Medical Waste Technician

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under direct supervision, the Medical Waste Technician as a member of the Waste Management Team is responsible to collect, transport, store, treat, destroy, monitor and dispose of waste discarded within the facility. Assists in clean ups and specialized waste handling to include, but not limited to Special Pathogens and "Category A" waste, chemicals and radioactive monitoring as required.

Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the proper handling and disposing of all H+H/Bellevue facility discards.
- Monitors, operates and sustains the equipment used for the treatment and disposal of all waste and special medical waste including but not limited to compactor, incinerator, neutralizer and autoclave.
- Performs routine inspections and preventive maintenance as scheduled.
- Collects trash from designated locations and transports to the Waste Management Center/Compactor area.
- Inspects waste accumulation containers to determine the bins are not leaking.
- Inspects points of waste generation in laboratories and satellite storage areas prior to special medical waste pick-ups to prepare and label waste containers.
- Collect, segregates and packages special medical waste containers, hazardous chemicals and radioactive wastes.
- Prepares manifest and transports spe

Purpose of Position:

Under direct supervision, the Medical Waste Technician as a member of the Waste Management Team is responsible to collect, transport, store, treat, destroy, monitor and dispose of waste discarded within the facility. Assists in clean ups and specialized waste handling to include, but not limited to Special Pathogens and "Category A" waste, chemicals and radioactive monitoring as required.

Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the proper handling and disposing of all H+H/Bellevue facility discards.
- Monitors, operates and sustains the equipment used for the treatment and disposal of all waste and special medical waste including but not limited to compactor, incinerator, neutralizer and autoclave.
- Performs routine inspections and preventive maintenance as scheduled.
- Collects trash from designated locations and transports to the Waste Management Center/Compactor area.
- Inspects waste accumulation containers to determine the bins are not leaking.
- Inspects points of waste generation in laboratories and satellite storage areas prior to special medical waste pick-ups to prepare and label waste containers.
- Collect, segregates and packages special medical waste containers, hazardous chemicals and radioactive wastes.
- Prepares manifest and transports special medical waste from satellite accumulation points to Waste Management Center/Compactor area.
- Collect, monitor and/or submit samples for analysis as required.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by Supervisor and/or designee.
- Collect, monitor and/or submit samples for analysis as required.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by Supervisor and/or designee.

Minimum Qualifications
1. High School diploma or its educational equivalent; and
2. Successful completion of required Federal, State and/or Local trainings related to regulated medical waste including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and/or US Department of Transportation (DOT) prior to commencing duties or satisfactory proof of prior successful completion of such trainings; and
3. Must demonstrate the ability to operate medical waste treatment or treatment/destruction mechanism including but not limited to autoclave/compacter, incinerator, chemical sterilizer/pulverizer, microwave unit and radiation detection devices.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs