Environmental Services Aide

About the role

Perform a variety of housekeeping duties to maintain the Hospital in a clean, aseptic, safe and orderly condition. Perform other related duties, as required. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. Location: Newport Hospital - 11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates understanding of Hospital's Mission, vision, and values.
• Demonstrates understanding of job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment plan.
• Complies with department and hospital policies and procedures.
• Reviews department policies and procedures.
• Reviews hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates a commitment towards meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently adheres to our Customer Service Standards.
• Completes mandatory Safety Management Education Hospital-wide.
• Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
• Participates in codes.
• Cleans, dusts, and disinfects all above-floor items, such as light fixtures, ceilings, vents, televisions, picture frames, shelves, furniture, walls, doors, door frames, windows, and windowsills.
• Cleans and disinfects bathrooms and bathroom items such as toilets, urinals, sinks, tubs, showers, etc.
• Replenishes soap, toilet tissue, and paper towel supplies as needed.
• Replaces sharps containers as needed in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Dust mops and damp mops floors on a consistent basis according to department procedures.
• Performs discharge cleaning according to procedure.