Environmental Service Worker Evening shift

About the role

Performs routine housekeeping activities to maintain a clean, safe and habitable environment according to departmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Cleans Patient Rooms after Discharge.
• Picks up and discards trash and soiled linens.
• Damp-wipes waste baskets and linen hampers.
• Performs high dusting activities to ensure that vents, bed lights, televisions, high ledges, and other high areas are free from dirt and dust.
• Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms.
• Restocks toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap, as needed.
• Replaces shower curtains as needed.
• Spot cleans any soiled areas as needed.
• Places sanitary strips across toilet seat.
• Damp wipes telephones, the on-call button cords, bed-side tables, and over-the-bed tables, chairs, bed rails, head and foot boards, and all other furniture in the room daily.
• Damp wipes doorknobs, light switches, window sills, pictures, and other horizontal surfaces daily.
• Spot cleans walls as needed.
• May clean windows.
• Strips, damp wipes, and remakes beds upon patient discharge.
• May cycle-clean rooms (including cleaning ceiling, walls, bathroom tiles, etc.) as assigned by Supervisor.
• May use mess kits on hazardous spills.
• Dry mops patient room floor, including bathroom floor.
• In administrative offices and at Nursing Stations, damp wipes office furniture, computer terminals, telephones, files cabinets, etc.
• Dry mops floors and/or vacuums carpets daily.
• Moves furniture as needed to dust and clean floors and carpets.
• May strip and refinish floors on a periodic basis.
• May buff and shine floors daily.
• Shampoos and spot cleans carpets as assigned by Supervisor.
• Sweeps, wet mops, dry mops, and buffs floors in hallways and stairways as assigned by Supervisor.
• Organizes the supplies in housekeeping closets daily.
• Damp wipes walls periodically.
• Wet mops floors daily.
• Scrubs sink daily.
• In cooperation with the Group Leaders and Supervisors, ensures that equipment and supplies are always available and in proper working condition.
• Uses equipment and supplies as outlined by manufacturer guidelines.
• Picks up E.S.D. cart at the start of each shift.
• Uses safety glasses, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as needed.
• Cleans equipment after each use.
• Restocks supplies on the cart daily.
• Replaces vacuum bags and filters as needed.
• Returns soiled mops to the E.V.S. supply room for cleaning.
• Demonstrates appropriate work, personal, and safety habits in the performance of duties.
• Uses safety glasses, gloves and other personal protective equipment as needed.
• Changes gloves as appropriate and washes hands after each use.
• Recognizes hazardous situations and responds appropriately (ie. places carts out of the way of traffic, uses mess kits appropriately).
• Changes cleaning water every three rooms.
• Cleans and restocks carts for the next shift.
• Takes responsibility for cleaning and organizing housekeeping closets.
• Is courteous and helpful to patients, visitors, and other personnel.
• Greets patients upon entering their rooms.
• Continually acts as "customer service agent" on behalf of the Hospital.
• Recognizes when the patient is in need of clinical assistance and responds by calling for a direct health care worker.
• Leaves behind "Welcome to Newton-Wellesley Hospital" cards after cleaning each room.
• May be required to assist in moving and discarding heavy office furniture.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred or equivalent experience
• Sufficient physical strength and stamina
• On-the-job training
• Ability to communicate verbally and make self understood
• Ability to problem-solve
• Ability to get along with others and confront issues appropriately

Skills

• Housekeeping skills
• Equipment operation
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

Pay

$17.71 - $21.51/Hourly

Schedule

Evening (United States of America)