Hospital Environmental Services Specialist

Mount Sinai Medical Center; Florida; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Pet Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

On-site housing for select positions

Job summary

Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, FL is seeking a housekeeping professional to support hospital operations and patient areas. The role focuses on cleaning, disinfecting, linen handling, and maintaining a sanitary environment across patient care units and public spaces.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and experience in housekeeping or linen maintenance within healthcare or related settings. Comprehensive benefits and on-site housing options are part of the offering.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Some experience in housekeeping, linen maintenance or industrial/hotel or healthcare experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Spots cleans and damps wipe walls, windowsills, overhead lights as required daily.
• Dusts mops, and damps mops floors, corners and edges paying special attention to the base boards and using the appropriate solutions as evident on observations.
• Demonstrates upon patient discharge sanitation and disinfecting of bed, controls, motors, mattress, etc.
• Demonstrates knowledge of correct use and appropriate dilution of chemicals. Responsible for economical use of supply as controlled through distribution. Keep labels on the chemicals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper cleaning and disinfecting of patient care units by following 7 steps cleaning procedures.
• Cleans and disinfects public areas, pantries, waiting areas, utility rooms within assigned areas.
• Demonstrates knowledge of hard surface floor care, dust, damp mopping and burnishing/buffing as evident on observation.
• Demonstrates knowledge of carpet care such as vacuuming, spot cleaning, and bonneting.
• Attends and participates in monthly department staff meetings staff development programs when scheduled. Is responsible for all information communicated at the meetings.
• Completes all daily work assignments and area check sheet and beepers completed with explanation of incomplete assignments.
• Follows Bed Tracking Procedures when cleaning discharge rooms.
• Loads carts to part level and records information.
• Counts returns from previous delivery and records information.
• Delivers clean linen carts to the floors as schedule or assigned.
• Assures all linen carts are clean and covered at all times.
• Maintains telephone log, record linen and service requests.
• Adheres to the clean distribution schedule and collect solid linen as schedule daily.
• Transports soiled linen directly to soiled linen area.
• Transports soiled linen using universal precautions, and covered at all times.
• Properly follows all infection control guidelines.
• Assists Laundry provider with loading and unloading clean and soiled linen carts.
• Follows hand washing procedures performed after removal of gloves and prior to handling clean linen.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

Linen maintenance experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, FL is seeking a housekeeping professional to support hospital operations and patient areas. The role focuses on cleaning, disinfecting, linen handling, and maintaining a sanitary environment across patient care units and public spaces.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and experience in housekeeping or linen maintenance within healthcare or related settings. Comprehensive benefits and on-site housing options are part of the offering.