Environmental Service Aide

Cape Cod Healthcare•Hyannis, MA

About The Position

The Environmental Service Aide cleans and sanitizes assigned areas throughout the hospital, prepares patient rooms for occupancy, and performs specialized cleaning in areas such as procedure rooms, nurseries, and isolation rooms. The role also maintains cleanliness of clinical equipment and shared spaces, keeps equipment and supply closets orderly, and handles trash, medical waste, and soiled linen according to established procedures. The position uses housekeeping equipment and cleaning chemicals safely, follows personal protective equipment and other safety requirements, and may move furniture, equipment, or supplies within or between hospital buildings. The aide works independently with little or no supervision, supports meetings and functions by arranging supplies and audiovisual equipment, and participates in in-service education and staff meetings. A positive, cooperative, professional demeanor and commitment to teamwork are expected.

Requirements

Ability to communicate in English to understand and respond to basic verbal and written instructions.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position.
Positive attitude and a pleasant, cooperative, team-oriented approach.
Professional demeanor when interacting with patients, families, physicians, and fellow workers.
Ability to perform duties independently with little or no supervision.
Follow procedures for handling cleaning chemicals and solutions and using housekeeping equipment safely.
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and adhere to safety regulations.

Responsibilities

Clean, terminally clean, and sanitize assigned areas using proper equipment, chemicals, and supplies in accordance with operating procedures.
Prepare patient rooms for occupancy according to procedures and enter room-ready status in the approved notification system.
Maintain cleanliness of the environment, including kitchens, medication rooms, employee bathrooms, janitor closets, refrigerators, and microwaves.
Clean clinical and other equipment on units, including wheelchairs, stretchers, scales, bedside tables, and IV poles.
Perform specialized cleaning procedures in areas such as CCU procedure rooms, nurseries, and isolation rooms.
Maintain equipment and closets used for the job in a clean and orderly condition, and clean all equipment at the end of the shift.
Report equipment problems to the charge nurse.
Set up meetings and functions and supply appropriate audiovisual equipment.
Spray buff or high-speed burnish tile floors; spot-clean carpets; and buff carpets in corridors and rooms.
Move cleaning equipment and supplies within or between hospital buildings and move furniture as requested.
Remove general trash, medical waste, and soiled or used linen from work areas and place them in specified bags or containers; transport them to the assigned disposal area.
Handle cleaning chemicals and solutions according to product labeling and departmental procedures.
Use housekeeping equipment safely and efficiently, wear appropriate personal protective equipment, and follow safety regulations.
Participate in in-service educational programs and staff meetings.
Perform other work-related duties as requested or directed.