An Environmental Services Worker maintains the overall cleanliness and sanitation of the facility in which they work. They do so by performing a range of cleaning tasks, from mopping and floor buffing to room sanitizing and waste disposal
SUMMARY The Environmental Services Technician I cleans onsite and offsite hospital areas and ensures there is an ample supply of clean linen for patient and facility use. Compliance with rules and regulations of all applicable federal, state and local laws as well as PMHC policies is a condition of employment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Incumbent must have the skills, ability and judgment to perform the following essential job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation: 1. Washes and disinfects beds and mattresses. Remakes beds after dismissal of patient. 2. Deep cleans utility and storage rooms and ensures they remain in clean orderly condition. 3. Replaces soiled drapes and cubicle curtains. 4. Disinfects equipment. 5. Sweeps and mops floors. 6. Vacuums and spot cleans carpet. 7. Cleans upholstered furniture and draperies. 8. Dusts and polishes furniture, counters, and equipment. Polishes metal work. 9. Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork, windows, door panels, and sills. 10. Empties and transports trash to outside dumpsters. 11. Removes and transports all biohazard materials to appropriate area. 12. Replenishes bathroom supplies. 13. Consistently performs laundry procedures according to the prescribed Procedures of PMHC Laundry manual. 14. Lifts clean, wet articles from washer and places them successively into dryers for measured time cycles. 15. Sorts dried articles according to area or department. Folds and places them in appropriate storage bin. 16. Sorts and counts articles to verify quantities on laundry lists. 17. Sends work orders to Maintenance when any repairs are needed. 18. Notifies EVS Supervisor when in need of supplies and cleaning products. 19. Greets guests promptly and courteously. 20. Maintains patient confidentiality at all times. 21. Consistently adheres to Infection Control practices and Safety procedures of
PMHC. 22.
Is responsible for personal development in attendance of education programs/seminars, and timely completion of annual re-education. 23. Assists in data collection for Quality Assurance/Improvement. 24. Other duties as assigned
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, employees the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works with explosive, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The level of risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens is Classification (I), as outlined in the Hepatitis B Vaccine Program Policy. The noise level in the work environment is usually high.
