Environmental Services Worker

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Hialeah, FL

About The Position

The Environmental Services Worker performs cleaning, disinfection, floor and carpet care, and linen-related duties in assigned areas. The role follows infection-control and universal-precaution procedures, uses cleaning chemicals correctly, maintains supply and service records, and completes assigned work and area check sheets. The worker also supports linen distribution and works with floor technicians and the laundry provider. Mount Sinai Medical Center describes itself as a South Florida not-for-profit hospital with more than 4,000 employees and facilities across Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Spot-clean and damp-wipe walls, windowsills, and overhead lights as required.
Dust mop and damp mop floors, corners, edges, and baseboards using appropriate solutions.
Clean and disinfect beds and related controls, motors, and mattresses after patient discharge.
Use cleaning 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, burnishing, and buffing.
Communicate with floor technicians about information needed to maintain floor shine.
Perform carpet care, including vacuuming, spot cleaning, and bonneting.
Attend and participate in scheduled monthly department staff meetings and staff-development programs, and remain responsible for information communicated there.
Complete daily work assignments and area check sheets, documenting incomplete assignments with an explanation.
Follow bed-tracking procedures when cleaning discharge rooms.
Load 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 soiled linen as scheduled.
Transport soiled linen directly to the soiled-linen area, covered and using universal precautions.
Follow infection-control guidelines and hand-washing procedures, including washing hands after removing gloves and before handling clean linen.
Assist the laundry provider with loading and unloading clean and soiled linen carts.