Service Assistant, Clinical Housekeeping Attendant - (12621)

Service Assistant, Clinical Housekeeping Attendant - (12621)

Job Type: Regular Part Time

Location: Mount Sinai Hospital Campus - Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 CA (Primary)

Travel Requirement: Must be available for all shifts up to 24 hours per week (days, evenings, nights, weekends and Stat Holidays)

Salary Scale: 2024 NOWU SU04: 26.692 - 27.707

Are you dedicated to creating safe and clean environments that support exceptional patient care? Mount Sinai Hospital is seeking a Service Assistant, Clinical Housekeeping Attendant to join our vibrant team. In this vital role, you will play a crucial part in our mission to deliver outstanding health care.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work alongside clinical teams, ensuring patient rooms and specialized equipment are disinfected to the highest standards. You’ll support patient care plans while mastering state-of-the-art cleaning technologies and procedures. Whether you are coordinating the flow of hospital beds or ensuring every surface is pristine, your work will directly contribute to the health and safety of our patients.

Is this you?
You are a detail-oriented professional who takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. You thrive in a dynamic setting, demonstrating flexibility and the ability to adapt to the ever-changing priorities of a busy hospital. Your excellent communication skills allow you to effectively collaborate with team members and clinical staff to achieve common goals.

You seek a career where your daily efforts are recognized and valued. At Mount Sinai Hospital, you will find a supportive community dedicated to professional growth. You are eager to enhance your skills in infection control, time management, and the safe handling of cleaning chemicals and equipment. This role challenges you to use your dexterity and organizational skills to manage a variety of tasks efficiently.

This position enables you to become an expert in health care sanitation procedures and directly contribute to the hospital’s operational success. Your commitment to creating a clean and safe environment ensures our hospital remains a place of healing and safety for all.

About the Support Services Department
The Support Services department at Mount Sinai Hospital is vital to ensuring a safe, clean, and efficient environment for patients and staff. Comprising over 400 dedicated professionals, including housekeepers and porters, the team excels in upholding high standards of cleanliness, managing waste and recycling, and handling mail and linen distribution. We invest in our team with robust training and professional development, ensuring they contribute to the exceptional care our hospital is known for.

In this role you will:

• Perform a variety of housekeeping activities to ensure a clean and safe patient care environment, including patient room cleaning, changing linen, disposing of waste, disinfection of equipment, touchpoints and surfaces within the patient spaces.
• Monitor unit inventory and restocks items as required.
• Execute routine and terminal cleaning of isolated areas.
• Conduct terminal cleaning of wards following outbreaks or increased evidence of infection.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Successful completion of a high school diploma.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position in order to perform the essential duties of the job which requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, and lifting of patients/equipment for extended periods of time.

Preferred

• 1 year of housekeeping attendant experience.

Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and read using English in order to effectively perform essential requirements of this position.
• Ability to be flexible/adaptable in a quickly changing work environment.
• Ability to take direction and work co-operatively in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with patients/families/co-workers.
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history.

If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your career within support services, apply via the button below and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.

Open Date: 1/24/2025

Posting Deadline: 2/6/2025

All applications must be submitted by no later than 4:00pm of the posting deadline date.

Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures and training.

As an equal opportunity employer who understands that diversity enriches our community and culture, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, disabled people/people with disabilities, women, and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require accommodation(s) due to disability at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact 416-586-4800 ext. 7050, or email TalentAcquisitionAccommodation.msh@sinaihealth.ca.