Environmental Services Aide

Shift: 2nd, Full-Time

JOB SUMMARY: Cleans assigned areas to ensure the safety and health of patients, visitors, and employees by helping to provide a clean and safe environment with minimal interference to others.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Completes mandatory safety requirements.
• Follows Safety/Infection Control Policies
• Demonstrates adherence to safety policies as evidenced by leadership and employee practices.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment for patients and coworkers.
• Follows all general safety rules.
• Identifies the person designated as Safety Officer.
• Notifies the Safety Officer and/or Director of real or potential safety hazards as required.
• Demonstrates an understanding of fire drills, internal/external disaster plans and procedures, and evacuation procedures as evidenced by inservice records and participation in drills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Safety Committee activities.
• Demonstrates adherence of risk management policies as evidenced by employee practices.
• Submits incident reports according to hospital policy.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding knowledge of adverse incidents.
• Plans out daily work routine.
• Utilizes service cart to transport supplies to work area.
• Utilizes disinfectants in routine cleaning to prevent the spread of infection.
• Moves furnishings and vacuums floors and arranges furnishings when complete.
• Moves furnishings and sweeps or dust mops floors and arranges furnishings when complete.
• Moves furnishings to mop floors and arranges furnishings when complete.
• Cleans patient rooms completely and makes beds upon discharge.
• Keeps corridors clean.
• Wipes down furnishings.
• Removes spots form carpets as needed.
• Sweeps and wipes down vents as needed.
• Washes walls and ceilings or a scheduled basis.
• Keeps drinking fountains in sanitary condition.
• Sanitizes IV stands.
• Cleans wheel chairs and stretchers as scheduled.
• Keeps cleaning carts and equipment in a safe and sanitary condition.
• Cleans elevators and stairwells.
• Keeps toilet rooms and shower rooms clean and stocked.
• Collects bio-hazardous wastes following established procedures.
• Transports dirty linens to assigned areas.
• Delivers soiled mops to laundry.
• Collects trash and takes to compactor.
• Adheres to safety procedures.
• Uses appropriate signage to warn of potential safety hazards when cleaning (i.e. caution wet floor.)
• Maintains Security by locking doors upon completion of cleaning duties when necessary.
• Adheres to infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability to implement internal and external disaster plans.
• Participates in departmental and sectional activities and meetings.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE; CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE: High school level education or equivalent preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HAZARDS :

Requires handling infectious, hazardous, and bio-hazardous materials and wastes, frequent contact with water and strong disinfecting solutions, and risk of exposure to communicable diseases.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, height, weight, familial or marital status, or genetics.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug-Free Workplace