Housekeeping Aide

Brown Medicine•Cranston, RI

7d•$20 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Under supervision and following established procedures, the Housekeeping Aide performs a variety of heavy cleaning duties to maintain the hospital in an orderly, sanitary, and attractive condition for patients, personnel, and visitors. The role includes cleaning and disinfecting hospital rooms and facilities, handling waste and soiled linen, operating cleaning and waste-processing equipment, and helping move furniture and supplies. The position may also perform Housekeeping Aide I and Laundry Aide II duties as required. Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and demonstrate the core Success Factors: Instill Trust and Value Differences; Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate. The position is located at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The listed work shift is night, with schedules of 10:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m. or 12:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m., including every other weekend and holiday. Pay is $19.75–$20.15.

Requirements

Ability to follow instructions and observe safety precautions.
Ability to prepare solutions according to procedure.
Ability to assemble cleaning equipment such as mops, dusters, vacuum cleaners, mop buckets, and wringers.
Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English, and to count numbers.
Ability to operate, control, and clean the motorized and manual equipment required for E.S.D. tasks.
Ability to perform duties safely and professionally in accordance with established Environmental Department and Fleet Risk Control policies and procedures.
Physical ability to lift, carry, or push equipment such as floor buffers, wet vacuums, wall-washing machines, automatic floor-washing machines, carpet-cleaning equipment, rubbish carts, and linen carts; transport patients and office furniture; climb ladders; and shovel snow.
At least one to three months of on-the-job training, plus formal and ongoing classroom training.

Responsibilities

Complete classroom and on-the-job training in floor, carpet, upholstery, waste disposal, operating room, and chemical-handling procedures, and learn proper operation and cleaning of E.S.D. equipment.
Shampoo carpets and upholstery and refinish floors using manual and motorized devices according to E.S.D. procedures.
Dust high vents, lights, pipes, lockers, and ceilings, and wash hospital window glass using ladders or other safety devices.
Clean miscellaneous items such as wastebaskets, television sets, fans, and rubber mats.
Wash and disinfect sinks, toilets, floors, urinals, bedpan racks, bathtubs, and showers in hospital lavatories; service and refill soap and paper dispensers.
Wash walls manually or with mechanical devices.
Prepare burn and Radiation (I-131) rooms by laying protective covering.
Clean, dust, wash, and disinfect beds, mattresses, and sleeping carts throughout the hospital.
Collect and dispose of rubbish and soiled linen from patient floors, depositing it down chutes, transporting it to laundry, or placing it in rubbish trucks as appropriate.
Remove rubbish from chute rooms and transport heavy rubbish via carts; dispose of waste, box waste when required, box chemotherapy waste, and arrange chemical pickups when needed.
Wash rubbish chute rooms from top to bottom using a pressure sprayer.
Wash rubbish trucks using a truck washer or water hose and perform minor truck services such as replacing screws and greasing wheels.
Operate bailer equipment to bale boxes and transport recycling totes to the trailer.
Wash or spot-clean walls and polish woodwork, furniture, brass fittings, and stainless-steel elevator doors and kick plates.
Remove and transport animal waste and soiled linens to the rubbish truck.
Transport mattresses and office and patient-room furniture, including beds, cribs, and folding tables; assist nursing personnel with moving beds and patient furniture as needed.
Clean dirt, snow, and salt from sidewalks and building entrances using manual or powered tools; clean entrance mats, apply salt as needed, and assist the Facilities Management grounds crew during inclement weather.
Change cubicle curtains and draperies; remove and wash window blinds and make repairs to them.
Clean construction areas from top to bottom after renovations are completed.
Carry and use a beeper or two-way radio upon request.
Assist supply clerks in the supply or equipment room and perform supply clerk duties during their absence.
Service batteries on battery-operated devices.
Set up conference rooms for meetings, parties, and other events.
Take laundry linen inventory by physically counting pieces and documenting results on appropriate forms.
Perform Housekeeping Aide I and Laundry Aide II duties as required.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor or group leader.