Environmental Services Worker

Job Description Performs cleaning duties as well as other tasks performed by the Environmental Services department. Adheres to NS-LIJHS/departmental policies and procedures and JCAHO/regulatory agency requirements. Job Responsibility * * Demonstrates good judgment and organization skills when performing cleaning duties on units.

• * Responsible for maintaining equipment, carts and closets daily.
• * Cleans and services patient rooms, offices, lavatories, conference rooms,

lounges, exam rooms, on-call rooms, clean and dirty utility rooms, showers daily. * * Trash removal, vacuuming carpets, dry mop and wet mop floors, high and low dusting of furniture, walls, ledges and fixtures.

• * Refills paper towel, toilet paper, seat cover and soap dispensers daily.
• * Knowledgeable of all environmental cleaning products (chemicals) and their

proper usage (dilutions) as per manufacturer's recommendations. * * Notifies supervisor immediately of any injuries (accidents), safety issues or serious personnel situation. * * Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting of patient rooms upon discharge, as well as, cycle cleaning of isolation rooms as per department and infection control standards. * * Cleans operating rooms between cases, terminally clean OR rooms at end of day. * * Collects trash from dirty utility room and disposes of same.Removes all cardboard and disposes of same.Collects regulated waste and transports to storage trailer.

• * Responsible for removal and hanging of cubicle curtains, when necessary.
• * Must be flexible in assuming required assignments and able to show good

judgment and initiative.

• Performs related duties as required.
• ADA Essential Functions

Physical Demands: * Ability to fill and dump 3 - 5 gallon pails filled with water (weighing up to 25 pounds) * Ability to move cleaning cart on wheels (filled with supplies - weighing up to 100 pounds)

• Ability to step up on a safety stool 2 - 4 steps
• Ability to lift hands over head to hang and take down cubicle curtains

(weighing up to 20 pounds), wash ceilings, walls and high windows

• Ability to move patient furniture
• Requires continuous moving, lifting and bending (for 7 1/2 hour shifts)
• Must be able to communicate face-to-face and by telephone.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.
• Environmental Services experience in a hospital, preferred.
• Must possess effective communication skills.
• Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).