Hospital Environmental Services Aide I

Tufts Medicine; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine is seeking a dedicated Environmental Services/Housekeeping team member to maintain clean, orderly patient areas, offices, clinics, and other spaces. This role focuses on performing routine cleaning and sanitation to meet quality standards in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Under close supervision, you will perform repetitive housekeeping tasks, manage cleaning supplies, and assist with waste removal and linen handling.

Qualifications

• One year of related experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a cleaning cart in an orderly condition, keeping cart fully stocked with required cleaning supplies.
• Responsible for removal of all waste including: regular rubbish, cardboard, recycle paper, and hazardous material.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and tools, dusts and damp disinfects floors including corners and baseboards.
• Empties ashtrays, wastebaskets and other waste receptacles and wipes clean with appropriate chemical.
• Replenishes all supplies: soap, toilet paper, paper towels.
• Disinfects patient rooms, and cleaning/making of beds that are vacant due to patient discharge, transfer, or expiration.
• Thoroughly cleans bed with disinfectant solution and makes bed with fresh linen upon patient discharge.
• Transports linen hampers to designated pick‑up areas, and replace full linen bags when empty.
• Performs project work such as wall washing, cubicle changing, cleaning of waste containers, and window washing.
• Damp dusts, polishes and disinfects all furniture, telephones, horizontal surfaces using appropriate chemicals and tools.
• Operates heavy duty/electrical cleaning equipment: wet vacuum, extractors, floor machines, buffers, upholstery shampooer, dry vacuum, and auto scrubbers.
• Reports any equipment problems to supervisor.
• Completes daily inspections of assigned areas as directed by Supervisor.
• Follows proper procedures concerning Infection Control Practices.
• Responsible for all work assigned to the crew for a particular shift.
• May perform cleaning and sanitization of Operating Rooms which may include collecting and disposing of hazardous biological waste.

Skills

Basic English

Operate equipment

Heavy duty cleaning equipment

People skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Tufts Medicine is seeking a dedicated Environmental Services/Housekeeping team member to maintain clean, orderly patient areas, offices, clinics, and other spaces. This role focuses on performing routine cleaning and sanitation to meet quality standards in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Under close supervision, you will perform repetitive housekeeping tasks, manage cleaning supplies, and assist with waste removal and linen handling.