Hospitality Associate

Care New England Health System•Warwick, RI

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About The Position

The Hospitality Associate maintains a clean, safe, orderly, and attractive environment throughout hospital departments, patient areas, offices, corridors, and other hospital-controlled areas, following hospital cleaning and disinfection standards. Duties include removing waste and linen, completing discharge and daily room cleaning, and terminally cleaning operating rooms. The role interacts regularly with patients and staff and collaborates with the Environmental Services Department. The associate may also assist the Transport Department with moving patients and specimens throughout the building.

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean patients’ rooms and maintain Nursing Unit areas, including supporting bed-making for unoccupied beds and disposing of needle boxes.
Empty laundry hampers and keep corridors clear of obstructions.
Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed within the hospital; assist patients into and out of automobiles according to established procedures during discharge or transport, and place equipment in vehicles as needed.
Transport deceased patients to the Hospital Morgue as required.
Deliver laboratory specimens, x-rays, lab reports, telephone requests, stockroom requisitions, and other items and reports needed to support the Nursing Unit.
Move wheeled equipment and supplies as instructed, including hospital beds, carts, cardiac chairs, and geriatric chairs; transport medical equipment to patient discharge locations.
Wash and clean Nursing Unit transport and medical equipment, and keep areas, equipment, and supplies neat, orderly, and safe.
Alert appropriate personnel about broken equipment or maintenance needs.
Clean, wash, mop, vacuum, and disinfect discharge rooms for new admissions.
Maintain inventory and prepare orders for non-par-stock items on the Nursing Unit.
Assist in training new employees in day-to-day procedures and observe and enforce hospital policies, rules, and regulations.
Address patients’ non-clinical needs as required.
Perform other duties as assigned.