Housekeeping EVS I - FT Varied

Torrance-Memorial-Medical-Center; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Torrance Memorial Medical Center is seeking a hospital environmental services worker to maintain a safe and healthy environment under supervision. Responsibilities include terminal cleaning, restroom and corridor upkeep, linen changes, waste handling, and special cleaning requests.

Applicants should be able to clean patient rooms (isolation and non-isolation), perform carpet care and floor maintenance, and replenish supplies as needed.

Qualifications

• Performs terminal cleaning from ceiling to floor and changes bed linen after discharge.
• Maintains cleanliness in restrooms, offices, waiting areas, lounges, exam rooms and corridors.

Responsibilities

• Clean assigned hospital areas including floors, walls, sinks, lavatories, and furniture.
• Replenish paper products, hand sanitizer and hand soap.
• Transport medical waste to storage area and solid waste to loading dock.
• Keep equipment clean and in good condition.
• Respond to requests for special cleaning from other departments.
• Handle soiled linen and transport to dock for pickup.
• Inform supervisor of hazards and unusual conditions.
• Perform cleaning in isolation and non-isolation patient rooms.
• Perform carpet and hard surface floor maintenance, including water extraction and burnishing.

Skills

Terminal cleaning

Discharge cleaning

Waste collection

Sanitization procedures

Carpet cleaning

Job description

Under direct supervision, cleans and helps maintain a safe and healthy hospital environment.

Core Competencies

• Performs terminal cleaning, i.e., a complete ceiling to floor cleaning of the environment including changing of bed linen upon patient discharge.

• Moves and arranges furniture for meetings and departmental moves. Performs cleaning procedures for other areas of the hospital including but, not limited to: restrooms, offices, waiting areas, staff lounges, exam rooms and corridors.

• Cleans assigned areas of the hospital including floors, walls, sinks, and lavatories, office areas and furniture, using prescribed procedures.

• Replenishes supplies of paper products, hand sanitizer and hand soap

• Collects Medical Waste and transports to designated storage area.

• Collects solid waste and transports to the loading dock for compacting.

• Maintains assigned equipment in a clean and eye-pleasing condition.

• Responds to calls for special cleaning assistance from other departments.

• Collects soiled linen, and transports bags to dock area for pick-up

• Keeps supervisor informed of unusual conditions, security, safety or health hazards.

• Performs the daily and discharged cleaning procedures for both isolation and non-isolation patient rooms.

• Performs carpet cleaning procedures including but, not limited to spot cleaning, water extraction and bonnet cleaning.

• Performs hard surfaces floor maintenance procedures including but, not limited to auto scrubbing, burnishing, stripping and refinishing.

Compensation Range: $25.00 / Hour