Housekeeping Worker

2020 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital seeks a Night Shift Environmental Services Associate to clean and service hospital premises, including offices, patient areas, and restrooms. You will follow strict cleansing techniques and timeframes to maintain high cleanliness standards.

Responsibilities include cleaning patient rooms, dusting, waste disposal, and restocking supplies while ensuring rapid turnaround for discharges.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Experience in cleaning or hospital sanitation preferred.
• Annual Assessment - OHS Fit Test - OHS Montefiore

Responsibilities

• Clean hospital premises utilizing specified cleansing techniques and chemicals.
• Areas cleaned to meet Medical Center cleanliness standards on schedule.
• Clean patient rooms and related spaces to discharge turnaround times.
• Dust and polish furniture, windows, and fixtures.
• Empty trash and dispose of waste per guidelines.
• Maintain supply closet in good order and request supplies as needed.
• Escalate issues to appropriate department.
• Perform related duties during emergencies as needed.

Skills

Cleaning duties

Safety procedures

Hospital housekeeping

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

None

Job description

Job Details

City/State: Mount Vernon, New York

Grant Funded: No

Department: MMV Building Services

Bargaining Unit: 1199

Work Shift: Night

Work Days: ALTERNATE WEEKENDS

Scheduled Hours: 11 PM-7 AM

Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate: $24.46 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Job Summary

Cleans and services Hospital premises including office areas, ancillaries, bathrooms, hallways, stairways, nursing areas, etc. Performs related duties as required.

Essential Functions

• Cleans hospital premises utilizing specified cleansing techniques and chemicals while adhering to specified time frame.
• Assigned areas meet Medical Center cleanliness standards and are completed on a timely basis.
• Cleans patient rooms including the cleaning of the best, tables, etc. Utilizing specified cleansing techniques and chemicals while adhering to specified time frame.
• Assigned areas meet Medical Center cleanliness standards and are completed on a timely basis for discharge to turn around time.
• Performs discharge preparation of room, removes linen and all non-clinical items from room, i.e., iv pole, commode, etc.
• Assigned areas meet Medical Center cleanliness standards and are completed on a timely basis for discharge to turn around time.
• Dust and polish furniture and equipment (i.e., tables, desks, chairs, filing cabinets, etc.) Cleans Venetian blinds, window sills, cabinets and closets. Dust and clean wall, baseboards, and doors.
• Assigned areas meet Medical Center cleanliness standards and are completed on a timely basis.
• Arranges and rearranged furniture before and after cleaning.
• Assigned areas meet Medical Center cleanliness standards and are completed on a timely basis.
• Property is free of damage. Washes bathtubs, sinks, tiles, toilets including fixtures. Replenishes disposable items (soap, toilet paper, paper towels, etc).
• Assigned areas meet Medical Center cleanliness standards and are completed on a timely basis.
• Disposable items are replenished and fully stocked.
• Sweeping, Moping and Burnishing rooms and corridors. Vacuums appropriate areas.
• Assigned areas meet Medical Center cleanliness standards and are completed on a timely basis.
• Empties and cleans trash receptacles and wastepaper baskets. Gathers and disposes of refuse. Bags and boxes and tags red bag waste and removes to designated areas. Removes bulk refuse to designated areas.
• Trash throughout Medical Center is collected in a timeless manner. Red bag waste is disposed of according to regulatory guidelines.
• Keeps housekeeping supply closet in good order. Requests cleaning supplies as needed.
• Adequate supply of materials is maintained at all times and closet is kept neat, clean and organized according to departmental established standards.
• Performs appropriate documentation as it pertains to specialty cleaning. i.e OR, Cath Lab, Pharmacy, Endo.
• Escalates issues to appropriate person or department.
• 100% compliance to quality control check.
• Perform related duties as required (assisting with floods, snow and other emergencies).
• Assistance is provided in emergency situations on a timely and reliable basis.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required r Ability to lift 50 lbs
• Completion of an appropriate work training program preferred
• Preferred Knowledge of cleaning and sterilization techniques and procedures.
• Annual Assessment - OHS Fit Test - OHS Montefiore

Company Culture & Information

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH) is a 121-bed, community-based teaching hospital that has been serving the medical needs of the community and region since its founding in 1891. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital provides inpatient, critical care and ambulatory services. The Hospital is part of Montefiore Health System, a premier academic medical center and the University Hospital system for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is a NewYorkState-designated Stroke Center and HIV/AIDS Center, and it is home to the Beale Chronic Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Center and the Montefiore School of Nursing.