Housekeeper - Environmental Services - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Mercy Health BSMH • Youngstown, OH

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Associate 1 reports to the Environmental Services Manager and performs preventative cleaning procedures to maintain the facility in an orderly, sanitary, and attractive condition, in accordance with established policies and procedures. The role safely collects and transports infectious, solid, and recyclable waste to approved holding, incineration, compaction, or storage areas, and transports clean and soiled linen. The associate visibly supports the mission and vision of St. Elizabeth Health Center.

Duties include cleaning patient rooms and specialized patient-care areas, including operating rooms, emergency departments, NICU, and Labor and Delivery; cleaning public and support areas; handling linen and waste; maintaining equipment and work areas; and responding to emergencies such as floods. The associate may also transport patients infrequently on the night shift if required and may be assigned other job-related tasks.

Requirements

• Read and understand signs, warning notices, and work instructions, and write to complete necessary work forms.
• Ability to follow oral instructions.
• Physical ability to withstand frequent or prolonged lifting, standing, pushing, pulling, and walking.
• Physical ability to operate equipment such as mop wringers and floor equipment.
• Mental ability to work under potentially stressful or emergency situations.
• Use judgment to assess potentially unsafe situations.
• Demonstrate courtesy when dealing with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Apply judgment and analysis when planning, investigating issues, and evaluating alternative solutions.
• Use interpersonal skills, cooperation, and tact when interacting with others.

Responsibilities

• Follow hospital and departmental standards for patient and guest relations and promote a positive image of St. Elizabeth’s Health Center.
• Safely transport hazardous, solid, and recyclable waste from points of origin to approved holding areas.
• Clean occupied patient areas using the Ten Step Interactive Cleaning Procedure.
• Perform discharge cleaning and AM freshening of patient areas according to established procedures.
• Clean occupied patient rooms according to the Interactive Turndown Procedure.
• Clean, disinfect, and make beds, cribs, and isolettes.
• Clean operating rooms, emergency departments, NICU, Labor and Delivery, and other special or critical patient areas, both inpatient and outpatient.
• Perform isolation, between-case, terminal, and cycle cleaning procedures.
• Clean delicate patient equipment and monitors.
• Clean restrooms, elevators, stairwells, lobbies, waiting areas, and other support or ancillary areas.
• Perform preventative cleaning of hard-surface and carpeted areas according to the Interactive Burnishing Four Step Procedure.
• Deliver clean linen to approved holding areas and transport soiled linen to holding areas and from holding areas to the soiled dock.
• Transport and relocate furniture, beds, boxes, and other equipment.
• Clean wheelchairs, stretchers, IV poles, refrigerators, and other general equipment.
• Maintain equipment and work areas.
• Respond to floods and other emergency requests.
• Observe, note, and report potential safety issues or facility improvement requests to Engineering and Maintenance.
• Perform infrequent patient transport duties on the night shift if required.
• Exercise proper chemical dilution ratios and recommend ways to save on supply usage.
• Perform other job-related tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed