
Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $23.82 - $24.65
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Day Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee wellness programs
Professional development support
Job Description
This job opportunity is with a reputable healthcare facility recognized for maintaining a clean, safe, and hygienic environment essential to patient care and staff wellbeing. The establishment operates within a hospital or clinical setting and is committed to adhering strictly to the policies of the New York State - Long Island Jewish Health System (NS-LIJHS), departmental standards, and regulatory agencies such as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). This organization places a high priority on environmental services as a crucial part of hospital operations, ensuring that all cleaning and maintenance activities meet rigorous compliance and safety standards.... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Minimum of one year experience in an industrial or hospital setting preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively in English speaking and reading
- Demonstrated competency in using buffing and scrubbing machines, vacuum cleaners and extractor machines
- Demonstrated competency in using Sani-Pak and cardboard baling machine
- Ability to lift or carry up to 15 pounds
- Ability to ambulate up and down stairs and bend at knees repeatedly during shift
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Minimum of one year experience in an industrial or hospital setting preferred
- Communicate effectively in English speaking and reading
- Demonstrated competency in the use of all types of buffing and scrubbing machines, vacuum cleaners and extractor machines
- Demonstrated competency in the use of Sani-Pak and cardboard baling machine
- Ability to lift or carry up to 15 pounds
- Ability to ambulate up and down stairs and bend at knees repeatedly during shift
Job Duties
- Performs all cleaning functions following established procedures in a timely fashion
- Uses properly labeled cleaning supplies for each job as instructed
- Maintains tools and equipment in good condition, uses supplies economically
- Cleans beds, blinds, ceilings, light fixtures, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, showers, walls, windows, wall tiles, ceiling and wall vents, televisions, etc. following established procedures
- Washes and hangs draperies and cubicle curtains
- Washes and polishes furniture and metal
- Sweeps walkways and outside perimeter of facility where applicable
- Sweeps, mops, strips, scrubs, vacuums, and buffs floors
- Replenishes liquid soap, paper towels and toilet tissue
- Moves furniture from one area in facility to another and may move furniture to outside storage
- Distributes clean linen carts
- Picks up soiled linen and delivers to linen department
- Collects garbage, cleans and re-lines trash receptacles
- Transports garbage to designated area and disposes non-infectious waste appropriately
- Deposits Red Bags - infectious waste, in holding cart cautiously
- Transports Red-Bag garbage to Sani-Pak area and operates Sani-Pak receptacle
- Moves all furniture as necessary for carpet installations, floor maintenance or department relocations
- Sets up and breaks down tables, chairs, lecture podiums, etc.
- Removes trash before setting up next function or meeting
- Performs related duties as required
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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