Environmental Services Attendant

Northwell Health; Village of Port Jefferson (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell in New York is seeking a facilities cleaning team member to perform a range of janitorial duties within a healthcare setting. You will follow established procedures, use proper cleaning supplies, and maintain equipment to ensure a clean, safe environment for patients and staff.

The role requires attention to detail, ability to move furniture as needed, and compliance with waste disposal protocols. Prior experience is preferred, with a high school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning functions following established procedures in a timely fashion and uses labeled cleaning supplies as instructed.
• Maintains tools and equipment, cleans beds, fixtures, sinks, toilets, floors and surfaces per procedures.
• Washes draperies and curtains; polishes furniture and metal.
• Cleans walkways and facility perimeter; vacuums and floors are maintained.
• Replenishes soap, towels, toilet paper and moves furniture as needed for work flow.
• Collects garbage, disposes waste and handles red bag infectious waste per protocol.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

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).