Environmental Service Worker

Newton-Wellesley Hospital; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare facility seeks dedicated housekeeping personnel to maintain a clean and safe environment. Responsibilities include cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms, ensuring high standards of cleanliness in all areas, and demonstrating excellent customer service. Candidates should be physically capable, have strong communication skills, and be team-oriented. On-the-job training will be provided for the right individuals. This position is crucial for maintaining hospital standards and ensuring patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred or equivalent experience.
• Sufficient physical strength and stamina required.
• On-the-job training will be provided.
• Ability to communicate verbally and make self understood.
• Ability to problem-solve effectively.
• Ability to get along with others and confront issues appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine housekeeping activities to maintain a clean environment.
• Clean Patient Rooms after discharge, including bathrooms and furniture.
• Ensure proper use of cleaning chemicals and equipment.
• Damp wipe and sanitize frequently used surfaces daily.
• Organize housekeeping supplies and cleaning equipment.

Skills

Physical strength and stamina

Verbal communication

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent experience

Job description

Performs routine housekeeping activities to maintain a clean, safe and habitable environment according to departmental standards. Cleans Patient Rooms after Discharge.

Responsibilities

• Picks up and discards trash and soiled linens. Damp-wipes waste baskets and linen hampers. Performs high dusting activities to ensure that vents, bed lights, televisions, high ledges, and other high areas are free from dirt and dust.
• Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms. Uses appropriate chemicals and cleaning equipment to ensure that the mirror, sink, toilet, and shower are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. Restocks toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap, as needed. Replaces shower curtains as needed. Spot cleans any soiled areas as needed. Places sanitary strips across toilet seat.
• Damp wipes telephones, the on-call button cords, bed-side tables, and over-the-bed tables, chairs, bed rails, head and foot boards, and all other furniture in the room daily. Damp wipes doorknobs, light switches, window sills, pictures, and other horizontal surfaces daily. Spot cleans walls as needed. May clean windows. Strips, damp wipes, and remakes beds upon patient discharge. May cycle-clean rooms (including cleaning ceiling, walls, bathroom tiles, etc.) as assigned by Supervisor. May use mess kits on hazardous spills.
• Dry mop patient room floor, including bathroom floor. Prepares cleaning solution with Hospital Approved Disinfectant. Wet mops patient room floor, including bathroom floor daily.
• In administrative offices and at Nursing Stations, damp wipes office furniture, computer terminals, telephones, files cabinets, etc. Dry mops floors and/or vacuums carpets daily.
• Moves furniture as needed to dust and clean floors and carpets. May strip and refinish floors on a periodic basis. May buff and shine floors daily. Shampoos and spot cleans carpets as assigned by Supervisor. Sweeps, wet mops, dry mops, and buffs floors in hallways and stairways as assigned by Supervisor.
• Organizes the supplies in housekeeping closets daily.
• Damp wipes walls periodically. Wet mops floors daily. Scrubs sink daily.
• In cooperation with the Group Leaders and Supervisors, ensures that equipment and supplies are always available and in proper working condition. Uses equipment and supplies as outlined by manufacturer guidelines. Picks up E.S.D. cart at the start of each shift. Uses safety glasses, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as needed. Cleans equipment after each use. Restocks supplies on the cart daily. Replaces vacuum bags and filters as needed. Returns soiled mops to the E.V.S. supply room for cleaning.
• Demonstrates appropriate work, personal, and safety habits in the performance of duties. Uses safety glasses, gloves and other personal protective equipment as needed. Changes gloves as appropriate and washes hands after each use. Recognizes hazardous situations and responds appropriately (ie. places carts out of the way of traffic, uses mess kits appropriately). Changes cleaning water every three rooms. Cleans and restocks carts for the next shift. Takes responsibility for cleaning and organizing housekeeping closets.
• Is courteous and helpful to patients, visitors, and other personnel. Greets patients upon entering their rooms. Continually acts as "customer service agent" on behalf of the Hospital. Recognizes when the patient is in need of clinical assistance and responds by calling for a direct health care worker. Leaves behind "Welcome to Newton-Wellesley Hospital" cards after cleaning each room.
• May be required to assist in moving and discarding heavy office furniture.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred or equivalent experience
• Sufficient physical strength and stamina
• On-the-job training
• Ability to communicate verbally and make self understood
• Ability to problem-solve
• Ability to get along with others and confront issues appropriately

Additional Job Description

Newton-Wellesley Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.