ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE AIDE

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH); Whitesburg (KY); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

ARH is seeking a dedicated housekeeper to support hospital, clinic, and office cleaning duties. The role requires coordinating with nursing staff, cleaning patient rooms, restrooms, and public areas, and ensuring safety and confidentiality in a healthcare setting.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED (preferred) and complete the ARH Housekeeping Orientation Program (32 hours) upon hire. This position is full-time and on-site at ARH facilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Successful completion of the ARH Housekeeping Orientation Program (32 hours) required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first and respond to emergency cleaning needs and spills.
• Cleans patient rooms daily, mops or vacuums floors, dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables, and removes debris.
• Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets; washes walls and windows.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and cleaning techniques in restrooms; cleans basins, tubs, showers, and mirrors.
• Dusts ledges and cleans elevators, stairwells, and corridors; reports maintenance needs.
• Maintains floors and carpets; disposes of hazardous waste and recyclables per procedures.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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.