Environmental Service Aide

Location: 47 Long Lots Rd, Westport, CT

About the role

Performs a variety of environmental services to maintain assigned areas in a clean and orderly condition at St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Center, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility specializing in care for children, adolescents, and adults with mental health and dual diagnosis substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Cleans patient rooms or other assigned areas daily, including collecting and removing trash, changing bed linens and sanitizing all surfaces.
• Follows policies and procedures on patient isolation or other special situations in accordance with facility standards.
• Stocks paper items and other supplies in assigned areas as necessary or designated.
• Maintains supplies and/or equipment in clean and working condition.
• Observes and reports the general need for repairs to equipment, furniture, building and/or fixtures.
• Understands oral instructions and follows printed label instructions in English.
• Follows safe guidelines and limitations for receiving, transporting, and stocking of intravenous (IV) fluids as related to specified essential job duties.
• Ensures that intravenous (IV) fluids are kept safe and secure, have not been tampered with and are not expired. Intravenous (IV) fluids are defined as solutions containing 5% dextrose, 0.9% sodium chloride or combinations of these two solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with a rotating weekend schedule and required holiday shifts.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire.
• Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs.