights:

*Independent work environment

*Great opportunity for gaining experience in a hospital-setting

*Shift differentials for night and weekend shifts

*Exceptional benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, retirement, tuition reimbursement, and more!

Job Summary

Under close supervision, provides cleaning, bed linen change out, floor care, moving, grounds and project services as directed by supervisor. May also perform specific interior and exterior Medical Housekeeping cleaning duties to maintain a clean and aseptic environment throughout the hospital/clinics. The individual may be assigned to any one of several positions to include: patient area cleaner, non-patient area cleaner, trash technician, special care unit cleaner, and/or others

Responsibilities

*General cleaning duties

*Use of commercial chemicals in a highly regulated industry

*Gather and empty trash and linen.

*Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.

*Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and equipment, in order to prevent damage to finishes and fixtures.

*Use floor care equipment to strip, seal, finish, and polish floors. Use floor care equipment to clean carpet and upholstery.

*Equipment includes buffers, scrubbers, burnishers, extractors and other related equipment.

*Transport and appropriately handle trash, recycling, medical waste, linen, and other items to each designated area and maintains waste areas within regulatory standards.

*Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees. Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications.

*Change bed linens.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

*Knowledge of the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

*Knowledge of safety hazards and necessary safety precautions sufficient to be able to establish a safety work environment.

*Knowledge of chemicals and equipment used to clean surface areas sufficient to be able to maintain a clean and orderly work area.

*Knowledge of proper cleaning methods. Knowledge of and/or ability to learn occasional hazards and safety precautions.

*Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to work within Health Department standards.

*Skill in understanding and following oral, illustrated, written or demonstrated instructions.

*Command of English strongly preferred. Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.

Education

*High School Diploma or GED

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, efficient, high-quality academic health care system that is considered a model for the nation. The Denver Health system includes the Rocky Mountain Regional Level I Trauma Center, a 525-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 8 family health centers, 15 school-based health centers, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, the Denver Public Health Department, an HMO, and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary safety net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3 billion in care for the uninsured in the last ten years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvements and remains financially secure, in part, due to its nationally recognized implementation of lean principles in healthcare. Denver Health is a major resource to the community, serving approximately 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located just south of downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer. We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). "Denver Health is committed to provide equal treatment and equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class."