Environmental Aide

Night Environmental Aide

This individual assists in providing a clean, sanitary and safe environment for the comfort of our patients, visitors and Team Members.

- High School Diploma or GED equivalent highly preferred.

- Previous custodial experience required.

- Perform checkout cleaning, area cleaning, and floor care cleaning.

- Police and clean assigned areas.

- Dispose of trash from assigned work areas.

- Dust mop, damp mop, and maintain tile floors daily.

- Vacuum, damp mop spots, and maintain carpeted floors daily.

- Occasionally moves furniture and equipment.

- Performs weekly cleaning in assigned areas.

- Cleans and sanitizes trash cans, wheelchairs, stretchers and other rolling stock daily.

- Maintain assigned areas according to Quality Control standards.

- Wash and disinfect furniture and fixtures.

- Utilize discretion and economically use supplies as controlled through distribution.

- Clean and disinfect bed, bed controls, bed frame, motors, mattress, etc. upon patient discharge.

- Maintains department and hospital equipment in good working condition.

- Collects and disposes of refuse, including cleaning and relining of the receptacles.

- Greet patients with a smile and direct eye contact upon entering a room.

- Maintains a working knowledge of all Halifax Health and departmental safety policies and procedures.

- Understands and participates in emergency preparedness drills and actual emergencies as instructed in the Emergency Preparedness Manual.

- Performs other related duties and miscellaneous tasks as required.

- Self-motivated worker who functions under little direct supervision.