Environmental Services Worker - Environmental Services

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Yarmouth, NS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Assistant Manager - Facility Support Services, the Environmental Service Worker maintains a clean, safe, and functional environment for patients, families, staff and visitors. The Environmental Services Worker is responsible for cleaning all units as assigned, including patient rooms and public areas. This includes but is not limited to: mopping, dusting and vacuuming furniture, floors and stairways, buffing, scrubbing and refinishing floors, moving and arranging furniture and changing curtains and drapes. The Environmental Services Worker ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and inter-professional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

Requirements

Grade 12 or equivalent work experience
Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational health
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
Access to a reliable vehicle is required
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Nice To Haves

Travel to other sites may be required.

Responsibilities

Maintains a clean, safe, and functional environment for patients, families, staff and visitors.
Cleans all units as assigned, including patient rooms and public areas.
Performs tasks such as mopping, dusting, vacuuming furniture, floors and stairways.
Performs floor care including buffing, scrubbing, and refinishing.
Moves and arranges furniture.
Changes curtains and drapes.
Ensures that principles and practices guiding work (mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships, inter-professional collaboration) are integrated within services provided and messages delivered.