Environmental Services Aide II
Boston, Massachusetts
Employer: Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
Industry: EnviroServ/HouseKeep/Transport - Other
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
GENERALSUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT
Under general supervision andfollowing established procedures, performs a variety of tasks to maintain thecleanliness 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, EPLab, Endoscopy, Morgue, Gray 2 PR Rooms, Wellman 6 OR, Yawkey 8 Infusion andoperation float.
PRINCIPALDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Qualifications
SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
WORKING CONDITIONS
Under general supervision andfollowing established procedures, performs a variety of tasks to maintain thecleanliness 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, EPLab, Endoscopy, Morgue, Gray 2 PR Rooms, Wellman 6 OR, Yawkey 8 Infusion andoperation float.
PRINCIPALDUTIES 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 workcart to assigned areas.
- Sweeps, dust mops and wet-mops hard and resilient floors of assignedareas according to procedures. May useautoscrubber or other types of powered equipment to clean or polish floors.
- Dry dusts, damp dusts and washes horizontal and vertical surfaces, suchas walls, doors, partitions, as well as ledges, pipes, corners, and otherhard-to-reach surfaces using step stools or ladders as necessary.
- Dusts, washes and polishes moveable and fixed furniture and equipmentitems such as tables, desks, file cabinets and waste receptacles as required.
- Cleans and polishes mirrors, stainless steel, brass, and otherdecorative materials as necessary. Removes graffiti.
- Vacuums, spot cleans carpeted floors and weather mats.
- Moves and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion aftercleaning.
- Sanitizes and disinfects sinks, toilets, showers, bathtubs and otherrestroom 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 pathologicaland chemotherapy waste according to procedures. Relines receptacles with clean bags. Transports trash and linen to designated areas. Removes full needleboxes and replaces with empty ones.
- Reports facility repair needs to the immediate supervisor / designatedperson as necessary.
- Returns unused supplies to designated areas and cleans and performssimple maintenance on manual and/or powered equipment.
- Empties and transports recycle containers. Processes recycled paper according to HIPAAregulations.
- Assists in disaster response drills.
- Removes, prepares for cleaning and re-hangs draperies, cubicle curtainsand 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.
Created: 2024-10-02
Reference: 3306823
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston
ZIP: 02120
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