Part-Time Environmental Services Technician

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is seeking a dedicated hospital housekeeping specialist to perform a broad range of cleaning tasks across patient areas, corridors and common spaces. Responsibilities include floor care, linen changes, waste transport, equipment cleaning and supporting emergency cleaning needs.

The role requires attention to detail and the ability to work on site in a medical setting. Experience is preferred; high school diploma or GED and good reading/writing skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write required.
• High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Dust, sweep, mop (dry/wet), vacuum, wash walls/windows, clean bathrooms, and buff floors in assigned areas.
• Changes linens, cleans mattresses and furniture; cleans wastebaskets, lockers, bathrooms, windowsills, and floors; maintains daily cleaning records.
• Collects, transports, and delivers equipment, supplies and waste (hazardous, contaminated, recycled).
• Ensures equipment is clean, safe, and properly maintained; reports faults to supervisor.
• Removes drapes, cubical curtains, and furniture for cleaning/repair.
• Replaces consumables like toilet paper, towels, and soap.
• Moves furniture and changes light bulbs.
• Responds to emergency cleaning needs and "OOPS" calls.
• Cleans cardiac chairs, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other equipment as directed.
• Operates tow motor and transports trash carts to Waste Management Center.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Reading and writing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Performs a variety of general cleaning duties including buffing and refinishing of floors, carpet maintenance and the transporting of all waste, recyclables and other materials.

Responsibilities

• Hand dust, sweep, dry and/or wet mop, spot clean, vacuum, wash walls, windows, sills, clean bathrooms, auto scrub, strip, seal, spray buff, burnish, finish floors, and bonnet buff and extract carpet in assigned areas.
• Removes all bed linens and replaces with clean linens, cleans mattress, pillows and all other furniture in patient unit. Cleans wastebaskets, lockers, bathrooms, window sills, and floors. Maintains a daily record of all discharge and transfer units cleaned.
• Collects, transports, and delivers equipment, supplies and waste (hazardous, contaminated and recycled materials).
• Ensures that all housekeeping equipment is clean, safe and properly maintained. Reports all faulty equipment to the supervisor.
• Removes drapes, cubical curtains and furniture for cleaning and repair.
• Replaces all consumable supplies such as toilet paper, paper towels and soap.
• Moves furniture and changes light bulbs.
• Responds to emergency cleaning needs and "OOPS" calls.
• Cleans cardiac chairs, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other equipment as directed by the supervisor.
• Operates tow motor, picking up trash carts from designated locations and transporting them to the Waste Management Center.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and write required.
• Prior satisfactory work experience is preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• None