ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AIDE

Cleaning Duties

• Cleans walls, lights, fixtures and furniture in all assigned areas of the Hospital.
• Cleans, waxes, extracts and maintains floors, carpeting and stairwells.
• Assists with heavy cleaning throughout the Hospital.
• Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, checks empty rooms, attends to emergency cleaning for spills.
• Uses appropriate cleaning agents and techniques in washing and cleaning patient rooms daily.
• Bucket cleans patient rooms daily; damp mops or vacuums floors.
• Dusts furniture, ledges and bed table and removes debris.
• Empties, washes and relines wastebaskets.
• Spot washes walls and windows.
• Washes basins, commodes, tubs and showers, checking and cleaning mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes and exterior surfaces.
• Dusts ledges, damp mops floors and spot washes walls.
• Empties wastebaskets and relines.
• Refills toilet tissue, paper towels and soap dispensers.
• Performs periodic detail cleaning.
• Hangs curtains (if needed) and checks the condition of their own equipment.
• Cleans equipment upon return.
• Reports any maintenance or repairs needed immediately.

Essential Functions

• Continuously displays a "can do" attitude within the department and across departmental lines to contribute to the overall customer service program in place at South Shore Hospital.
• When entering a patient room greets each patient giving your name. Same practice used when exiting room.
• When working or operating cleaning equipment in common areas, ceases cleaning, turns off machine, and gives assistance to patient/visitor who appears lost or in need of help.
• Acknowledges, not only the patient, but visiting family members/friends when servicing a room.
• Reports patient needs and requests to the nursing staff, when directed to the Environmental Service aide.
• Engages in simple conversation with patient/family (when appropriate) during the cleaning of the room without violating HIPPA.
• Wears the proper protective clothing during the process.
• Knowledge of the mixing of the cleaning agents and the proper use of each agent.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Preferred Equivalent to two (2) years of high school preferred.
• Minimum Work Experience: Up to three (3) months to become proficient in all aspects of the position.