Environmental Service Worker (Full Time Evenings)

Job Summary

Responsible for ensuring our patients, families, visitors, as well as, employees have a wonderful experience by cleaning and maintaining your assigned area within Nicklaus Children's Hospital and its properties. Working here is about making a difference in the lives of children every day.

Responsibilities

• Cleans/maintains assigned work area by gathering materials, refill carts, trash removal, disposing red bags, disinfecting bathrooms (including showers, sink and toilet) and dusting.
• Cleans/Disinfect emergency spills and debris immediately.
• Ensures equipment is in good working order.
• Removes and properly disposes of trash and soiled linen.
• Replenishes supplies and linen.
• Reports safety hazards and defects immediately.
• Provides excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, and internal customers.
• Performs special cleaning procedures such as terminal cleanings when needed (deep cleaning using bleach, wipe walls, clean underneath bed, high dust, change curtains).
• Pull supplies from shelf and prepare cart.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Level II Background Check
• Prior work experience.
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
• American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute required within 45 days of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment within 45 days of hire
• American Heart Association PALS required within 3 months of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
• Completes basic hours of orientation, plus 12 hours of in-service training within 4 weeks of hire

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent preferred.
• Housekeeping and/or maintenance experience preferred.
• Floor care experience preferred.
• Prior experience working with children and/or adolescents preferred.
• ACLS within 1 year of hire and in good standing throughout employment preferred.

Skills

• Able to communicate to request supplies and writes identifying information.
• Able to comprehend verbal and written instructions in English.
• Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with clients and co-workers.
• Ability to follow simple instructions to accomplish repetitive tasks.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to complete basic competency list and specialized skills list for position.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Ability to problem solve to adapt standard nursing procedures to the individual client need.
• Ability to interpret, adapt to, and react calmly under stressful conditions.
• Ability to be flexible and handle reprioritization of patient needs frequently throughout the day.