Environmental Service Worker

Job Description

Performs cleaning duties as well as other tasks performed by the Environmental Services department. Adheres to NS-LIJHS / departmental policies and procedures and JCAHO / regulatory agency requirements.

Job Responsibility

• Demonstrates good judgment and organization skills when performing cleaning duties on units.
• Responsible for maintaining equipment, carts and closets daily.
• Cleans and services 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.
• Refills 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.
• Notifies 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.
• Cleans operating rooms between cases, terminally clean OR rooms at end of day.
• Collects trash from dirty utility room and disposes of same.Removes all cardboard and disposes of same.Collects regulated waste and transports 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.
• ADA Essential Functions

Physical Demands :

Job Qualification

The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).