Environmental Services Worker - PT, Days (VBMC)

Northwell Health; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Vassar Brothers Medical Center, part of Northwell Health, is seeking an Environmental Services worker to clean and sanitize patient rooms, hallways and surrounding areas to maintain a safe, sanitary hospital environment.

You will follow established cleaning protocols, use chemicals and equipment correctly after training, and support regulatory standards; no prior experience required though healthcare cleaning knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• After training, demonstrate correct use of chemicals, supplies and tools needed to accomplish tasks.
• Experience: None, however, some knowledge of health care facility cleaning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and sanitizes, as assigned, occupied patient rooms using proper germicidal disinfectant and cleaning techniques.
• Cleans and sanitizes, as assigned, unoccupied patient rooms using germicidal disinfectant.
• Cleans and disinfects, as assigned, discharged patient rooms using germicidal disinfectant and discharge procedures.
• Cleans and disinfects isolation precaution rooms as assigned.
• Maintains department and hospital equipment and supplies in a clean and safe manner.
• Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to policies and procedures.
• Guest relations: demonstrates regard for dignity and respect of patients, families, visitors and staff.

Skills

Follow instructions

Job description

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

Cleans and maintains all areas of the hospital as assigned and in accordance with all regulatory requirements and hospital and departmental procedures to maintain a safe and sanitary hospital environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS

1. Cleans and sanitizes, as assigned, occupied patient rooms using proper germicidal disinfectant and cleaning techniques in support of providing efficient patient care.

2. Cleans and sanitizes, as assigned, unoccupied patient rooms using germicidal disinfectant in support of providing efficient patient care.

3. Cleans and disinfects, as assigned, discharged patient rooms using germicidal disinfectant and according to discharge terminal cleaning procedures in preparation for new admissions.

4. Cleans and disinfects, as assigned, occupied/unoccupied isolation precaution rooms using prescribed germicidal disinfectant

5. Maintains all department and hospital equipment and supplies in a clean and safe manner in order to meet regulatory agency requirements.

6. Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to hospital and department policies and procedures.

7. Guest Relations: Demonstrates regard for the dignity and respect of all patients, family members, visitors and hospital personnel as defined in the philosophy of Vassar Brothers Hospital.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Ability to follow oral and written instructions. After training, must be able to demonstrate correct use of chemicals, supplies and tools needed to accomplish tasks.

Experience: None, however, some knowledge of health care facility cleaning preferred.

License: N/A

Working Conditions:

Manual: Little or no manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk

Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1007

Department: Environmental Services

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $20.71 Hourly

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status, or citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, their or their dependent’s sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.