Environmental Aide

CareWell Health • East Orange, NJ

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About The Position

The Environmental Aide is responsible for cleaning and disinfecting patient and non-patient corridors, lounges, offices, nursing stations, and other assigned areas. The role also involves burnishing floors on a scheduled basis and collecting and transporting trash and regulated medical waste to designated areas for storage and pickup. The employee prepares equipment and chemicals for daily use, maintains equipment, and reports safety or patient concerns and needed repairs to a supervisor. The role may also include hanging curtains and assisting with moving furniture.

The position requires at least one year of hospital housekeeping experience. No minimum education or certifications are listed. The employee must be willing to work holidays and weekends and provide additional coverage as needed. Duties and responsibilities may change with or without notice.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in hospital housekeeping.
• Willingness to work holidays and weekends and provide additional coverage as needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare equipment and chemicals for daily use and report to the assigned work area.
• Clean and disinfect corridor floors, lounges, nursing stations, and other assigned areas through daily dust mopping and wet mopping.
• Burnish corridor floors, patient areas, and other areas according to schedule.
• Remove trash from designated collection sites and transport it to a designated area.
• Remove regulated medical waste from designated collection sites and transport it to the assigned area for storage and pickup.
• Hang cubicle curtains, draperies, and shower curtains as needed.
• Assist with moving furniture as requested.
• Maintain equipment daily and report needed repairs to the supervisor.
• Inspect assigned areas and report safety and patient concerns to the immediate supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed