Environmental Services Aide I

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains a cleaning cart in an orderly condition, keeping cart fully stocked with required cleaning supplies.
• Removes all waste including: regular rubbish, cardboard, recycle paper, and hazardous material.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and tools, dusts and damp disinfects floors including corners and baseboards.
• Posts "Wet Floor" signs when mopping floor.
• Empties ashtrays, wastebaskets and other waste receptacles and wipes clean with appropriate chemical.
• Replaces the plastic liners and brings to appropriate location, all trash collected.
• Broughts trash to compactor when assigned.
• Uses appropriate chemicals to clean and disinfect public, private, and patient room bathrooms including sinks, bathtubs, showers, commodes, mirrors, stainless steel, etc.
• Replenishes bathroom supplies (toilet paper, paper towels, and soap) as necessary.
• Replenishes all supplies: soap, toilet paper, paper towels.
• Disinfects patient rooms, and cleaning/making of beds that are vacant due to patient discharge, transfer, or expiration.
• Thoroughly cleans bed with disinfectant solution and makes bed with fresh linen upon patient discharge.
• Transports linen hampers to designated pick-up areas, and replace full linen bags when empty.
• Performs project work such as wall washing, cubicle changing, cleaning of waste containers, and window washing.
• Damp dusts, polishes and disinfects all furniture, telephones, horizontal surfaces using appropriate chemicals and tools.
• Vacuums carpets and upholstery.
• Performs the following as needed during functions: setting up of furniture, distribution and set-up of audio visual equipment, and general cleaning, before or after function.
• Operates heavy duty/electrical cleaning equipment: wet vacuum, extractors, floor machines, buffers, upholstery shampooer, dry vacuum, and auto scrubbers.
• Collects needle boxes and disposes of them in appropriate area following departmental procedures.
• Reports any equipment problems to supervisor.
• Completes daily inspections of assigned areas as directed by Supervisor.
• Follows proper procedures concerning Infection Control Practices.
• Responsible for all work assigned to the crew for a particular shift.
• May perform cleaning and sanitization of Operating Rooms which may include collecting and disposing of hazardous biological waste.

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, bending, and stretching majority of shift.
• Ability to push heavy loaded carts and lift between 30-60 lbs.
• Frequent exposure to dirt, dust, blood, body waste, and contaminated waste.
• Frequent exposure to climate conditions when depositing trash in compactor.
• Occasional climbing of ladders.
• Frequent exposure to hazards which may cause serious injury/illness (T.B., hepatitis, rodent bites).
• When working in non-patient areas, those hazards are minimal.
• Requires manual dexterity using fine hand manipulation to operate prescription medications and computer keyboard.