ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AIDE II, (Part time Evenings, Monday-Friday) Job in Boston, Massachusetts US
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AIDE II, (Part time Evenings, Monday-Friday)
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: Offices, laboratories, public areas, outpatient areas and support areas. 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. ? 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. 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. ? 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. ? 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. ? Intermittent exposure to extremely unpleasant cleaning tasks. Shift Schedule: Monday-Friday, 5:00pm-11:00pm