Environmental Aide

CareWell Health Medical Center; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CareWell Health Medical Center in East Orange, NJ is seeking a hospital housekeeping worker responsible for cleaning and disinfecting patient and non-patient areas, burnishing floors on schedule, and transporting trash and regulated medical waste to the designated area for storage and pick-up.

You will prepare equipment and chemicals for daily use, perform daily mopping, assist in moving furniture, and report safety concerns to your supervisor.

Qualifications

• 1 year or more experience in hospital housekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Prepare equipment and chemicals for daily use; report to assigned area.
• Clean and disinfect corridor floors, lounges, and offices daily.
• Burnish corridors, patient rooms, and other areas per schedule.
• Remove trash and transport to designated area.
• Remove regulated medical waste to storage area.
• Hang cubicle curtains, draperies, and shower curtains as needed.
• Assist in moving furniture as requested.
• Maintain equipment daily; report repairs to supervisor.
• Inspect area and report safety/patient concerns to supervisor.

Job description

Job Summary
Responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient, non-patient corridors, lounges, offices, and other assigned floor areas. To burnish corridors, patient rooms and other floor areas on a scheduled basis. To collect and transport trash and regulated medical waste from designated collection sites to the designated area for storage and pick-up.

Job Summary
Responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient, non-patient corridors, lounges, offices, and other assigned floor areas. To burnish corridors, patient rooms and other floor areas on a scheduled basis. To collect and transport trash and regulated medical waste from designated collection sites to the designated area for storage and pick-up.

Essential Functions

• Prepare equipment and chemicals for daily use and report to assigned work area.
• Clean and disinfect corridor floors, lounges, nursing stations, and other assigned areas by dust mopping and wet mopping daily.
• Burnish corridor, patient, and other areas as per schedule.
• Remove trash from designated collection sites and transport to designated area.
• Remove regulated Medical Waste from designated collection site and transport to assigned area for storage and pick-up.
• Hang cubicle curtains, draperies, and shower curtains as needed.
• Assist in moving of furniture as requested.
• Maintain equipment daily and report any needed repairs to supervisor.
• Inspection of assigned area- report safety and patient concerns to immediate supervisor.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education/Certifications

None

Minimum Work Experience

1 year or more experience in hospital housekeeping

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and provide additional coverage as needed

Physical Demands Analysis

The following tables detail the individual physical demands using the following six categories: Mobility, Strength, Upper Extremity Postural Activity, Sensory/Perceptual, Work Environment, and Conditions of Work