Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician (EVS)

Housekeeping Aid - EVS major duties consist of but not limited too: Performs floor maintenance, wall washing. Cleans doors, doorframes, baseboard corners and edges, and stairwells. Tasks are accomplished by sweeping, dust mopping, damp and wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, buffing, vacuuming and extracting carpets and runners, spot cleaning areas, and high and low dusting. Empties trash and wastebaskets, replaces liners. Transports general refuse, regulated medical waste and recycling to central collection areas. Cleans rest rooms, bathrooms, and shower rooms, ensuring that they are cleaned and meet acceptable standards (cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, showers, bathtubs, urinals, and toilet bowls; cleans mirrors, sinks, and water fountains; washes and polishes light and toilet fixtures). Replenishes supplies of paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and soap in all areas where dispensers are located. Moves and arranges furniture, patient wardrobes, beds, etc. in the assigned area to accomplish cleaning tasks. Provides bed-making services in patient care areas and OD rooms; cleans mattresses, springs, and bed frames; and cleans bedside stands, over bed lights, blood pressure cuffs, bed tables, etc. in patient rooms; Removes bags of soiled textiles from patient rooms and transports to the designated soiled room in each ward area; Loads and unloads clean textiles from bulk carts. Restocks clean textile closets, cabinets, shelves, carts, and participates in inventory management activities. Defrosts and cleans patient care refrigerators and ice machines in nourishment kitchen areas; cleans stainless steel on storage instrument cabinets and counters, elevators in lobbies, wards, diet-kitchens and nurse utility rooms; and cleans ashtrays, smoke stands, sand urns in designated smoke areas and water fountains; Provides interim cleaning of windows and window ledges from the inside, cleans glass door and other glass surfaces; and replaces curtains and cleans blinds. Work Schedule: Various 1st Shift, 7:00am-3:30pm; 2nd Shift, 3:30pm-12:00am; 3rd Shift, 11:00am-7:30am; Mon-Fri, (Sunrise, FL location) 11:00am-7:30pm, all with possible occasional weekends and holidays. Shift days will be determined by Supervisor upon selection. Telework/Virtual/Remote: Not Authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid - Environmental Services Technician (EVS)/PD03249A Physical Requirements: The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. The work requires the occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds. The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris. Working Conditions: Must be physically able to withstand (PPE may be required in some circumstances): - Varying degrees of lighting, heating, and ventilation within the assigned work area. - Occasional weather conditions when assigned to infrequent tasks outdoors. - Exposure to communicable diseases and illnesses. - Moderate changes in temperature within the work area. - Dust, grease, and soiling of clothing and skin surfaces due to cleaning chemical exposure. - Usual workplace noise and vibration. - Gases and fumes associated with the usage of germicidal and other cleaning agents used. - Occasional slippery surfaces and work assigned within crowded areas in or near rolling stick and within areas heavily populated for delivery of patient care.