Building Service Attendant

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Building Service Attendant. In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for the maintenance of an approved level of cleanliness and sanitary conditions of the areas assigned within the Medical Center.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintains established safety and infection control guidelines.
• Follows established departmental safety guidelines when using equipment and moving furniture; utilizes proper body mechanics.
• Requests assistance when lifting or moving items too large or too heavy.
• Wears gloves at all times and follows established infection control procedures. Washes hands frequently (Infection Control Guidelines), prevents cross contamination.
• Advises supervisor of any hazardous conditions in the area.
• Posts appropriate wet floor signs and takes other actions to prevent accidents caused by wet floor as designated by departmental policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Specific Duties

• Sweeps, mops, vacuums, collects trash, polishes floors using buffing/burnishing machines, performs high dusting, spot washes and doors as needed, removes and hangs cubicle and shower curtain.
• Uses of ladder for door frames and cleans picture frames.
• Washes porters closets, equipment, and replenishes cleaning supplies.
• Uses telephone and pager for Bed Tracking.
• Should be proficient in the operation of the computer Bed Tracking System and a pager for receiving discharges to be cleaned and reporting completed discharges.
• Knowledgeable in the Bed Tracking program.
• Performs 7-Cleaning Steps for each patient room daily and provides discharge cleaning as required. Specifically, performs dusting, spot wall washing, damp wiping of environmental surfaces using bleach and/or hospital approved disinfectant cleaner. Sweeps and mops floor, disinfects bathrooms and restocks supplies. Empties and re-lines trash containers. Removes finger marks from walls, doors and any other surface. Performs high dusting as scheduled/required. Uses germicidal cleaner for disinfecting all items in toilets.
• Knowledge in hospital safety, specifically RACE, PASS, chemical and trash safety, MSDS, HIPPA and all infection control protocols.
• Picks up and disinfects with appropriate solution area soiled by blood, body fluids including feces on any surface.
• Consistently maintains adequate supplies throughout daily work day. Typically is in control of all tools and equipment needed to perform daily tasks.
• Performs a complete and thorough cleaning of area assigned (as per work assignment/schedule) in accordance with departmental procedures and Supervisors instructions.
• Empties trash receptacles and disposes of trash properly, washes (interior/exterior) if necessary, and replace clean poly-liners as required.
• Sweeps hard floor surfaces with sweeping tools, moves all necessary items to make floor lint/dirt-free; uses clean dust mops.
• Mops hard floor surfaces with the appropriate germicidal/bleach solution, clean water and mop head; move all necessary items to make floor lint/dirt free; changes mopping solution regularly.
• Vacuums all carpeted area thoroughly; removes spots from carpet using a carpet spotter, moves all items necessary to vacuum entire carpeted area.
• Polishes floors using burnishing machines. Uses proper burnishing solution and buffing pads. Moves all necessary items to burnish entire floor; ensure that floor has a shine after buffing with Burnisher. Removes as many marks from floor as possible. Sweeps floor after burnishing.
• Washes all beds from discharges and places clean linen on beds neatly. Sets up discharge rooms for admission according to specifications.

Qualifications

• To qualify you must have a Must be able to communicate and understand simple directions in English.
• Must be able to read MSDS & chemical labels.
• One to two years experience cleaning in a Health Care environment preferred but not required.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Benefits

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

About NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health. For more information, go to NYU Langone Health, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Pay and Schedule

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