Environmental Svc Lead Zilber Family Hospice

Department: 39108 Aurora Zilber Hospice Residence - Hospice:
Building Status:
Full time Benefits Eligible:
Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Monday
- Friday every other weekend 7:00am-3:30pm or as needed Pay Range $20.80 - $31.20

• Acts as a resource to employees and students, which includes training/orienting and providing day-to-day work direction.
• Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, monitors productivity, maintains appropriate staffing levels, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues.
• Assists with human resource responsibilities, which may include interviewing and selection of new employees, staff development, resolution of employee concerns, and employee morale.
• Assists in interpreting department policies and procedures, and advises and updates staff on procedural changes.
• Cleans furniture and carpets in rooms, hallways, stairs, and offices using power equipment.
• Cleans and maintains floor surfaces with dry and wet mops.
• Refinishes floors, including machine scrubbing and/or stripping floors and applies floor finish.
• Operates various types of cleaning equipment, both mechanical and electrical.
• Notifies appropriate person of safety hazards and of equipment needing repair.
• Cleans equipment, cart, and service closet daily.
• Assists in cleaning emergency spills as requested.
• Uses chemicals, cleaning products and equipment for their intended purpose to maintain a safe, cost-effective environment.
• Ensures all cleaning supplies are labeled and references Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as necessary.
• Sets up rooms for meetings and delivers audio visual equipment to the rooms.
• Cleans patient care areas, public/private restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells.
• Performs scheduled terminal and project cleaning in surgical areas.
• Cleans all environmental surfaces including ceilings and vents, walls, doors, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, and windows.
• Dusts and mops floors in patient and exam rooms, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and other areas of the facility.
• Gathers and disposes recyclables, trash, and medical waste.
• Collects hazardous trash following established infection control guidelines.
• Maintains documentation for disposal of waste streams.
• Sorts, stocks and delivers linens.
• Gathers and prepares soiled linen for transportation.
• Inventories linens, cleaning supplies and paper supplies and orders additional in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Fills and cleans supply dispensers.
• Replaces cubicle drapes and window coverings.
• Cleans and prepares dismissal and transfer units and certain equipment used in the care of patients and distributes non‑medical supplies to specific areas.
• Reports any mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to the supervisor.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

Required:

None Required.

Education Required:

No Formal Education.

Experience

Required:

Typically requires 3 years of experience in environmental services.

• Ability to operate various types of cleaning equipment, including machine scrubbers, carpet cleaners, waste compactors, balers, etc.
• Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions and communicate with others.
• Ability to work alone and to understand the physical arrangements of the facilities.
• Performs tasks without disrupting operations of the doctors, nurses, patients, public, and other staff.
• Ability to set priorities, be aware of and follow department policies and procedures in all situations.
• Basic computer skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to a maximum 5 ft. lift and carry up to 30 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to push/pull up to 50 lbs with the assistance of other staff and/or devices.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, climb stairs, reach above shoulders and crawl to complete tasks.
• Must also be able to shovel and spread salt or sand on snow, so will be exposed to outside temperatures and weather conditions as necessary.
• Must have ability to walk or stand the majority of the shift.
• Must have…