Environmental Services Worker Light - Evening Shift

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Miami Beach, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Worker performs cleaning, sanitation, disinfection, floor care, and linen distribution duties in assigned areas. The role includes cleaning patient rooms and public areas, maintaining clean and soiled linen carts, following infection-control procedures, and completing assigned work and documentation. The position is identified as an evening shift role.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Some housekeeping, linen-maintenance, industrial, hotel, or healthcare experience strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Housekeeping, linen-maintenance, industrial, hotel, or healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

Spot-clean and damp-wipe walls, windowsills, and overhead lights as required.
Dust mop, damp mop, and clean floors, corners, edges, and baseboards using appropriate solutions.
Clean and disinfect beds and related controls, motors, and mattresses when patients are discharged.
Use chemicals correctly and at appropriate dilutions, keep chemical labels in place, and use supplies economically.
Clean and disinfect patient-care units according to the seven-step cleaning procedure.
Clean and disinfect public areas, pantries, waiting areas, and utility rooms in assigned areas.
Perform hard-surface floor care, including dust mopping, damp mopping, and burnishing or buffing; communicate with floor technicians to maintain floor shine.
Perform carpet care, including vacuuming, spot cleaning, and bonneting.
Attend scheduled monthly department meetings and staff-development programs, and remain responsible for information communicated at meetings.
Complete daily work assignments and area check sheets, and document incomplete assignments.
Follow bed-tracking procedures when cleaning discharge rooms.
Load linen carts to the specified level and record information; count returns from previous deliveries and record information.
Deliver clean linen carts to floors according to schedule or assignment, keeping carts clean and covered.
Maintain telephone logs and record linen and service requests.
Follow the clean-linen distribution schedule and collect solid linen as scheduled.
Transport soiled linen directly to the soiled-linen area, using universal precautions and keeping it covered.
Follow infection-control guidelines and handwashing procedures, including washing hands after glove removal and before handling clean linen.
Assist the laundry provider with loading and unloading clean and soiled linen carts.