Environmental Services Worker 1

Job Summary

About the role

The Environmental Service Worker I ensures a clean, safe, and welcoming environment by performing cleaning, floor care, and waste management tasks in assigned areas.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and sanitizes assigned areas, including rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other workspaces, ensuring adherence to infection control standards.
• Sweeps, mops, vacuums, and dusts floors, furniture, and equipment, utilizing appropriate cleaning tools and techniques.
• Performs maintenance of hard and carpeted surfaces, including stripping, refinishing, and treating floors and upholstery as per department procedures.
• Washes walls, ceilings, windows, woodwork, door panels, and other surfaces to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
• Restocks supplies in designated areas, monitoring inventory levels and reporting shortages to ensure continuous availability.
• Handles trash and biohazardous materials safely, including collection, transportation, and disposal in compliance with safety and HIPAA protocols.
• Operates and maintains cleaning equipment effectively, ensuring proper functionality and reporting any malfunctions or repair needs.
• Affords assistance with minor repairs or maintenance tasks and promptly reports larger facility issues to the appropriate personnel.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of cleaning or environmental service experience preferred
• Knowledge of cleaning techniques, equipment, and products
• Understanding of infection control and safety standards
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment effectively and safely
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with staff, patients, and visitors
• Physical ability to perform repetitive tasks and lift or move objects as needed

Qualifications

• Indiana: IN Lutheran Hospital requires successful completion of assigned SAMA course within 30 days of hire.
• Mississippi: Successful completion of assigned SAMA course within 30 days of hire required.
• North Carolina: Successful completion of assigned SAMA course within 30 days of hire required.

Skills

• Knowledge of cleaning techniques, equipment, and products
• Understanding of infection control and safety standards
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment effectively and safely
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Physical ability to perform repetitive tasks and lift or move objects as needed

Benefits

• Regular and reliable attendance is maintained.
• All policies and standards are complied with.

Pay

• Details about pay are not specified.

Schedule

• Details about schedule are not specified.

Benefits

• Details about benefits are not specified.