Environmental Services Aide Ii

Boston, MA, United States

Job Description


GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT

Under general supervision and following established procedures, performs a variety of tasks to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of assigned areas. Including but not inclusive of the following areas: Emergency room, S.D.C.U, Operating Rooms, Cath Lab, inpatient rooms, P.A.C.U., Dialysis, EP Lab, Endoscopy, Morgue, Gray 2 PR Rooms, Wellman 6 OR, Yawkey 8 Infusion and operation float.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Occasionally helps to train new employees to perform assigned tasks.
  • Selects materials, supplies, and equipment from designated areas. Loads supplies onto cart and transports work cart to assigned areas.
  • Sweeps, dust mops and wet-mops hard and resilient floors of assigned areas according to procedures. May use autoscrubber or other types of powered equipment to clean or polish floors.
  • Dry dusts, damp dusts and washes horizontal and vertical surfaces, such as walls, doors, partitions, as well as ledges, pipes, corners, and other hard-to-reach surfaces using step stools or ladders as necessary.
  • Dusts, washes and polishes moveable and fixed furniture and equipment items such as tables, desks, file cabinets and waste receptacles as required.
  • Cleans and polishes mirrors, stainless steel, brass, and other decorative materials as necessary. Removes graffiti.
  • Vacuums, spot cleans carpeted floors and weather mats.
  • Moves and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning.
  • Sanitizes and disinfects sinks, toilets, showers, bathtubs and other restroom fixtures and accessories. Refills dispensers as required.
  • Strips, cleans and remakes beds/stretchers upon patient discharge / transfer according to departmental procedures.
  • Disposes of waste and linen, including contaminated and/or pathological and chemotherapy waste according to procedures. Relines receptacles with clean bags. Transports trash and linen to designated areas. Removes full needle boxes and replaces with empty ones.
  • Reports facility repair needs to the immediate supervisor / designated person as necessary.
  • Returns unused supplies to designated areas and cleans and performs simple maintenance on manual and/or powered equipment.
  • Empties and transports recycle containers. Processes recycled paper according to HIPAA regulations.
  • Assists in disaster response drills.
  • Removes, prepares for cleaning and re-hangs draperies, cubicle curtains and shades as required. May use ladder.
Qualifications

SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
  • Must be able to speak, read and write English.
  • Understand oral instructions and follow printed label instructions in English.
  • Knowledge of cleaning techniques, materials, supply and chemical usage, and the operation of manual and power equipment.
  • Must be able to operate heavy equipment, such as, but not limited to, buffers, vauums, autoscrubbers, wetvacs
  • Ability to stand, walk, push, pull, bend, crouch, lift, reach and stretch throughout the work day.
  • Push, pull, and move items weighing up to 75 pounds, occasionally lifting items weighing approximately 30 pounds.
  • May climb and work from ladders
  • Interpersonal skills to exchange information courteously with patients, visitors, or office staff.
WORKING CONDITIONS
  • Occasional exposure to one or more hazardous conditions, such as low level radiation, infectious diseases, needle punctures, mildly toxic chemicals (acids and strong alkylines), biohazardous materials, odors, etc.
  • Exposure to extremely unpleasant cleaning tasks.

Mass General Brigham

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4323456
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Boston, MA, United States
  • Education
    Not mentioned