Environmental Service Aide

Cape Cod Healthcare•Hyannis, MA

About The Position

The Environmental Service Aide cleans and sanitizes assigned areas, including patient rooms and specialized clinical spaces, in accordance with operating procedures. The role prepares rooms for occupancy, maintains cleaning equipment and storage areas, and supports the cleanliness of clinical units and other hospital areas. Duties also include moving supplies and furniture, setting up meetings and functions with appropriate audiovisual equipment, and transporting waste and used linen to designated disposal areas. The aide handles chemicals and housekeeping equipment safely, follows personal protective equipment and departmental safety requirements, and performs duties independently with little or no supervision. The position also includes participation in in-service education and staff meetings and other related duties as requested.

Requirements

Ability to communicate in English to understand and respond to basic verbal and written English-language instructions.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position.
Positive attitude, pleasant and cooperative manner, commitment to a team approach, and professional demeanor with patients, families, physicians, and fellow workers.

Responsibilities

Clean, terminally clean, and sanitize assigned areas according to operating procedures using appropriate equipment, chemicals, and supplies.
Prepare patient rooms for occupancy according to operating procedures and enter room-ready notifications into the approved system.
Maintain equipment and closets in a clean, orderly condition and clean equipment at the end of each shift.
Perform specialized cleaning procedures in areas such as CCU procedure rooms, nurseries, and isolation rooms.
Maintain cleanliness of unit areas, including kitchens, medication rooms, employee bathrooms, janitor closets, refrigerators, and microwaves.
Clean clinical equipment and furnishings, including wheelchairs, stretchers, scales, bedside tables, and IV poles; 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 transport them in designated bags or containers to assigned disposal areas.
Handle cleaning chemicals and solutions according to product labels and departmental procedures.
Use housekeeping equipment safely and efficiently.
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and follow departmental safety regulations, including use of wet-floor signs and caution tape and safe placement of electrical cords.
Participate in in-service educational programs and staff meetings.
Perform other work-related duties as requested or directed.