Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

The Operations & Facilities Management Department at WashU Medicine is committed to delivering a comprehensive range of services to support the medical campus.

We oversee maintenance and operations for 65 buildings, covering more than 11.1 million gross square feet of space. This includes the 11-story, 609,000-square-foot neuroscience research building, which houses one of the world’s highest concentrations of neuroscientists. Our responsibilities include operational and administrative support, strategic planning, and project management.

Furthermore, as the School of Medicine continues to expand its presence both on and off campus in areas such as teaching, clinical care, and research, our team remains instrumental in ensuring the seamless delivery of clinical care, advancing research initiatives, and facilitating educational endeavors.

Provides a higher level of custodial services by performing a variety of cleaning tasks to maintain a safe and healthy work area for staff, patients, students, and faculty. In addition to the daily tasks assigned, responsible for daily floor-to-ceiling cleaning of the clean rooms and clinical areas, in which all surfaces and equipment within the facility are cleaned daily.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Cleans interior rooms, restrooms, corridors, and work areas while conducting daily spot checks for thoroughness and quality. 
• Dusts and provides floor care in all work areas, clinics, clean rooms and laboratory environments each day.
• Operates vacuum cleaners, auto scrubbers, buffers and mop wringers; uses mops, brooms, brushes, soap, cleaning chemicals, floor finish and other material related to building cleaning.
• Removes and properly disposes of all waste including biohazard, waste and recycled material from the area.
• Assists in maintaining and tracking inventory of housekeeping supplies and consumables needed for the area.
• Provides high level of customer service to faculty, patients, students, staff and other university employees.   
• Reports facility related issues for repair and other duties as directed by leadership.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Exposure to chemicals.
• High noise environment.
• Requires protective devices.
• Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements.

Physical Effort

• Typically standing or walking.
• Typically bending, crouching, stooping.
• Must be able to lift and carry tools and materials weighing in excess of 50 pounds.

Equipment

• Must have the ability to read and understand labels and operating instructions on equipment and chemical containers.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

A diploma, certification or degree is not required.

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience:

No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Adaptability, Cooperative Work, Customer Service, Detail-Oriented, Following Instructions, Housekeeping, Interpersonal Interacti