ESD Aide I

Brown Medicine•Providence, RI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor, the ESD Aide I performs a variety of project cleaning duties, including buffing, stripping and refinishing of floor surfaces, shampooing of carpets and other cleaning duties to maintain an assigned area of the hospital, or its related buildings, in a sanitary and orderly condition. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

Requirements

Ability to follow written and oral instructions in English.
The level of education normally attained in courses at secondary school levels.
Effective interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Assembles materials and supplies from supply rooms, stock service carts, transports to assigned work area, performs daily cleaning and supplying of the area, as defined on the floor schedule in accordance with established departmental procedures, prescribed methods and standards.
Returns unused supplies to supply room at the end of shift, cleans equipment used in performance of duties and stores it properly.
Prepares cleaning solutions, dusts windowsills, blinds, furniture, and other items.
Empties and cleans wastebaskets, dry mops floors, cleans and polishes metal and porcelain fixtures in bathrooms, offices, and patient rooms.
Cleans showers and toilets, damp dusts or vacuums chairs and other items, makes beds with clean linens.
Performs discharge cleaning of patient rooms, assists in the cleaning of observed emergency spills upon request.
Vacuums rugs and carpets.
Washes walls and ceilings, cleans lighting fixtures, tops of windows and doorframes.
Hangs and changes bedside curtains and drapes, moves furniture to clean area, notifying supervisor when assistance is necessary.
Transports trash and linen to designated areas, compacts trash following established hospital procedures, packs infectious waste, as needed.
Maintains assigned equipment and work area in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
Reports necessary repairs to equipment, furniture, building and fixtures to supervisor.
Performs duties assigned in accordance with hospital procedures during fire, or internal/community disaster.
Performs all heavy duty cleaning functions as required.
Operates power equipment as needed.
Transports furniture and equipment in accordance with department policies.
Performs other duties as assigned.