ENVIRON SVCS AIDE (2nd Shift)

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital • Brattleboro, VT

63d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for cleanliness and infection control in designated areas assigned by Manager/Lead. Including: In-patient, out-patient areas and common areas in all the department throughout the facility. Responsibility including, but not limited to dusting, disinfecting, sweeping and mopping, vacuuming, emptying waste baskets and collecting linen. Laundry duties include different task with dirty and clean linen.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Past cleaning experience preferred.
• Infection control knowledge preferred but not required.
• Ability to work independently, pay attention to details, multitask, and follow set procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Personnel problem-solving; interaction with other departments.
• Requires physical stamina, as there is extensive walking, standing and reaching to clean high places.
• Ability to work from a six-foot and 12-foot ladder.
• Able to complete routine tasks (Working on feet 90% of day, pushing carts, etc.).
• Able to interact with and communicate effectively with a variety of personalities.
• Ability to properly use mechanical cleaning equipment (For example, floor machines, room fogging devices.)
• Occasional exposure to blood and/or body fluids.
• Ability to use hospital cleaning compounds (must not be allergic to these).
• Ability to properly use quaternary disinfectants
• Ability to use required PPE when exposed to body fluids or chemicals.
• OSHA Category I - Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues require use of techniques of Universal Precautions as evidenced with blood borne pathogens standards.

Responsibilities

• Keep areas free of dust and building up debris.
• General cleaning and disinfecting per policies and procedures of all assigned areas (patients and non-patient areas) per shift.
• Filling the paper work of completed task, and explaining why the tasks were not completed (if applied).
• Job consists of, but not limited to the following duties: cleaning bathrooms, cleaning sinks in the rooms, dusting, disinfecting and cleaning multiple surfaces in the areas, polishing furnishings, sweeping and mopping the floors, vacuuming carpet.
• Keeping an eye on the paper supply, soaps / disinfectants, trash bags and other cleaning supplies and refurbishing them on as needed basis.
• Taking care of unscheduled housekeeping emergencies (spills as example).
• Some other equipment might be used: floor scrubber, carpet shampooer, floor power wash, buffer, etc. Special training required for those items.
• Laundry assignment might include collecting / delivering linen, sorting, washing, drying and folding.
• Evaluating and monitoring the interior of the hospital, and other areas in a facility and report items that needing either a repair or an attention (safety concern for example) to the appropriate department.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees