Environmental Services Tech - Temporary 3-month Assignment - AVALA Hospital - RH446

AVALA•Covington, LA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Summary Performs routine building cleaning under supervision, including but not limited to: mopping, dusting, and sweeping, trash removal, window cleaning, disinfecting patient rooms, cleaning laboratories, and interacting with patients in a hospital environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities PRE-OP / PACU / INPATIENT AREAS/ PHARMACY/MED SURG DAILY Remove all trash, linens, and red bags as needed. Wipe down sink, countertops, desk, tables, and chairs. Mop entire area daily. Clean bedside tables daily. Detail/clean bathrooms. Clean sinks and counters several times a day. Clean toilets several times a day. Restock toilet tissue and paper towels several times a day. Check for overall cleanliness. Mop entire bathroom. Turn off all lights. TWICE A WEEK Clean windows. Dust everything in all areas. Daily Check paper supplies/soaps/bags. ENDOSCOPY / PRE-OP ROOM DAILY Remove all trash. Mop entire area daily. Turn off all lights. Change black rugs once a week. TWICE A WEEK Dust equipment, signs, picture frames. ONCE A WEEK Clean all windows/ doors. FRONT LOBBY AREA SEATING AREA Check waiting room for cleanliness and straighten magazines several times a day. Dust tables, pictures, lights, and signs daily. Vacuum floor daily. Sweep and mop tiled area daily. ENTRANCE Sweep outside entry and pick up trash. Empty and clean ashtrays. Empty trash. COFFEE BAR Remove trash. Clean countertop and sink several times a day. Mop floor. WAITING AREA RESTROOMS Check paper towels, toilet paper and soap dispensers several times a day and refill as needed. Detail clean daily. Clean toilets, sinks, and counters. Mop floor. BUSINESS OFFICE / ADMINISTRATION OFFICE DAILY Remove all trash daily. Turn off all lights. TWICE A WEEK Dust chairs, pictures, cabinets, windowsills. Dust and wipe down desks and countertops. ONCE A WEEK Clean Business Office interior windows. Vacuum. LOCKER ROOMS DAILY Clean sinks, countertops, and toilets. Check toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap. Vacuum entire area. Mop bathroom floors. Turn off all lights. Empty trash. Empty scrubs. LOUNGE and REAR ENTRY AREA DAILY Remove all trash. Clean sinks, countertops, tables. Straighten chairs, tables, magazines, counters, etc. Mop kitchen floor and rear entry floors. Turn off all lights. TWICE A WEEK Clean rear entry windows. MISCELLANEOUS Remove all trash from building daily. Dust/wipe down all phones daily. Place orders for supplies as necessary. EXTERIOR OF FACILITY Keep free of debris. Keep dumpster area clean and gates closed. Empty trash cans as needed. Clean all windows and doors as needed. FLOOR CARE Cleans all floors throughout facility on a regular basis to insure cleanliness and maintenance of floor finishes. Knowledgeable in the use and operation of various types of floor maintenance products. Understands the use and compatibility of various types and brands of floor maintenance products. Vacuums all carpet throughout the facility on a regular basis. Spot cleans carpet as determined though periodic inspection. Assists with managing inventory of floor cleaning supplies. Reports needed repairs and maintenance of floor cleaning equipment. Core Competencies Action Orientation - Targets and achieves results, overcomes obstacles, accepts responsibility, establishes standards and responsibilities, creates a results-oriented environment, and follows through on actions. Communications - Communicates well both verbally and in writing. Effectively conveys and shares information and ideas with others. Listens carefully and understands various viewpoints. Presents ideas clearly and concisely and understands relevant detail in presented information. Creativity/Innovation - Generates novel ideas and develops or improves existing and new systems that challenge the status quo, takes risks, and encourages innovation. Critical Judgment - Possesses the ability to define issues and focus on achieving workable solutions. Consistently does the right thing by performing with reliability. Customer Orientation - Listens to customers, builds customer confidence, increases customer satisfaction, ensures commitments are met, sets appropriate customer expectations, and responds to customer needs. Interpersonal Skills - Effectively and productively engages with others and establishes trust, credibility, and confidence with others. Leadership - Motivates, empowers, inspires, collaborates with, and encourages others. Builds consensus when appropriate. Focuses team members on common goals. Teamwork - Knows when and how to attract, develop, reward, and utilize teams to optimize results. Acts to build trust, inspire enthusiasm, encourage others, and help resolve conflicts and develop consensus in creating high-performance teams. Professional Requirements Meets dress code standards and adheres to policies. Completes annual education requirements. Maintains regulatory requirements. Maintains patient confidentiality at all times. Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time. Wears identification while on duty, uses computerized punch time system correctly. Completes in-services and returns in a timely fashion. Attends annual review and department in-services, as scheduled. Attends staff meetings annually or reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes. Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner. Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities. Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices. Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department. Assists other staff members in performing any duty that enhances the delivery of patient care.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Basic computer knowledge.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
This position is very active and requires repetitive motions, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day.
The employee must frequently lift or move items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent, preferred.

Responsibilities

PRE-OP / PACU / INPATIENT AREAS/ PHARMACY/MED SURG DAILY Remove all trash, linens, and red bags as needed.
Wipe down sink, countertops, desk, tables, and chairs.
Mop entire area daily.
Clean bedside tables daily.
Detail/clean bathrooms.
Clean sinks and counters several times a day.
Clean toilets several times a day.
Restock toilet tissue and paper towels several times a day.
Check for overall cleanliness.
Mop entire bathroom.
Turn off all lights.
TWICE A WEEK Clean windows.
Dust everything in all areas.
Daily Check paper supplies/soaps/bags.
ENDOSCOPY / PRE-OP ROOM DAILY Remove all trash.
Mop entire area daily.
Turn off all lights.
Change black rugs once a week.
TWICE A WEEK Dust equipment, signs, picture frames.
ONCE A WEEK Clean all windows/ doors.
FRONT LOBBY AREA SEATING AREA Check waiting room for cleanliness and straighten magazines several times a day.
Dust tables, pictures, lights, and signs daily.
Vacuum floor daily.
Sweep and mop tiled area daily.
ENTRANCE Sweep outside entry and pick up trash.
Empty and clean ashtrays.
Empty trash.
COFFEE BAR Remove trash.
Clean countertop and sink several times a day.
Mop floor.
WAITING AREA RESTROOMS Check paper towels, toilet paper and soap dispensers several times a day and refill as needed.
Detail clean daily.
Clean toilets, sinks, and counters.
Mop floor.
BUSINESS OFFICE / ADMINISTRATION OFFICE DAILY Remove all trash daily.
Turn off all lights.
TWICE A WEEK Dust chairs, pictures, cabinets, windowsills.
Dust and wipe down desks and countertops.
ONCE A WEEK Clean Business Office interior windows.
Vacuum.
LOCKER ROOMS DAILY Clean sinks, countertops, and toilets.
Check toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap.
Vacuum entire area.
Mop bathroom floors.
Turn off all lights.
Empty trash.
Empty scrubs.
LOUNGE and REAR ENTRY AREA DAILY Remove all trash.
Clean sinks, countertops, tables.
Straighten chairs, tables, magazines, counters, etc.
Mop kitchen floor and rear entry floors.
Turn off all lights.
TWICE A WEEK Clean rear entry windows.
MISCELLANEOUS Remove all trash from building daily.
Dust/wipe down all phones daily.
Place orders for supplies as necessary.
EXTERIOR OF FACILITY Keep free of debris.
Keep dumpster area clean and gates closed.
Empty trash cans as needed.
Clean all windows and doors as needed.
FLOOR CARE Cleans all floors throughout facility on a regular basis to insure cleanliness and maintenance of floor finishes.
Knowledgeable in the use and operation of various types of floor maintenance products.
Understands the use and compatibility of various types and brands of floor maintenance products.
Vacuums all carpet throughout the facility on a regular basis.
Spot cleans carpet as determined though periodic inspection.
Assists with managing inventory of floor cleaning supplies.
Reports needed repairs and maintenance of floor cleaning equipment.