Environmental Service Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Exalt Health, an acute rehabilitation hospital, provides an intensive rehabilitation program and admitted patients must be able to tolerate three hours of intense rehabilitation services per day. Focused on caring for patients with complex rehabilitative needs such as stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, head trauma, medically debilitation conditions, neurological disorders, cardio-pulmonary amputations, orthopedic injuries, and multiple major traumas.

Position Summary

The Environmental Service Aide is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for patients, staff, and visitors throughout the Exalt Health inpatient rehabilitation hospital. This includes cleaning patient rooms, public areas, patient gyms, offices, the kitchen, and floors. The Aide must adhere to strict protocols and procedures to ensure a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene while maintaining patient privacy and complying with HIPAA regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Patient Rooms: Following established protocols, clean and disinfect patient rooms, bathrooms, and common areas. This includes dusting, mopping, vacuuming, emptying trash, changing linens, and restocking supplies.
• Public Areas: Maintain cleanliness in hallways, waiting rooms, restrooms, and other public areas. This includes sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, emptying trash, and wiping surfaces.
• Patient Gyms: Clean and disinfect exercise equipment, mats, and other gym surfaces to ensure a safe and hygienic patient environment.
• Office Areas: Clean and maintain staff offices, conference rooms, and break rooms. This includes dusting, vacuuming, emptying trash, and wiping down surfaces.
• Kitchen: Clean and sanitize kitchen surfaces, appliances, and equipment according to food safety guidelines.
• Floors: Sweep, mop, and vacuum floors throughout the facility. Strip, wax, and buff floors as needed.
• Waste Disposal: Properly dispose of trash, biohazardous waste, and recyclable materials.
• Supply Management: Maintain adequate stock of cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Equipment Maintenance: Report any malfunctioning equipment to the supervisor.
• Safety: Follow all safety protocols and procedures, including using personal protective equipment (PPE) properly.
• Confidentiality: Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.
• Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Education, Training, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a healthcare or hospitality cleaning setting is desirable.

Skills and Abilities, Proficiency and Productivity Standards

• Organizes and prioritizes tasks and projects, accurately completing job responsibilities within the specified time constraints.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work under deadlines and handle multiple tasks.
• Speaks and communicates English effectively in verbal and written format; writes legibly.
• Reading and comprehension at the level necessary to perform job duties appropriately.
• Works cooperatively with co-workers and other hospital employees
• Physical stamina for tasks that involve standing, bending, and lifting.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.