Environmental Services Attendant

Northwell Health; City of Glen Cove (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an Environmental Services staff member for their Glen Cove location. The successful candidate will perform essential cleaning and maintenance duties, ensuring that all areas meet health and safety standards. This role requires adherence to protocols and a minimum of a high school diploma, along with relevant experience in a similar department. Join us to make a difference in patient care and facility hygiene.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Willingness to follow established procedures diligently.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning functions following established procedures.
• Maintain tools and equipment in good condition.
• Replenish supplies and clean waste receptacles.

Skills

Cleaning Functions

Maintenance of Equipment

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Performs cleaning duties as well as other tasks performed by the Environmental Services Department. Adheres to departmental policies and procedures and regulatory agency requirements.

Job Responsibility

Performs all cleaning functions following established procedures in a timely fashion; uses properly labeled cleaning supplies for each job as instructed.
Maintains tools and equipment in good condition, uses supplies economically; cleans beds, blinds, ceilings, light fixtures, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, showers, walls, windows, wall tiles, ceiling and wall vents, televisions, etc. following established procedures.
Washes and hangs draperies and cubicle curtains; washes and polishes furniture and metal.
Sweeps walkways and outside perimeter of facility (where currently applicable); sweeps, mops, strips, scrubs, vacuums, and buffs floors.
Replenishes liquid soap, paper towels and toilet tissue; moves furniture from one area in facility to another (where currently applicable); may be asked to move furniture to outside storage facility; distributes clean linen carts; picks up soiled linen and delivers to linen department.
Collects garbage, cleans and re–lines trash receptacles with plastic liners; transports garbage to designated area and disposes non–infectious waste appropriately.
Deposits red bags-infectious waste, in holding cart in cautious manner; transports red-bag garbage to Sani-Pak area and inserts into Sani-Pak; operates Sani-Pak receptacle.
Moves all furniture and replaces same after carpet installations, in preparation to strip, seal or wax floors or when a department is relocating (where currently applicable); moves all of the aforementioned as necessary for the smooth and efficient flow of any required work to be performed and replaces same.
Sets up and breaks down tables, chairs, lecture podiums, etc. according to specifications; removes trash before setting up next function/meeting.
Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
1-3 years of relevant experience, preferred.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).