Housekeeping Aide

Brown Medicine • Cranston, RI

7d • $20 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Under supervision and following established procedures, the Housekeeping Aide performs 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 patient-care and public areas, operating manual and motorized cleaning equipment, handling waste and linen, and assisting with room setups and supply-room duties. The position requires following safety procedures and Environmental Department and Fleet Risk Control policies.

Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Employees are also expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors: Instill Trust and Value Differences; Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

The work is at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. The listed shift is 3 p.m.–11:30 p.m., every other weekend and holidays. The pay range 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, including 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 cleaning equipment and 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 to operate and clean E.S.D. equipment.
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery and refinish floors using manual and motorized devices in accordance with E.S.D. procedures.
• Dust high vents, lights, pipes, lockers, and ceilings, and wash hospital windows using ladders or other safety devices.
• Clean miscellaneous items, including 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 using mechanical devices.
• Prepare burn and Radiation (I-131) rooms by laying protective coverings.
• Clean, dust, wash, and disinfect beds, mattresses, and sleeping carts throughout the hospital complex.
• Collect and dispose of rubbish and soiled linen from patient floors, taking it to chutes, laundry, or rubbish trucks as appropriate.
• Remove rubbish from chute rooms and transport heavy rubbish for disposal; box waste and chemotherapy waste when required, and make chemical pickups when needed.
• Wash rubbish chute rooms from top to bottom with 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 baler equipment for boxes and transport recycling totes to the trailer.
• Wash or spot-clean walls and polish woodwork, furniture, brass fittings, 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 equipment; 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 service batteries on battery-operated devices.
• Set up conference rooms for meetings, parties, and other events.
• Perform supply clerk duties during their absence.
• Count laundry linen and document inventory results on the appropriate forms.
• Perform Housekeeping Aide I and Laundry Aide II duties as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or group leader.

What This Job Offers

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