MedStar Health

Not-for-profit health system delivering patient care

Environmental Support Associate

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBaltimore, MD, USA$18.40 - $29.74 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations.
Prior work experience is not required.
Verbal and written communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

Change and hang drapes, curtains, and cubicle curtains.
Clean and disinfect furniture and equipment, including wheelchairs, shower chairs, and over-bed stands.
Clean locker rooms, toilets, rest rooms, and washrooms, and replenish soap, towels, and toilet tissues.
Follow department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards; comply with governmental and accreditation regulations while contributing to department goals and objectives.
Dust, clean, scrub, disinfect, or polish furniture, walls, woodwork, window sills, fans, vents, Venetian blinds, radiators, air conditioners, mirrors, lamps, tiles, equipment, and bathrooms; clean windows, door frames, and high areas using a ladder as needed.
Gather and dispose of soiled linen, trash, and waste materials; replace trash can liners; respond to spill cleanups and special requests.
Maintain infection control through proper cleaning and sanitizing, follow directed cleaning procedures, and obey hazard warning signs.
Maintain equipment through proper routine preventive maintenance, use supplies properly, and immediately report hazardous or malfunctioning equipment.
Note and report dripping faucets, plugged drains and toilets, broken windows or frames, and similar issues.
Participate in meetings, committees, service improvement teams, and required community outreach efforts representing the department and hospital.
Perform discharge cleaning in patient and resident rooms, prepare rooms for new occupants, and follow isolation procedures in isolation rooms.
Perform routine daily cleaning in resident rooms, nursing stations, hallways, public access areas, activity and day rooms, and staff and utility rooms.
Set up chairs and tables for conferences, classes, and special events, then fold and store them; move, remove, and relocate furniture, furnishings, equipment, and other heavy objects, including moving large items into and out of storage.
Use scrubbers, buffers, mechanical floor cleaners, wet vacuums, polishers, vacuums, and mops to clean floors, halls, stairways, and public areas; buff, strip, wax, and polish floors; vacuum and shampoo furniture and carpets.

Desired Qualifications

Basic computer skills are preferred.

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms offices hallways and other assigned areas of the hospital and satellite locations. Duties may include utilizing floor care equipment setting up for meetings moving furniture and hanging and removing curtains.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Changes and hangs drapes curtains and cubicle curtains.

Cleans and disinfects furniture and equipment wheelchairs shower chairs over-bed stands etc.

Cleans locker rooms toilets rest rooms and washrooms; replenishes soap towels and toilet tissues.

Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.

Dusts cleans scrubs disinfects and/or polishes furniture walls woodwork window sills fans vents Venetian blinds radiators air conditioners mirrors lamps tiles equipment and bathrooms. Cleans windows door frames and high areas using a ladder as needed.

Gathers and disposes of soiled linen trash and waste materials and replaces trash can liners. Responds to requests for cleanup of spills and special problems.

Maintains effective infection control through proper cleaning and sanitizing; follows specific cleaning procedures as directed. Obeys hazard warning signs.

Maintains equipment in good working condition through proper and routine preventive maintenance. Receives and uses supplies in a proper manner. Reports hazardous or malfunctioning equipment immediately.

Notes and reports dripping faucets plugged drains and toilets broken windows or frames etc.

Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts as required and service improvement teams.

Performs discharge cleaning procedures of patient and resident rooms and prepares room for new occupant; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms.

Performs routine daily cleaning tasks including resident rooms nursing stations hallways public access areas activity and day rooms and staff and utility rooms.

Sets up chairs and tables for conferences classes and special events and folds and stores them after events. Moves removes and relocates furniture furnishings equipment and other heavy objects as required. Moves large items in and out of storage.

Utilizes scrubbers buffers mechanical floor cleaners wet vacs polishers vacuums and mops to clean floors halls stairways and public areas. Buffs strips waxes and polishes floors. Vacuums and shampoos furniture and carpets.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

Ability to read write and perform arithmetic calculations. required

Experience

Prior work experience not required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Verbal and written communication skills.
Basic computer skills preferred.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $18.40 - USD $29.74 /Hr.

About the Company

MedStar Health

Not-for-profit health system delivering patient care

MedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system serving Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, with hospitals, ambulatory and urgent care centers, and a health research institute. It delivers medical care through a network of facilities and care teams, supported by ongoing education and research to inform everyday practice. It stands out through its Georgetown University academic partnership, large regional network, and emphasis on patient experience, education, and research. Its goal is to improve regional health by providing high-quality medical care and advancing medicine through education and clinical excellence.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $29M
Headquarters: Columbia, MD
Founded: 1999

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