Environmental Services Associate - FT Evenings (NDH)

Northwell Health; Town of Rhinebeck (NY); Presencial; USD 23.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY is seeking an Environmental Services associate to help maintain patient and hospital cleanliness and safety across the facility.

You will perform routine cleaning, use approved germicidal cleaners, and help ensure infection control practices are followed while working with limited supervision.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Experience: 0-6 months; Experience in a domestic setting will be considered.

Responsabilidades

• Performs routine cleaning of assigned areas in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.
• Performs a variety of environmental services functions including daily sanitizing with a germicidal cleanser, high dusting, cleaning windows and windowsills.
• Ensures all tiled floors are dust mopped, damp mopped, free of dust dirt and black marks and that all corners, edges, and baseboards are clean.
• Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure.
• Uses and maintains equipment properly and reports safety hazards as appropriate.
• Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.
• Distributes linens to patient wings and removes dirty linen.
• Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and isolation precautions.
• Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Manual dexterity

English communication

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary

Maintains the cleanliness of patient and hospital facilities for the best and safest health care at each hospital. Cleans all areas of the hospital by performing routine cleaning of assigned areas. Demonstrates the ability to utilize appropriate chemicals and supplies according to established departmental procedure. Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the Environmental Services Department.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine cleaning of assigned areas in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.
• Performs a variety of environmental services functions including daily sanitizing with a germicidal cleanser, high dusting, cleaning windows and windowsills.
• Ensures all tiled floors are dust mopped, damp mopped, free of dust dirt and black marks and that all corners, edges, and baseboards are clean.
• Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure. Ensures all chemicals are diluted to the proper ratio and that all chemicals are properly labeled and locked up when not in use.
• Uses and maintains equipment properly and reports safety hazards as appropriate.
• Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.
• Distributes linens to patient wings and removes dirty linen (not applicable in certain locations).
• Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and isolation precautions. Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and disinfectant according to procedure and cleaning routine to prevent the spread of infection.
• Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience

Educational Requirements:High school diploma or equivalent preferred; ability to communicate effectively in English. Experience:0-6 months;Experience in a domestic setting will be considered.

Working Conditions

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity Occupational: Significant occupational risk Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc. Company: Northern Dutchess Hospital Org Unit: 981 Department: Environmental Services Exempt: No Salary Range: $17.00 - $28.50 Hourly