Environmental Service Worker

About the role

Overview Under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor, performs a variety of cleaning duties for the hospital, clinic, and/or office, including walls, floors, equipment, bath areas, furniture, ceilings, elevators, staircases, windows and blinds, restrooms, vents, light fixtures using universal precautions and appropriate equipment. Responsible to maintain confidential patient information. Responsibilities • Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, check empty rooms, and respond to emergency cleaning needs and spills. • Cleans patient rooms daily, damp mops or vacuums floors, spot cleans stains, dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables, and removes debris. • Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets. • Washes walls and windows. • Uses appropriate chemicals and cleaning techniques when cleaning restrooms. • Washes basins, commodes, tubs, and showers, and cleans mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes, and exterior surfaces. • Dusts ledges, damp mops floors, and washes restroom walls. • Refills toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap dispensers. • Performs periodic cleaning of high ledges, ceiling and light fixtures, and ventilation units. • Cleans doors and portions of showers and commodes subject to mineral deposits. • Dry mops, damp mops, or machine scrubs corridors and elevator landings according to assigned schedules. • Sweeps stairwells and washes corridor and landing walls. • As needed or assigned, bonnet cleans or extracts carpeted areas. • Checks equipment condition upon sign out and cleans equipment upon return, reporting any maintenance or repair needs. • Assists with meeting set-ups, hanging curtains, collecting trash, hazardous waste, and recyclable materials. • Washes trash containers in assigned areas. • Maintains all floors. • Maintains all carpets. • Sets up meetings, hangs curtains, and checks the condition of equipment. • Attends all required safety training programs and can describe responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, and specific job-related hazards. • Responsibly follows hospital exposure control plans for bloodborne and airborne pathogens. • Promotes effective working relationships and works effectively as part of a department/unit team both interdepartmentally and intradepartmentally to meet departmental goals and objectives. • Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment. • Continuously displays a "can do" attitude within the department and across departmental lines to support the hospital's customer service program. Qualifications Education • High School Diploma or GED preferred. Licenses & Certifications • Successful completion of the ARH Housekeeping Orientation Program (32 hours) required upon hire.