Environmental Services Aide (Housekeeping)

Company Overview:

• Receives cleaning assignments and selects cleaning materials and supplies from designated area, prepares solutions according to established formulas, loads service cart, and transports same to work area.
• Visually inspects completed work area to ensure appropriate levels of cleanliness and neatness have been achieved.
• Demonstrates purposeful service excellence through exceeding patient and coworker expectations.
• Represents the department/hospital as a dedicated, courteous, and responsive employee
• Records pertinent documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements, professional standards and hospital policy.
• Adheres to federal, state and hospital rules and regulations concerning HIPAA privacy and security.
• Follows Hospital compliance plan and policies, including the Code of Conduct.
• Participates in required training for compliance related activities (HIPAA, Compliance, Patient Safety, TJC, etc.)
• Maintains highest level of confidentiality regarding patients, physicians, co-workers and business-related contacts.
• Cleans assigned areas by washing furnishings, tile, fixtures, and equipment with germicidal cleaning solutions; scours and polishes sinks, tubs, toilets, mirrors, etc.
• Disposes of refuse by emptying waste baskets in assigned work area.
• Vacuums and wet mops limited floor areas such as resident's rooms, personnel offices; vacuums carpets using appropriate solutions and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning assigned area. Cleans equipment and returns to store room.
• Sorts soiled linen according to color, item and soil content and places individual loads into washer extractor; sets for appropriate cycle on washer. At end of cycle, transfers wet linen into dryer.
• Once linen is dry, linen is transported to linen folding table, where it is folded, weighed, and placed in clean linen room or transport cart.
• Feeds wet, flat sheets, pillow cases and draw sheets through the iron-mangle.
• Daily delivers and restocks fresh laundry to departments as stated in Environmental Services policy and procedure book.
• For commercial or physician practice's linen, same process as used above and bundled in saran wrap.
• Places same in client's clean linen bags and placed in clean linen room for pick up by appropriate office with client name written legibly on saran with black marker.
• Processes minimum of 40 pounds of laundry per person per hour per day.
• Checks and replenishes chemicals daily to avoid running out. When new drum is installed, date and initial container. Use of proper protective equipment when handling chemicals is mandatory.
• Cleans dryers at the beginning of each shift and cleans water drain each Tuesday both by 8:00 am. Clean, dust and polish all machines by 3:00 pm on Thursday.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional decision making and professional growth.
• Participates and contributes to departmental meetings and activities.

• Previous janitorial or housekeeping experience preferred
• Ability to concentrate and show attention to detail
• Relatively high degree of analytical abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills required
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to read and communicate effectively in English