Environmental Service Aide

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.; Hazard (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Hospital Housekeeper to perform cleaning duties for the hospital, clinic, and related facilities. You will work under the Housekeeping Supervisor, cleaning patient rooms, restrooms, equipment, and corridors while maintaining confidentiality of patient information.

The role emphasizes adherence to safety guidelines, proper handling of chemicals, and teamwork with nursing staff to ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and visitors.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Successful completion of the ARH Housekeeping Orientation Program (32 hours) required upon hire.
• Experience in hospital or healthcare cleaning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean patient rooms and surrounding areas daily.
• Maintain floors, carpets, and surfaces; use appropriate cleaning techniques.
• Handle waste, hazardous waste, and recyclables according to policy.
• Assist with meetings setup and hanging curtains/equipment.

Skills

Housekeeping

Sanitation

Teamwork

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Cleaning equipment

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

• Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, check empty rooms, and respond to emergency cleaning needs and spills.
• Cleans patient rooms daily, damp mops or vacuums floors, spot cleans stains, dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables, and removes debris.
• Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets.
• Washes walls and windows.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and cleaning techniques when cleaning restrooms.
• Washes basins, commodes, tubs, and showers, and cleans mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes, and exterior surfaces.
• Dusts ledges, damp mops floors, and washes restroom walls.
• Refills toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap dispensers.
• Performs periodic cleaning of high ledges, ceiling and light fixtures, and ventilation units.
• Cleans doors and portions of showers and commodes subject to mineral deposits.
• Dry mops, damp mops, or machine scrubs corridors and elevator landings according to assigned schedules.
• Sweeps stairwells and washes corridor and landing walls.
• As needed or assigned, bonnet cleans or extracts carpeted areas.
• Checks equipment condition upon sign out and cleans equipment upon return, reporting any maintenance or repair needs.
• Assists with meeting set-ups, hanging curtains, collecting trash, hazardous waste, and recyclable materials.
• Washes trash containers in assigned areas.
• Maintains all floors.
• Maintains all carpets.
• Sets up meetings, hangs curtains, and checks the condition of equipment.
• Attends all required safety training programs and can describe responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, and specific job-related hazards.
• Responsibly follows hospital exposure control plans for bloodborne and airborne pathogens.
• Promotes effective working relationships and works effectively as part of a department/unit team both interdepartmentally and intradepartmentally to meet departmental goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
• Continuously displays a "can do" attitude within the department and across departmental lines to support the hospital's customer service program.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Licenses & Certifications

• Successful completion of the ARH Housekeeping Orientation Program (32 hours) required upon hire.