Environmental Service Worker Evening shift

Mass General Brigham•Newton, WA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs routine housekeeping activities at Newton-Wellesley Hospital to maintain a clean, safe, and habitable environment according to departmental standards. Duties include cleaning patient rooms after discharge, bathrooms, administrative offices, nursing stations, housekeeping closets, floors, hallways, and stairways. The worker uses hospital-approved cleaning solutions, equipment, and personal protective equipment, and maintains supplies and equipment in proper working condition. The role also involves courteous interaction with patients, visitors, and staff, and requesting clinical assistance when a patient needs it.

Requirements

High school diploma preferred or equivalent experience.
Sufficient physical strength and stamina.
Ability to communicate verbally and make oneself understood.
Ability to problem-solve.
Ability to get along with others and confront issues appropriately.
On-the-job training is provided.

Responsibilities

Clean patient rooms after discharge, including disposing of trash and soiled linens, dusting, cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms, restocking bathroom supplies, and replacing shower curtains as needed.
Damp-wipe room furniture, equipment, fixtures, and horizontal surfaces; spot-clean walls and other soiled areas; and clean windows when needed.
Strip, damp-wipe, and remake beds upon patient discharge; cycle-clean rooms as assigned.
Dry-mop and wet-mop patient room and bathroom floors daily using hospital-approved disinfectant.
Clean administrative offices and nursing stations, including furniture, computer terminals, telephones, and filing cabinets; dry-mop floors and vacuum carpets daily.
Move furniture as needed to clean floors and carpets; periodically strip and refinish floors, buff floors, and shampoo or spot-clean carpets as assigned.
Sweep, mop, and buff hallways and stairways as assigned.
Organize housekeeping closets and maintain the availability and working condition of equipment and supplies in coordination with Group Leaders and Supervisors.
Pick up the E.S.D. cart at the start of each shift, use equipment according to manufacturer guidelines, clean equipment after use, restock supplies, replace vacuum bags and filters as needed, and return soiled mops to the E.V.S. supply room.
Use safety glasses, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as needed; change gloves appropriately, wash hands after use, change cleaning water every three rooms, and respond appropriately to hazards and spills.
Clean and restock carts for the next shift and take responsibility for cleaning and organizing housekeeping closets.
Treat patients, visitors, and personnel courteously; greet patients upon entering their rooms, leave a Welcome to Newton-Wellesley Hospital card after cleaning each room, and call a direct health care worker when a patient needs clinical assistance.
Assist with moving and discarding heavy office furniture when required.