MH Environmental Service Associate II

Brown University Health; Morton (IL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a Hospital Environmental Services Associate to maintain clean, sanitary patient areas and public spaces. You will model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence in daily interactions with patients and staff.

The role requires performing floor care, window washing, waste handling, and thorough cleaning per Infection Control policies. A focus on safety and teamwork is essential in this 24-hour operation.

Qualifications

• Develop work skills through in-services, formal programs, or on-the-job training.
• Attends staff meetings and in-services; reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Performs analytical and decision making functions with minimal supervision.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance when appropriate.
• Understands hospital and departmental policies and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Sweeps and mops floor areas, vacuums and spot cleans carpets; arranges furniture after cleaning assigned areas.
• Routinely climbs ladder to hang cubicle/window drapes or reach high areas for cleaning purposes.
• Selects cleaning materials and prepares solutions; loads service cart and transports to work area.
• Operates equipment (buffers, scrubbers) and reports malfunctions immediately.
• Routinely collects medical waste per Infection Control Committee directives.
• Maintains floors by sweeping, mopping, finishing, polishing; strips floors when required.
• Arranges and moves furniture as requested to support cleaning tasks.
• Performs thorough cleaning of furnishings, floors, and equipment with disinfectants to prevent disease spread.
• Cleans walls, ceilings, and windows; washes exterior windows and screens as needed.
• Keeps work area neat and orderly at all times.
• Completes patient room/discharge cleaning per departmental and infection control policies.

Skills

Analytical decision making

Mentoring

Minimal supervision

Policy & safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

SUMMARY:

Cleans and maintains assigned areas of the hospital in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sweeps and mops floor areas, vacuums/spot cleans carpets using appropriate solution; arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning assigned areas.
• Routinely climbs ladder to hang cubicle/window drapes, or reach high areas for other cleaning purposes.
• Accurately selects cleaning materials and supplies and prepares solutions according to procedure; loads service cart and transports to work area.
• Competently operates various types of equipment, both mechanical and electrical (i.e., buffers, scrubbers). Reports malfunctions immediately.
• Routinely collects medical waste as established by Infection Control Committee.
• Demonstrates responsibility for maintaining floors by sweeping, mopping, applying floor finishes/polishing; strips floors of finish as required.
• Demonstrates responsibility for arranging and moving furniture as requested.
• Demonstrates thoroughness in cleaning assigned areas by washing furnishings, floors and equipment with special cleaning solutions and disinfectants to prevent the spread of disease.
• Thoroughly washes walls, ceilings, and inside windows using appropriate solutions; washes outside windows and screens as required.
• Maintains work area in a neat and orderly manner at all times.
• Properly completes patient room/discharge cleaning according to departmental and infection control policies

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: in-services, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and in-services and/or reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Performs analytical and decision making functions with minimal supervision.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
• Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
• Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.

EDUCATION:

High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent related work experience.

Pay Range:

$19.53-$28.52

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:
Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780
Work Type:
24hrs days EOH/EOW 7:00am to 3:30pm
Work Shift:
Day
Driving Required:
No
Union:
1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East