Environmental Service Aide-Mar

Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc.; Melancthon; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated cleaning staff to maintain a clean and safe environment in healthcare settings. This role involves a variety of cleaning duties, including patient rooms, restrooms, and common areas, ensuring high standards of hygiene and safety. The successful candidate will work closely with nursing staff and supervisors, demonstrating respect for patients and a commitment to teamwork. If you are a proactive individual with a strong work ethic and a passion for service, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the community.

Qualifications

• On-the-job training is required to attain proficiency in assigned duties.
• Ability to follow safety and exposure control plans.

Responsibilities

• Cleans occupied rooms first, checks empty rooms, and attends to spills.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and techniques for restroom cleaning.
• Maintains all floors and carpets, ensuring cleanliness and safety.

Skills

Reinigung

Teamarbeit

Kommunikation

Education

On-the-job Training

Job description

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

1. Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, check empty rooms, and attend to emergency cleaning for spills.
2. Cleans patient rooms daily, damp mops or vacuums floors, and spot cleans stains. Dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables and removes debris. Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets. Washes walls and windows.
3. Uses appropriate chemicals and techniques when washing and cleaning restrooms. Washes basins, commodes, tubs, and showers, checking and cleaning mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes and exterior surfaces. Dusts ledges, damp mops floors, and washes walls. Empties and relines wastebaskets. Refills toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap dispensers.
4. Performs periodic cleaning of high ledges, ceiling and light fixtures, and vents. Cleans doors and parts of showers and commodes subject to mineral deposit.
5. Dry and damp mops or machine scrubs corridors and elevator landings, according to assigned schedule. Sweeps stairwells and washes corridor and landing walls.
6. As needed or assigned, bonnet cleans or extracts carpeted areas. Checks equipment condition upon sign out and cleans equipment upon return, reporting any needed maintenance or repair. Assists in meeting setups, hanging curtains, picking up trash, hazardous waste, and recyclable trash. Washes trash containers in assigned areas.
7. Maintains all floors and carpets.
8. Sets up meetings, hangs curtains, and checks the condition of the equipment.
9. Attends all required safety training programs and can describe responsibilities related to safety and hazards.
10. Follows hospital exposure control plans/bloodborne and airborne pathogens.
11. Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team to meet goals and objectives.
12. Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
13. Displays a “can do” attitude within the department and across departments to contribute to customer service at the hospital.

Qualifications

On-the-job training is required to attain proficiency in assigned duties and responsibilities.