Environmental Services Associate - Part time/Days (32 HR/WK)
About The Position
The Environmental Services Associate performs daily cleaning of patient rooms, nursing stations, lounges, restrooms, offices, clinic areas, corridors, stairwells, elevators, and other assigned areas. The employee follows the standard cleaning and infection-control procedures of Sodexho Marriott Services and Bridgeport Hospital. The position works under the direction of the EVS Supervisor and supports Bridgeport Hospital’s patient-centered approach to coordinated, continuous, comprehensive care and quality improvement. The employee completes assigned cleaning tasks according to established schedules and methods, maintains equipment and work areas, responds to emergency spills, follows safety procedures, and attends required meetings and in-services. This is a part-time, day-shift position scheduled for 32 hours per week.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Ability to understand and speak English well enough to perform assigned duties safely and efficiently.
- Must pass pre-employment screenings required by the client.
- After initial training, must demonstrate the ability to use supplies, tools, and equipment properly without waste or neglect.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Successful completion of department orientation.
- Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
Responsibilities
- Clean assigned areas using established schedules and prescribed methods, including high and low dusting, emptying and relining trash receptacles, disinfecting furniture and surfaces, cleaning bathrooms and fixtures, dry mopping or vacuuming, wet mopping and disinfecting, burnishing or refinishing floors, cleaning walls and windows, polishing metallic surfaces, and replenishing room supplies.
- Perform room checkout or discharge cleaning, shampoo carpets, and collect bulk trash from soiled holding areas.
- Inspect completed work for quality and complete cleaning assignments within department time parameters.
- Perform EVS tasks with appropriate urgency and customer service orientation.
- Measure and dilute cleaning chemicals appropriately after training and use them for their intended purposes.
- Maintain assigned equipment and workstations, keep them clean, and report repair needs.
- Assist with cleaning emergency spills when observed or requested.
- Observe and report general repair needs involving equipment, furniture, buildings, and fixtures.
- Help ensure the safety of patients, staff, and visitors by following department safety policies and procedures.
- Use cleaning tools, equipment, chemicals, and protective devices or clothing safely, including razors, scrapers, vacuums, scrubbers, burnishers, buffers, extractors, gloves, floor signs, shoes, jackets, and goggles as applicable.
- Immediately report accidents and incidents to the supervisor and notify the supervisor of a work-related injury before seeking medical treatment.
- Keep floors free of spills, trash, and other articles; use safe lifting practices; demonstrate the emergency evacuation plan; and follow lockout/tagout procedures.
- Perform additional assignments as required by the supervisor and attend scheduled meetings and in-services as directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
