Environmental Services Aide I

Job Title: Environmental Services Aide I - 32 Hours, Evening Shift

About the Role

This entry-level role focuses on performing housekeeping tasks in patient areas, offices, clinics, and other assigned areas to maintain a clean, orderly, and attractive environment according to established standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains a cleaning cart, ensuring it is orderly and fully stocked with required cleaning supplies.
• Removes all waste, including regular rubbish, cardboard, recycle paper, and hazardous material.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and tools to dust and damp disinfect floors, including corners and baseboards.
• Posts "Wet Floor" signs when mopping.
• Empties and cleans ashtrays, wastebaskets, and other waste receptacles, replacing liners and transporting trash to the appropriate location or compactor.
• Cleans and disinfects public, private, and patient room bathrooms, including sinks, bathtubs, showers, commodes, mirrors, and stainless steel.
• Replenishes bathroom supplies such as toilet paper, paper towels, and soap.
• Disinfects patient rooms and cleans/makes beds for vacant rooms due to discharge, transfer, or expiration.
• Thoroughly cleans beds with disinfectant solution and makes beds with fresh linen upon patient discharge.
• Transports linen hampers to designated pick-up areas and replaces full linen bags.
• Performs project work such as wall washing, cubicle changing, cleaning of waste containers, and window washing.
• Damp dusts, polishes, and disinfects furniture, telephones, and horizontal surfaces using appropriate chemicals and tools.
• Vacuums carpets and upholstery.
• Assists with functions by setting up furniture, distributing and setting up audio-visual equipment, and general cleaning.
• Operates heavy-duty/electrical cleaning equipment, including wet vacuums, extractors, floor machines, buffers, upholstery shampooers, dry vacuums, and auto scrubbers.
• Collects needle boxes and disposes of them according to departmental procedures.
• Reports any equipment problems to a supervisor.
• Completes daily inspections of assigned areas as directed.
• Follows proper procedures concerning Infection Control Practices.
• Is 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.
• Researches environmental effects of activities to develop methods for controlling or minimizing environmental damage or improving restorative activities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of related experience.
• Ability to read simple instructions, write, and speak basic English.
• Ability to operate simple mechanical devices such as floor rotos, vacuums, compactors.
• Familiarity with the operation of heavy-duty, electrical cleaning equipment.
• Ability to interact with other hospital staff members, visitors, and patients in a friendly, cooperative manner.

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, bending, and stretching the majority of the shift.
• Ability to push heavy loaded carts and lift between 30-60 lbs.
• Occasional climbing of ladders.
• Frequent exposure to dirt, dust, blood, body waste, and contaminated waste.
• Exposure to climate conditions when depositing trash in the compactor.
• Possibility of cuts and needle punctures.
• Occasional exposure to hazards that may cause serious injury/illness (T.B., hepatitis, rodent bites). Hazards are minimal in non-patient areas.
• Requires manual dexterity using fine hand manipulation to operate prescription medications and computer keyboards.

Work Schedule & Location

• Tufts Medicine - Lowell General Hospital
• 32 Hours
• Evening Shift: 3pm - 11:30pm
• Every other weekend (Saturday-Sunday) and every other holiday required.
• Location: Lowell General Hospital - 295 Varnum Avenue - Lowell, MA