Environmental Services Coordinator jobs in Mississippi

Clerical Coordinator - Environmental Services

Singing River Health System Hospital - Gulfport | Full-Time | CUSTOM.JOB.SHIFT

Position Overview
The Clerical Coordinator oversees the clerical functions of the Environmental Services department; represents the department on hospital committees and task forces; and, prepares office reports and correspondence. He/She assists with maintaining records for orientation, in-service training, pest control, attendance and medical/hazardous waste.  The Clerical Coordinator updates and maintains appropriate manuals as instructed; participates in Performance Improvement activities; notifies the Maintenance or Construction departments concerning mechanical failures or the need to repair equipment or furniture; and orders all office supplies, maintaining an inventory of materials used.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Education
Must be a high school graduate or equivalent. Associate’s degree with courses in business preferred. 

License
N/A

Certification
N/A

Experience
A minimum of two (2) years’ clerical experience in a healthcare Environmental Services setting preferred. 

Supervises
N/A

Physical Demands
Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area.  Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Work involves
using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard copier and 10-key.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue.  Must be able to work flexible hours.

Mental Demands
Keen mental faculties to perform data collection and specimen collection.  Must demonstrate communications/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and provide information in person and by telephone.  Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.

Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.  Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Special Demands
Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.).  Must have intermediate knowledge of MS Outlook and Word. 

Work requires the ability to function independently and as a team; must have the ability to adapt to workload demands. Work requires the realization that an error may have serious consequences for patients.