Associate, Hospitality Services

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Associate, Hospitality Services.

In this role, the successful candidate Leads Hospitality Associates to perform cleaning tasks, as assigned, to maintain a clean, sanitary environment for our patients, visitors and co-workers through general cleaning tasks in patient rooms, offices, hallways and other areas as assigned. This role will serve as the point of escalation for the on-call manager when needed, not to direct the work force, but to support when supervisor is not on.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Some housekeeping experience preferred.
• In between case cleaning experience required.
• 1-3 yrs experience as a Hospitality Associate required.
• Ability to delegate tasks accordingly.
• Heavy lifting required.
• Ability to work independently
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean and safe work environment
• Notifies the department upon completion of assignments.
• Transport of solid waste to designated locations transport of certain hazardous/universal wastes from designated hospital locations to the main hospital accumulation area
• General cleaning of hospital using some materials that may be corrosive flammable or toxic in their concentrated form
• Leads hospitality associates to perform cleaning tasks as assigned.
• Displays a positive team effort.
• Performs daily duties in a safe manner keeping patient needs first.
• Informs manager of any potential problems or unsafe conditions.
• Performs job duties without direct supervision.
• Performs project work as directed.
• Performs isolation cleaning according to procedure.
• Performs discharge cleaning according to procedure.
• Performs housekeeping duties according to procedure.
• Keeps housekeeping cart clean and chemical bottles labeled
• Act as first point of contact for staff questions and issues
• Answer and route phone calls, communicate with supervisors or management as needed for emergencies
• Support staff and ensure they have guidance and resources to perform their duties effectively.
• Document significant events and escalate issues appropriately for follow-up.
• Monitor ongoing tasks (repairs, supply issues, and provide updates to management.
• Ensure overnight procedures are followed and promote a safe, efficient environment.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits and wellness package
• financial security benefits
• generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED