Environmental Services Aide II

Job Overview

Maintain a clean, orderly, and attractive environment across patient areas, offices, clinics, and other assigned areas under close supervision.

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

• Maintains a cleaning cart in an orderly condition, keeping cart fully stocked with required cleaning supplies.
• Removes all waste including regular rubbish, cardboard, recyclable paper, and hazardous material.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and tools, dusts, and damp disinfects floors including corners and baseboards. Posts "Wet Floor" signs when mopping floor.
• Empties ashtrays, wastebaskets, and other waste receptacles and wipes clean with appropriate chemical. Replaces plastic liners and renders trash appropriately collected, bringing trash to compactor when assigned.
• Uses appropriate chemicals to clean and disinfect public, private, and patient room bathrooms including sinks, bathtubs, showers, commodes, mirrors, stainless steel, etc. Replenishes bathroom supplies as necessary.
• Replenishes all supplies: soap, toilet paper, paper towels.
• Disinfects patient rooms and cleans/makes beds that are vacant due to patient discharge, transfer, or expiration.
• Thoroughly cleans bed with disinfectant solution and makes bed with fresh linen upon patient discharge.
• Transports linen hampers to designated pick‑up areas and replaces full linen bags when empty.
• Performs project work such as wall washing, cubicle changing, cleaning waste containers, and window washing.
• Damp dusts, polishes, and disinfects all furniture, telephones, horizontal surfaces using appropriate chemicals and tools. Vacuums carpets and upholstery.
• Performs 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.
• Operates heavy‑duty and electrical cleaning equipment: wet vacuum, extractors, floor machines, buffers, upholstery shampooer, dry vacuum, and auto scrubbers.
• Collects needle boxes and disposes of them in appropriate area following departmental procedures.
• Reports any equipment problems to supervisor.
• Completes daily inspections of assigned areas as directed by supervisor.
• Follows proper procedures concerning Infection Control Practices.
• Responsible for all work assigned to the crew for a particular shift.
• May perform cleaning and sanitization of Operating Rooms, including collecting and disposing of hazardous biological waste.

• Competitive salary and benefits starting day one.
• 403(b) retirement plan 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

Full‑time, 40 hours. Evening shift: 3 pm‑11:30 pm. Every other weekend and holiday required.

$17.00 – $20.02