Environmental Services Aide - Second Shift

External Community Memorial Hospital•Hamilton, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Aide is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment throughout the hospital. This role involves performing a variety of cleaning tasks, operating cleaning equipment, and handling waste and linen. The position requires adherence to infection control practices and the ability to respond to spills and hazardous situations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Follows infection control practices including hand washing, standard precautions and isolation precautions.
Proven track record in providing exceptional customer service
Flexibility to work overtime as needed
Able to read and understand Material Safety Data Sheets as they relate to chemicals and their uses after annual training on MSDS sheets.

Responsibilities

Selects cleaning materials and supplies and prepares solutions according to procedure.
Loads service cart and transports to work area.
Cleans assigned areas by washing furniture, tile, fixtures, and equipment with a germicidal cleaning solution.
Cleans assigned areas by washing walls, doors, door frames, ceilings, vents, televisions, and windows.
Strips and applies floor finish and polishes floors.
Operates various types of cleaning equipment both mechanical and electrical (Buffers, wringers, scrubbers, vacuums, etc.).
Cleans equipment and notifies Supervisor of equipment needing repair.
Reports all safety hazards to Supervisor.
Sweeps and mops floor areas, vacuums carpets, spot cleans carpets, using appropriate solutions, and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning an assigned area.
Returns all unused supplies to janitor closet, cleans carts and equipment at the end of shift and ensures all items are replaced in an orderly manner.
Able to climb ladder to hang cubicle curtains, window drapes, or reach high areas for cleaning purposes.
Collects waste from all areas of the hospital, sanitizes garbage cans.
Collects Regulated Medical Waste as established by Hospital policy.
Delivers clean linen to all areas of the Hospital.
Works in clean linen room as assigned.
Collects soiled linen from all areas of the Hospital and transports to soiled linen room.
Performs routine cleaning of patient room, nursing units, offices, clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, and stairways in a neat clean and sanitary manner.
Cleans Isolation rooms both occupied and at patient transfer and/or discharge.
Cleans Operating Suites and all rooms and corridors in the OR area.
Responds to all spills such as Blood, Chemical, and other potentially dangerous liquids as required.
Uses proper cleaning and control procedures.