Cleaner (Hospital) - Full Time Evening Shift

Stony Brook Medicine; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 36,063 - 44,078; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine is looking for Cleaners to ensure cleanliness in hospital rooms and surrounding areas. The role involves washing floors, collecting medical waste, and maintaining equipment. Candidates must demonstrate attention to detail and have good time management skills.

This full-time position offers a salary of $40,071 per year. Qualified candidates should be able to perform physical tasks and communicate effectively.

Qualifications

• Physically able to perform cleaning tasks and communicate effectively.
• Basic reading, writing, and verbal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Clean hospital rooms and adjacent areas.
• Wash floors, corridors, and windows.
• Collect and dispose of medical waste.
• Maintain cleaning supplies and equipment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management skills

Intrapersonal skills

Job description

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, Cleaners are responsible for the cleaning, maintenance, and care of hospital rooms, coordinators, and adjacent grounds. Qualified candidates should demonstrate excellent intrapersonal skills and time management skills. They should have attention to detail and be able to work with all levels of the organization.

Duties

• Washes floors, corridors, stairs and stairwells, walls, partitions, windows from the inside or outside of buildings using mops, brushes, detergents, buffers, floor scrubbers and other cleaning implements.
• Collects, transports and disposes of medical waste or spoiled linens in accordance with cleaning procedures.
• Strips and waxes floors; vacuums and shampoos carpets; and dusts assigned areas using manual or mechanical equipment.
• Cleans and scrubs all areas of lavatories and locker rooms, such as sinks, urinals, toilets, showers, shower walls and drains, tile floors, and locker room common areas.
• Cleans and polishes furniture, metal fixtures and equipment.
• Removes hazardous articles on floors, furniture and equipment and places them in designated receptacles or in appropriate places.
• Moves furniture and equipment in connection with cleaning activities, or sets up for meetings or special events.
• Changes curtains and drapes and hangs pictures and other decorative objects.
• Empties trash, recyclables and waste in accordance with cleaning schedule.
• Assembles cleaning cart to conform to assigned cleaning duties, and mixes and properly dilutes cleaning solutions in accordance with manufacturer directions.
• Wears appropriate protective clothing and other specialized protective equipment as required by the cleaning assignments.
• Checks supplies and equipment functioning and notifies supervisor of low supply levels, equipment malfunction and building maintenance issues noted during cleaning.
• May be assigned to remove snow and salt walkways; clean sidewalks, yards, and drives; and mows lawns with manual or mechanical equipment.
• May be assigned to laboratories, clean rooms, operating rooms, or hospital, school or custodial care settings that require a high degree of cleanliness and disinfectant processes that must be followed to minimize the spread of infection.

Required Qualifications

• Must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and to communicate effectively to obtain and convey information.
• The ability to read, write, speak and understand verbal communication at a basic level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a hospital setting and/or in the hospital industry.
• Possess excellent intrapersonal skills, time management skills, have attention to detail and be able to work with all levels of the organization.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the University Office of Equity and Access at [phone].

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Salary: $40,071 per year.

Job Field: Housekeeping

Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook

Department/Hiring Area: Environmental Services

Schedule: Full-time