Environmental Services Aide​/Housekeeping

Environmental Services Aide / Housekeeping

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• Competitive salaries & benefits that start on day one
• 403(b) retirement with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free on-campus parking
• Career growth opportunities
• Guaranteed hours and set schedule

Lowell General Hospital - 295 Varnum Avenue - Lowell, MA

32 hours/week, Full Time Evening, with pay differentials

$17.00 - $20.02

Every other weekend and every other holiday is required. This position is responsible for maintaining a clean, orderly, and attractive environment. Under close supervision, this role performs repetitive housekeeping tasks in patient areas, offices, clinics, and other assigned areas, maintaining areas according to established levels of order, cleanliness, and sanitation.

• One (1) year of related experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Maintain a cleaning cart in an orderly condition, keeping it fully stocked with required cleaning supplies. Cleaning solution should never be left unattended.
• Responsible for removal of all waste including regular rubbish, cardboard, recycle paper, and hazardous material.
• Use appropriate chemicals and tools, dusts and damp disinfects floors including corners and baseboards, and post "Wet Floor" signs when mopping floor.
• Empty ashtrays, wastebaskets and other waste receptacles and wipe clean with appropriate chemical. Replace plastic liners and bring trash to appropriate location; all trash collected. When assigned, bring trash to compactor.
• Use appropriate chemicals to clean and disinfect public, private, and patient room bathrooms including sinks, bathtubs, showers, commodes, mirrors, stainless steel, etc. Replenish bathroom supplies (toilet paper, paper towels, and soap) as necessary.
• Replenish all supplies: soap, toilet paper, paper towels.
• Disinfect patient rooms, and clean/make beds that are vacant due to patient discharge, transfer, or expiration.
• Thoroughly clean bed with disinfectant solution and make bed with fresh linen upon patient discharge.
• Transport linen hampers to designated pick-up areas, and replace full linen bags when empty.
• Perform project work such as wall washing, cubicle changing, cleaning of waste containers, and window washing.
• Damp dust, polish and disinfect all furniture, telephones, horizontal surfaces using appropriate chemicals and tools; vacuum carpets and upholstery.
• Perform the following as needed during functions: setting up of furniture, distribution and set-up of audio visual equipment, and general cleaning before or after function.
• Operate heavy duty/electrical cleaning equipment: wet vacuum, extractors, floor machines, buffers, upholstery shampooer, dry vacuum, and auto scrubbers.
• Collect needle boxes and dispose of them in appropriate area following departmental procedures.
• Report any equipment problems to supervisor.
• Complete daily inspections of assigned areas as directed by Supervisor.
• Follow proper procedures concerning Infection Control Practices.
• Be responsible for all work assigned to the crew for a particular shift.
• May perform cleaning and sanitization of Operating Rooms which may include collecting and disposing of hazardous biological waste.