Housekeeping Aide

Trinity Health • Springfield, MA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Come join the Environmental Services team at Mercy Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities. Position Purpose: According to established proce­dures, performs repetitive cleaning tasks in order to maintain assigned Hospital area in an orderly and sanitary condi­tion. In doing so, moves furniture, equipment and supplies in and around Hospital departments, and performs a variety of heavy and light housekeeping duties. Utilizes Seven-Step cleaning, dry and wet mops floors, strips and buffs floors, shampoos carpets and removes stains from floors, walls, furni­ture, and the like.

Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend basic written instructions in English.
• Must also be able to comprehend verbal instructions and speak/reply in English.
• Work requires the analytical ability to read and understand instructions, add and subtract numbers, and make comparisons between numbers and letters.
• Must be able to safely move, lift, push, pull up to 50 lbs. individually.
• Requires working with cleaning chemicals and products in a safe manner.
• Must be able to perform repetitive motions such as sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, and other motions involved in the cleaning process.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ months of cleaning experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receives cleaning assignments, requests cleaning materi­als and supplies such as mops, buckets, electric buffer, vacuum cleaner, rags, disinfec­tants, and the like from designated areas.
• Mixes cleaning solu­tions, loads service cart and transports same to work areas.
• Cleans assigned areas by washing furnishings, tile, fixtures and equipment with germicidal cleaning solutions.
• Scours and polishes sinks, tubs, toilets, mirrors, and the like.
• Upon dismiss­al of patients, strips, cleans and makes beds with fresh linens, cleans other furni­ture and disposes of refuse by emptying wastebaskets.
• Restocks supplies of soap, tissues, towels, and other disposable items.
• Sweeps and mops limited floor areas such as patient rooms and Hospital offices.
• Vacuums carpets using light vacuum, spot cleans carpets using appropriate solutions and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly manner after cleaning assigned areas.
• Dry and wet mops large areas of floors, and operates buffing equipment.
• Cleans and performs routine maintenance on sanitation equipment and notifies supervisor of equipment needing further repair.
• Visually inspects area upon completion of cleaning to ensure appropriate levels of cleanliness and neatness have been achieved.
• Returns unused supplies to utility room, cleans carts and equipment and ensures items are stored in an orderly manner.
• Performs heavy‑duty cleaning of floors and carpets. In doing so, removes soil and finish of floors by using mechanical stripping equipment and shampoos carpeted floors by operating mechanical shampooing equipment.
• Washes, scrubs and disinfects walls, windows and doors and, when necessary, determines method of removing stains using a variety of cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Gathers refuse from various Hospital locations and trans­ports same in hand pushed cart to compactor or holding area.
• Following established sanitation procedures segre­gates bagged refuse and loads into compactor or holding area.
• Moves furniture and equipment (such as mattresses, beds, and cribs) by use of handcarts or dollies.

Benefits

• Great Benefits and Health Insurance Coverage - Starting Day 1
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Award-winning Patient Access Department

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed