Environmental Services Area Cleaner

Responsibilities:

• Cleans patient rooms, ancillary areas, exam rooms, offices, waiting areas, public restrooms, discharge rooms and other assigned areas.
• Stocks paper items and other supplies in patient rooms, exam rooms and restroom as necessary.
• Follows scripting, policies and procedures on patient isolation and all Environmental Services technical and procedural standard operating procedures.
• Follows and adheres to all hospital wide and departmental safety requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED) preferred.

Certifications:

• None required.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires attention to detail, ability to follow directions and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• Requires one to three months on-the-job training to learn departmental policies and procedures, various cleaning techniques, proper use and storage of cleaning agents and chemicals.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion, including ability to perform work while lifting, bending, stooping, crouching, squatting and reaching.
• Requires continuous walking and standing on hard surfaces.
• Requires regular handling and use of disinfectants and other cleaning agents and chemicals.
• Light Work - Exerting 11 to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.