Environmental Services Aide I

Job Summary

The Environmental Services Aide is responsible for performing duties to provide a clean, sanitary, and pleasant environment to a high standard to enhance quality patient care. Does this position require Patient Care? No

Essential Functions

• Maintain assigned areas set forth by supervisor and/or manager.
• This includes the cleaning of all floors, offices, clinical and non-clinical spaces, halls, common areas (including stairs), rest room facilities, doorways, and entrances immediately outside of assigned area.
• Sweep, scrub, refinish, polish and strip floors using brooms and mops and power scrubbing swing machine and floor machines.
• Clean carpets, to include vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
• Strip and remake beds; bundle soiled linen; clean guest/patient rooms, bathrooms, dust and sanitize flat surfaces; empty trash; vacuum, sweep, dry mop, and wet mop rooms, hallways, stairways, and other public areas; wash walls; move linens to and from drop-off locations.
• Assist with moving furnishings/contents as required to complete assigned tasks.
• Keep equipment and workspace neat, clean and safe (storage areas, EVS closets, etc.).
• Performs minor maintenance as required.
• Locks/unlocks doors and does security rounds.
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.
• Always follows Infection prevention protocols and standards.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent required. Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No.

Experience: Experience in environmental services or housekeeping preferred 0-1 year preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions required.
• Experience in environmental services or housekeeping preferred.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and high-quality customer service skills required.
• Knowledge of various waste streams; Biological, Hazardous, General, Sharps and Recycling waste streams and their respective collection points.
• Knowledge of departmental Fire Management Plan.
• Responds to fire alarms and assist Fire Department as required.