Environmental Services Worker - FT, Days

Northwell Health•Poughkeepsie, NY

About The Position

The Environmental Services Worker cleans and maintains assigned areas of the hospital in accordance with regulatory requirements and hospital and departmental procedures, helping maintain a safe and sanitary hospital environment. The role cleans and disinfects patient rooms, including occupied, unoccupied, discharged, and isolation-precaution rooms, using prescribed germicidal disinfectants and appropriate cleaning procedures. It also maintains departmental and hospital equipment and supplies in a clean and safe manner, follows applicable policies and procedures, and treats patients, families, visitors, and hospital personnel with dignity and respect.

Requirements

  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
  • After training, ability to demonstrate correct use of the chemicals, supplies, and tools needed to accomplish assigned tasks.

Nice To Haves

  • Some knowledge of cleaning in a health care facility.

Responsibilities

  • Clean and sanitize assigned occupied patient rooms using proper germicidal disinfectant and cleaning techniques.
  • Clean and sanitize assigned unoccupied patient rooms using germicidal disinfectant.
  • Clean and disinfect assigned discharged patient rooms according to terminal-cleaning procedures in preparation for new admissions.
  • Clean and disinfect assigned occupied and unoccupied isolation-precaution rooms using the prescribed germicidal disinfectant.
  • Maintain department and hospital equipment and supplies in a clean and safe manner to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Follow hospital and department policies and procedures to promote a safe and efficient working environment.
  • Demonstrate dignity and respect toward patients, family members, visitors, and hospital personnel.
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