Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $19.17
Work Schedule
Day Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
Job Description
Brown University Health is a renowned healthcare institution committed to delivering exceptional patient care and maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients, personnel, and visitors alike. Located at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University Health stands as a leading health system known for upholding values such as Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. These core values guide the everyday actions and interactions of Brown University Health employees, fostering a culture that prioritizes patient and community focus, collaboration, and mutual trust. Brown University Health also emphasizes the importance of core Success Factors which include instilling trust, valuing... Show More
Job Requirements
- At least one to three months on the job training plus formal and ongoing classroom training
- Physical ability to lift, carry or push heavy equipment weighing up to 400 pounds
- Ability to continuously walk, stand, stoop, climb ladders and stairs
- Willingness to work in exposure to unpleasant odors, contaminated items, and strong cleaning chemicals
- Capacity to handle hazards from improperly disposed needles and glass
- Preparedness to work in all weather conditions
- No supervisory responsibility
Job Qualifications
- Ability to follow instruction and observe safety precautions
- Ability to prepare solutions according to procedure
- Ability to assemble cleaning equipment such as mops, dusters, vacuum cleaners, mop buckets and ringers
- Ability to read, write, understand and speak English
- Ability to count numbers
- Ability to operate, control and clean motorized and manual equipment required for E.S.D. tasks
- Ability to perform duties in a safe and professional manner in accordance with Environmental Department and Fleet Risk Control policies
Job Duties
- Must have classroom and on the job training of floor, carpet, upholstery, waste disposal, operating room and chemical handling procedures and learn proper operation and cleaning of E.S.D. equipment
- Shampoos carpets, upholstery and refinishes floors following E.S.D. procedures, using manual and motorized devices
- Dusts high vents, lights, pipes, lockers, ceilings and washes window glass throughout the hospital complex using ladders or other safety devices
- Cleans miscellaneous items such as wastebaskets, television sets, fans, rubber mats
- Washes disinfects all sinks, toilets, floors, urinals, bedpan racks, bathtubs, showers in hospital lavatories
- Services and refills all soap and paper dispensers
- Washes walls either manually or using mechanical devices
- Prepares all burn and Radiation (I-131) rooms by laying protective covering
- Cleans dust, washes and disinfects, from top to bottom, all beds, mattresses, sleeping carts throughout the hospital complex
- Picks up and disposes of rubbish and soiled linen from patient floors and deposits down chute, transports to laundry or places in rubbish truck as appropriate
- Removes rubbish from rubbish chute room, transports heavy rubbish via trash carts for disposal of waste, boxes waste when required, boxes chemo waste, makes chemical pick-up when needed
- Washes rubbish chute rooms top to bottom with a pressure sprayer
- Washes rubbish trucks using the truck washer or manually with a water hose
- Performs minor services to trucks such as replace screws and grease wheels
- Operates bailer equipment for bailing boxes and transporting recycle totes to trailer
- Washes or spot cleans walls and polishes woodwork, all furniture, brass fittings and stainless steel elevator doors, kick plates
- Removes and transports animal waste and soiled linens to rubbish truck
- Transports mattresses, office and patient room furniture, including beds, cribs, folding tables
- May assist nursing personnel in moving beds and patient furniture
- Cleans dirt, snow and salt from sidewalks and entrances using manual or powered equipment
- Cleans entrance mats
- Applies salt to entrances as needed and assists Facilities Management grounds crew during inclement weather
- Changes cubicle curtains and draperies
- Removes and washes window blinds and makes repairs to same
- Cleans, from top to bottom, all construction areas after renovations
- Required to carry and use a beeper or a two-way radio
- Assists supply clerks in supply room or equipment room
- Services batteries on all battery operated devices
- Makes conference room set-ups for meetings, parties
- Performs the duties of supply clerks during their absence
- Takes laundry linen inventory by physically counting and documenting
- May perform Housekeeping Aide I and Laundry Aide II duties
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or group leader
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Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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