Environmental Service Worker IV

Environmental Service Worker IV - Full Time, Days

Service / Ancillary Staff -->
Housekeeping

Patchogue, NY •  
• Full-Time/Regular

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries.

The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Environmental Worker IV
- Full Time, Days - ASC Suffolk
- Bldg Services
- Full-Time
-8:00AM - 4:00PM Monday
- Friday. In this role, the successful candidate serves a diverse population of patients, including those with special needs, at all stages of the life cycle. Environmental Service Worker IV demonstrates the ability to deal effectively with various age groups of patients, visitors and staff in order to provide required duties. The unique physical and psychosocial needs of patients relative to age-specific requirements are considered in the provision of ESW IV duties.

Communication skills must be demonstrated through age-specific interactions that enhance customer satisfaction.

Preparation and Planning

• Ability to prioritize work assignments.
• Communicate with ES Manager/Supervisor.
• Communicate progress of assigned duties to ES Manager/Supervisor including completion of assignment.
• At beginning of shift, communicate with ES Manager/Supervisors regarding the days agenda and goals.
• At end of shift communicates to ES Manager/Supervisors any assignments not completed.

General Floor Maintenance

• Dry mops/damp mops assigned areas.
• Ability to operate floor buffing equipment.
• Operates automatic scrubbing machine.
• Is Familiar and demonstrates the ability to make decisions on what products needed to complete assignment on time.
• Ensures floor is free of debris.
• Keeps corners and baseboards clean in assigned areas.
• Cleans up all blood and body fluids.

Equipment and Supplies

• Obtains equipment and supplies in an efficient manner
• Ensures all equipment is safe and in proper working condition
• Has knowledge of all chemicals and their proper usage
• Is knowledgeable of equipment used for moving heavy objects and uses it safely.
• Breaks down equipment at the end of shift.
• Places equipment in proper storage area.
• Notifies Environmental Supervisor of the equipment in need of repair.

• Familiar with chemicals used in floor refinishing and their proper usage.
• Is knowledgeable and demonstrates the proper procedure to shower scrub, strip and refinish floors.
• Consistently uses wet floor signs while floor refinishing in a safe manner

• Familiar with chemicals used in the carpet cleaning and their proper usage.
• Has knowledge of all equipment used in carpet cleaning processes.
• Inspects and washes curtains as assigned by Environmental Supervisor.
• Interfaces with Nurse Manager on areas that need curtains cleaned.
• Removes curtains for cleaning.
• Replaces curtains after cleaning.
• Can operate washer and dryer safely and according to manufacturer instruction.

• Moves and relocates offices when needed.
• Sets up conference rooms as directed by Environmental Support Supervisor.
• Willingly changes hours to ensure the completion of duties with minimal interruptions to hospital services.
• Cross-trained to perform schedules of all ESW I,ESW II, ESW III workers excluding management.
• Performs specialized cleaning as required by Assignment to the area worked.
• Cleans up all blood and body fluids on all surfaces.

• Empties…