Housekeeper

tuftsmedicine; Boston (MA); Vor Ort; USD 25.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive benefits

Comprehensive training

Zusammenfassung

Tufts Medical Center is seeking Environmental Services Aides to maintain clean, safe hospital environments across patient areas, clinics, and common spaces. Roles include cleaning, waste removal, sanitization, and turnover, with emphasis on teamwork and attention to detail to support patient care.

The position involves daily responsibilities across multiple shifts and departments, with on-site work and comprehensive training.

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• Maintains a cleaning cart in an orderly condition with stocked supplies.
• Removes all waste including rubbish, cardboard, and recyclables.
• Disinfects floors, bathrooms, and patient rooms using approved chemicals.
• Replenishes supplies (toilet paper, towels, soap) as needed.
• Transports linen and assists with room turnover and bed making.

Kenntnisse

Cleaning

Sanitation

Teamwork

Infection control

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

1 year related experience

Jobbeschreibung

Environmental Services Aide Opportunities - Join Tufts Medical Center

At Tufts Medical Center, our Environmental Services Aides play a critical role in supporting patient care, safety, and the overall hospital experience. EVS team members are essential to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff throughout our academic medical center.

We are currently hiring for full-time and part-time Environmental Services Aide openings across multiple shifts, including:

• Day Shift: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
• Evening Shift: 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM
• Mid Shift: 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM
• 5:00 PM - 1:30 AM

Environmental Services Aides support a fast-paced healthcare environment where teamwork, reliability, and attention to detail are highly valued. In this role, team members work collaboratively with clinical and operational departments to uphold the highest standards of cleanliness, infection prevention, and patient satisfaction across the hospital.

Why Join Tufts Medical Center?

Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned academic medical center that has been caring for patients across New England for more than 200 years. As the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, we are committed to excellence in patient care, innovation, education, and teamwork.

We offer:

• Opportunities for career growth and advancement
• Supportive, team-oriented environment
• Comprehensive training and onboarding
• Competitive benefits for eligible positions
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patient care every day

Whether you are experienced in Environmental Services or looking to begin a career in healthcare support services, Tufts Medical Center offers the opportunity to grow within a mission-driven organization dedicated to excellence.

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on activities related to the support services functions, such as dietary and food services, environmental services, general facilities, repair and maintenance, parking, sterilization and transportation to ensure all required support activities are completed in a timely manner and meet the organization's quality standards and expectations. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Environmental Services duties: Researches the environmental effects of activities to develop methods of controlling or minimizing factors contributing to environmental damage and/or improve the effectiveness of restorative activities. An organizational related support or service (administrative or clerical) role or a role that focuses on support of daily business activities (e.g., technical, clinical, non-clinical) operating in a "hands on" environment. The majority of time is spent in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision. An entry level role that typically requires little to no prior knowledge or experience, work is routine or follows standard procedures, work is closely supervised, and communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation.

Job Overview

This position is responsible to maintain a clean, orderly, and attractive environment. Under close supervision, this role performs repetitive housekeeping tasks in patient areas, offices, clinics, and other assigned areas. Maintains area according to established level of order, cleaning, and sanitation.

Job Description

Preferred Qualifications

• 1. One (1) year of related experience.
• 2. High school diploma or equivalent.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

• Maintains a cleaning cart in an orderly condition, keeping cart fully stocked with required cleaning supplies. Cleaning solution should never be left unattended.
• 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. Posts "Wet Floor" signs when mopping floor.
• Empties ashtrays, wastebaskets and other waste receptacles and wipes clean with appropriate chemical. Replaces the plastic liners and brings to appropriate location, all trash collected. When assigned, brings trash to compactor.
• Uses appropriate chemicals to clean and disinfect public, private, and patient room bathrooms including sinks, bathtubs, showers, commodes, mirrors, stainless steel, etc. Replenishes bathroom supplies (toilet paper, paper towels, and soap) as necessary.
• 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