Housekeeping Worker
Northwell Health · Staten Island, NY · 2 wk ago
OTHRFull-time
About the role
Maintains clean, sanitary and orderly condition to the assigned exterior/ interior areas of the Medical Center.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate good judgment and organization skills when performing cleaning duties on units.
- Responsible for maintaining equipment, carts and closets daily.
- Clean and service patient rooms, offices, lavatories, conference rooms, lounges, exam rooms, on-call rooms, clean and dirty utility rooms, showers daily.
- Trash removal, vacuuming carpets, dry mop and wet mop floors, high and low dusting of furniture, walls, ledges and fixtures.
- Refill all paper towel, toilet paper, seat cover and soap dispensers daily.
- Knowledgeable of all environmental cleaning products (chemicals) and their proper usage (dilutions) as per manufacturer's recommendations.
- Notify supervisor immediately of any injuries (accidents), safety issues or serious personnel situation.
- Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting of patient rooms upon discharge, as well as, cycle cleaning of isolation rooms as per department and infection control standards.
- Clean Operating rooms between cases, terminally clean OR rooms at the end of the day.
- Collect trash from dirty utility room and dispose of same.
- Remove all cardboard and dispose of same.
- Collect regulated waste and transport to storage trailer.
- Responsible for removal and hanging of cubicle curtains, when necessary.
- Must be flexible in assuming required assignments and able to show good judgment and initiative.
- Performs related duties as required.
Requirements
- Ability to fill and dump 3 - 5 gallon pails filled with water (weighing up to 25 pounds)
- Ability to move cleaning cart on wheels (filled with supplies - weighing up to 100 pounds)
- Ability to step up on a safety stool 2 - 4 steps
- Ability to lift hands over head to hang and take down cubicle curtains (weighing up to 20 pounds), wash ceilings, walls and high windows
- Ability to move patient furniture
- Requires continuous moving, lifting and bending (for 7 1/2 hour shifts)
- Must be able to communicate face-to-face and by telephone
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred
- Environmental Services experience in a hospital, preferred
- Must possess effective communication skills