Environmental Services Worker

Overview

65% - General cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas.

• Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment and dust mops floors. Polishes and cleans fixtures in rooms and bathrooms.
• Operates mechanical floor cleaners, buffers, vacuums, snow blowers, shampooers and related environmental service equipment.
• Wet mops rooms, halls, etc., shampoos rugs and furniture.
• Cleans vents, fans fixtures, and tops of windows, door frames and other high areas using a ladder.
• Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials using specified bags and/or containers.
• Buffs, strips, waxes and polishes floors.
• Moves furniture and other heavy objects as required.
• Performs terminal cleaning procedures of patient rooms and prepares room for new occupant; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms.
• Cleans and disinfects all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors and walls of bathrooms.
• Keeps work areas neat and orderly, cleans equipment and assists with other cleaning duties as assigned.
• Shovels snow at all exits and ramps.

25% - Distributes clean linen to user departments and maintains stock levels in each household.

• Makes supply packs for departments and puts linen stacks in carts for distribution. Takes supply requests and delivers them.
• Delivers linen to departments according to pre-established par levels and schedules.
• Distributes emergency supplies as needed.
• Keeps records of linen distribution by department; checks households linen supplies and lists linen usage by department.

5% - Miscellaneous duties

• Attends all meetings as required.
• Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, and fire drills.
• Assists with evacuations when needed.

5% - Performs other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge and ability to operate mechanical floor cleaners, buffers, vacuums, carpet shampooers, carts, heat machine compactors, dollies, ladders, snow removal and related equipment.
• Knowledge of various cleaning agents and/or chemical.
• Ability to use various cleaning hand tools and supplies.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse population.
• Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform a variety of repetitive manual tasks, which require agility and manual dexterity.
• Ability to work with strong cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
• Ability to learn routine tasks quickly.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year experience in institutional housekeeping.

• Lift, push, and pull items up to 50 pounds.
• Stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Work in precarious or high locations (ladders, etc.)
• Reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching.

• Mechanical floor cleaners, buffers, vacuums, snow blowers, shampooers and related environmental service equipment.

• Exposed to housekeeping/cleaning agents and/or chemicals.
• Exposure to humidity, some hot equipment.
• Exposure to noise.
• Exposure to blood and/or body fluids.