Environmental Services Aide (Days / Afternoons)

About the role

Reporting to the Manager of Environmental Services, you will be responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming patient environment. Additional responsibilities include the safe and efficient transport of patients, supplies, specimens, and equipment, in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to excellent customer service when interacting with patients, visitors, and colleagues
• Respects and maintains patient confidentiality at all times
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Adheres to PIDAC and Infection Prevention and Control standards
• Actively participates in unit and departmental quality improvement initiatives
• Capable of responding appropriately to emergency codes
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Adaptable to change, able to multitask, and perform duties efficiently
• Well-organized with strong prioritization and time management skills
• Reliable and dependable with a strong work ethic
• Physically able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Required to wear steel-toe footwear when working in Linen, Waste, or operating the Ride-On Machine
• Position requires significant physical effort (80%+), including walking, standing, lifting, and pushing/pulling carts or equipment
• Comfortable using ladders when necessary

Cleaning

• Perform daily routine cleaning and discharge cleaning of patient rooms
• Clean and maintain various areas, including patient units, clinics, offices, corridors/hallways, the Labour and Delivery Operating Room, Emergency Department, and Mental Health Unit
• Maintain flooring through scrubbing, waxing, and burnishing
• Operate and maintain cleaning equipment such as floor scrubbers, speed scrubbers, ride-on machines, carpet cleaners, steamers, mops, and vacuums

Transporting

• Safely transport patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, and beds
• Deliver medical specimens promptly and securely to designated areas
• Transport hospital equipment, including but not limited to scopes and vital signs monitors
• Assist with the respectful and discreet transport of deceased patients to the morgue

Linen

• Deliver clean linen and remove soiled linen from all units and departments
• Operate and maintain washers and dryers in the linen room
• Process various items including privacy curtains, cubicle curtains, slings, restraints, mops, and patient

Waste

• Ensure compliance with all applicable waste regulations
• Collect regular waste, recycling, biomedical waste, and sharps/pharmaceutical containers safely and efficiently

Moves

• Assist with office and department relocations, including the movement of equipment and furniture

Requirements

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent
• Environmental Services: A Course for Frontline Staff (preferred)

Core Competencies

• Reliable individual with excellent attendance record and able to work all shifts

Safety

Safety (patient, worker & workplace) is a BCHS Corporate Priority. The successful applicant will demonstrate good stewardship in the identification, reporting and mitigation of unsafe acts or conditions.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

BCHS is committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome people from all walks of life, including people of all genders, sexual orientations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, Indigenous identities, abilities, and lived experiences. Inclusion is part of how we deliver better care. We are dedicated to removing barriers and providing accommodations at every stage of the hiring process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).