Environmental Services Light Aid

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, MA is seeking a dedicated Environmental Services Aide to support the Hospice Residence with cleaning, restocking supplies, and safe, orderly spaces. The role emphasizes attention to detail, teamwork, and compliance with infection control practices.

You will follow scheduled tasks, clean patient rooms and common areas, handle floors, walls, vents, and equipment, and participate in in-services to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and patient comfort.

Qualifications

• Cleaning experience in hospital or industrial settings.
• Ability to read and write to understand directions, warnings, and logs.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Attention to detail for a majority of the workday.

Responsibilities

• Follow schedule and perform daily/weekly cleaning tasks in assigned area.
• Provide thorough cleaning and restock supplies in patient rooms and common areas.
• Clean floors by dry and damp mopping; move and clean behind equipment.
• Dust surfaces, vents, and keep walls and carpets in good condition.
• Remove trash at shift start and end; maintain organized carts and closets.
• Polish stainless steel and other smooth surfaces; report unsafe conditions.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Reading & writing

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you’re not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

All assigned areas of the Hospice Residence are cleaned, maintained, and serviced in a safe and efficient manner using various cleaning supplies, agents, and equipment.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• 1. Follows work schedule and performs all daily and weekly job tasks in the assigned work area to meet department standards of cleanliness.
  • a. Understands and follows department procedures at all times.
  • b. Follows instructions and responds to work assignments from the manager or lead person all of the time.
• 2. Provides thorough cleaning and restocks all supplies in assigned work areas (patient rooms, restrooms, bathrooms, common areas, etc.).
  • a. Efficiently manages work time, and completes work scheduled by the end of the shift.
  • b. Inspects work area and performs necessary cleaning tasks independently.
• 3. Cleans floors by dry mopping and damp mopping them, including edges and corners. Moves and cleans behind equipment, etc., as needed.
• 4. Takes the initiative to make sufficient time for a low and high dusting of assigned areas. Keeps vents dust-free.
• 5. Removes trash from assigned work areas at the beginning and end of shift.
• 6. Spot washes walls or carpets as needed.
• 7. Polishes stainless steel, brass, and other smooth surfaces according to work schedule.
• 8. Maintains department equipment and keeps all equipment clean and safe. Notifies supervisor of any equipment problems or unsafe working conditions.
• 9. Maintains adequate par level of supplies in floor closets and on carts at all times. Maintains a neat, organized, housekeeping cart and closet.
• 10. Attends hospital/department in-services and meetings as required.

For staff working in patient car areas only (c, d, e, and f):

• c. Arranges work schedule accordingly to assist with the timely cleaning of discharged beds.
• d. Ensures that cleaned rooms are well organized, with the correct number of chairs in the room and a patient guide at the bedside at all times.
• e. Assists Nursing staff with keeping laundry bags emptied.
• f. Moves equipment to and from patient rooms to storage areas.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1. Cleaning experience in a hospital or industrial setting, with experience in sanitation principles and techniques preferred.
• 2. Ability to read and write in order to understand directions and warnings on cleaning supplies and various postings, and to complete logs.
• 3. Interpersonal skills to be pleasant and courteous and interact with patients, visitors, and all levels of hospital staff.
• 4. Ability to pay close attention to detail for a majority of the workday.

Physical Requirements & Environment:

• 1. Works in a clean, well-lit, well-ventilated area for a majority of the workday.
• 2. Spends approximately 95% of the time doing manual labor that includes: walking, stooping/bending, kneeling, pushing/pulling, climbing (including stairs), and lifting objects for a majority of the work day.
• 3. Some exposure to infectious hazardous materials and contact with water and cleaning and disinfecting solutions.

Pay Range:

$17.00 - $22.88

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geographyof work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients’ lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled