- Minimum Salary/Range*: 20.0000
- Maximum Salary/Range*: 23.0000
- Shift Begin Time: 7:00 AM
- Shift End Time: 3:30 PM
- Requisition Primary Location: Norwalk, CT, United States
Maintains the cleanliness of patient and hospital facilities for the best and safest health care at each hospital. Cleans all areas of the hospital by performing routine cleaning of assigned areas. Demonstrates the ability to utilize appropriate chemicals and supplies according to established departmental procedure. Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the Environmental Services Department.
Responsibilities:
- Performs routine cleaning of assigned areas in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.
- Performs a variety of environmental services functions including daily sanitizing with a germicidal cleanser, high dusting, cleaning windows and windowsills.
- Ensures all tiled floors are dust mopped, damp mopped, free of dust dirt and black marks and that all corners, edges, and baseboards are clean.
- Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure. Ensures all chemicals are diluted to the proper ratio and that all chemicals are properly labeled and locked up when not in use.
- Uses and maintains equipment properly and reports safety hazards as appropriate.
- Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.
- Distributes linens to patient wings and removes dirty linen (not applicable in certain locations).
- Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and isolation precautions. Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and disinfectant according to procedure and cleaning routine to prevent the spread of infection.
- Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
*ADA Essential Functions
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Experience: 0-6 months
- Experience in a domestic setting will be considered.
Working Conditions:
- Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
- Occupational: Some occupational risk
- Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
- Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc,
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
