Job Summary:

SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital strives to provide the complete and thorough care required for a positive experience for our patients and their families.  A vital part of that experience is making sure that everything is clean and patient ready at all times.  This is why our CLEANERS and JANITORS play an important part in providing care.  Our mission is clear. 

“We improve the health of those we serve through exceptional medication management, upheld by a culture rooted in safety, collaboration, research, education, and staff growth.”

A “culture rooted in safety” requires a clean environment.  We need your help to make that happen.  Are you able to help?  Here’s what you’ll do;

• mop, clean, buff & wax floors
• wash corridors, stairs, stairwells, walls and partitions using various hand tools and detergents
• scrub and clean all areas of lavatories, rooms, & facilities
• move with care and purpose, and treat others that you meet while you work just as you want to be treated, and present yourself as a representative of SUNY Upstate in the best possible way

Minimum Qualifications:

• be able to stand, stoop, bend, and stretch for long periods of time
• have ability to climb ladders and safely handle all of the tools needed to do your job well
• must understand and follow verbal and written instructions. Across our team we speak over 40 different languages, but you must understand all safety instructions presented in English
• There is no educational requirement for these positions and there is no Civil Service exam  

Preferred Qualifications:

Supervisor experience

Work Days:

Various

Message to Applicants:

In return for your outstanding service, you’ll receive career guidance, training, and many paths forward to continue growing in your career.  You will become part of a supportive team, receive a base hourly pay rate equal to $33,313.00 annually full time for a Cleaner and equal to $37,121.00 annually full time for a Janitor, a great selection of medical, dental, vision, wellbeing plans paid for by NYS, as well as retirement benefits to choose from, INCLUDING AN ACTUAL PENSION!  You’ll even have OPTIONAL additional health benefits available after you start if you choose to pay for those, but they are completely optional.  Plus, we have full time and part time shifts available around the clock, 24/7/365.  Select the time that’s best for you and your family, and you can always bid for a new shift if your needs should change.

Please apply today and help us to help the people of Central New York, and thank you!

Recruitment Office:

Human Resources

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