Northwell Health

Nonprofit health system in New York and Connecticut

Environmental Service Worker

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

Full-timeStaten Island, NY, USA$25.89 - $27.52In-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Hospital environmental services experience is preferred.
Effective communication skills are required.
Ability to fill and dump 3–5 gallon pails weighing up to 25 pounds.
Ability to move a cleaning cart loaded with supplies weighing up to 100 pounds.
Ability to step up on a safety stool 2–4 steps.
Ability to lift hands overhead to hang and take down cubicle curtains weighing up to 20 pounds, and to wash ceilings, walls, and high windows.
Ability to move patient furniture.
Ability to perform continuous moving, lifting, and bending during 7½-hour shifts.
Ability to communicate face-to-face and by telephone.

Responsibilities

Perform cleaning duties and other tasks assigned by the Environmental Services department while following departmental policies and procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.
Use good judgment and organization when performing cleaning duties on units.
Maintain equipment, carts, and closets daily.
Clean and service patient rooms, offices, lavatories, conference rooms, lounges, exam rooms, on-call rooms, clean and dirty utility rooms, and showers daily.
Remove trash; vacuum carpets; dry mop and wet mop floors; and dust furniture, walls, ledges, and fixtures at high and low levels.
Refill paper towel, toilet paper, seat cover, and soap dispensers daily.
Use environmental cleaning products and chemicals properly, including following manufacturer-recommended dilutions.
Immediately notify a supervisor of injuries or accidents, safety issues, or serious personnel situations.
Clean and disinfect patient rooms upon discharge and cycle-clean isolation rooms according to departmental and infection-control standards.
Clean operating rooms between cases and terminally clean operating rooms at the end of the day.
Collect and dispose of trash from dirty utility rooms, remove and dispose of cardboard, and collect regulated waste for transport to the storage trailer.
Remove and hang cubicle curtains when necessary.
Assume required assignments flexibly and demonstrate judgment and initiative.

Job Description

Performs cleaning duties as well as other tasks performed by the Environmental Services department. Adheres to NS-LIJHS/departmental policies and procedures and JCAHO/regulatory agency requirements.

Job Responsibility

* Demonstrates good judgment and organization skills when performing cleaning duties on units.
* Responsible for maintaining equipment, carts and closets daily.
* Cleans and services patient rooms, offices, lavatories, conference rooms, lounges, exam rooms, on-call rooms, clean and dirty utility rooms, showers daily.
* Trash removal, vacuuming carpets, dry mop and wet mop floors, high and low dusting of furniture, walls, ledges and fixtures.
* Refills paper towel, toilet paper, seat cover and soap dispensers daily.
* Knowledgeable of all environmental cleaning products (chemicals) and their proper usage (dilutions) as per manufacturer's recommendations.
* Notifies supervisor immediately of any injuries (accidents), safety issues or serious personnel situation.
* Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting of patient rooms upon discharge, as well as, cycle cleaning of isolation rooms as per department and infection control standards.
* Cleans operating rooms between cases, terminally clean OR rooms at end of day.
* Collects trash from dirty utility room and disposes of same.Removes all cardboard and disposes of same.Collects regulated waste and transports to storage trailer.
* Responsible for removal and hanging of cubicle curtains, when necessary.
* Must be flexible in assuming required assignments and able to show good judgment and initiative.
Performs related duties as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Physical Demands:

Ability to fill and dump 3 - 5 gallon pails filled with water (weighing up to 25 pounds)
Ability to move cleaning cart on wheels (filled with supplies - weighing up to 100 pounds)
Ability to step up on a safety stool 2 - 4 steps
Ability to lift hands over head to hang and take down cubicle curtains (weighing up to 20 pounds), wash ceilings, walls and high windows
Ability to move patient furniture
Requires continuous moving, lifting and bending (for 7 1/2 hour shifts)
Must be able to communicate face-to-face and by telephone.

Job Qualification

High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.
Environmental Services experience in a hospital, preferred.
Must possess effective communication skills.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Minimum Salary/Range*: 25.8858

Maximum Salary/Range*: 27.5200

About the Company

Northwell Health

Nonprofit health system in New York and Connecticut

Northwell Health is a nonprofit health system serving patients across New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut through hospitals and outpatient practices. Its network combines hospitals for complex care, community hospitals and specialty centers such as Cohen Children's Medical Center and Zucker Hillside Hospital. The system coordinates hospital, ambulatory and post-acute care, with philanthropy supporting its community mission. Its research institutes and partnerships with Hofstra University connect patient care with medical discovery and training for doctors, nurses and physician assistants. Founded in 1997, Northwell is headquartered in Lake Success, New York.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lake Success, NY
Founded: 1997

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