Environmental Service Aide

Environmental Services Aide

Works to ensure offices, patient/guest rooms, and other specified areas are kept in a clean and orderly condition to ensure compliance with established organization standards. Reports maintenance deficiencies and complies with safety guidelines and security procedures. The Environmental Services Aide has a positive, compassionate and customer-service oriented attitude.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides routine daily cleaning of patient rooms, clinics, offices, restrooms and other areas of the facilities as directed.
• Cleans and sterilizes offices, patient/guest rooms.
• Appropriately and safely utilizes materials, chemicals, equipment while performing cleaning and maintenance of designated areas.
• Stocks closets, service carts and storerooms; maintains cleanliness of equipment and Environmental Department areas.
• Transports waste, recyclables, and biohazard wastes, disposes as appropriate.
• Operates heavy cleaning equipment as needed.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.
• Follows appropriate and safe standards for lifting and body mechanics and while using chemicals to perform job duties.
• Follows hospital exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens.
• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information at all times. Follows HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function.
• Communicate with patients, families and co-workers in person, in writing and on telephone.

Minimum Qualifications:

Previous housekeeping experience preferred Full time, 32-40 hours per week SMH is EOE