Associate Environmental Services

City/State:

Cornwall, New York

Department:

Environmental Services

Bargaining Unit:

1199

Work Days:

MON-FRI, ALTERNATING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS

Scheduled Hours:

3 PM-11 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours:

7.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate/Range:

$19.66

Sign-On Bonus:

N/A

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Job Summary

Performs cleaning functions in assigned areas to maintain a sanitary, attractive, and orderly condition.

Essential Functions

• Recognizes the importance of patient/staff safety precautions as it relates to their specific department/area of responsibility. Consistently utilizes precautions and follows appropriate procedures to enhance patient/staff safety in their daily operations. Identifies and reports any potentially dangerous situations to their manager which could cause medical error/patient or staff harm. Immediately takes action, where appropriate, to minimize the risk of injury. Where appropriate to staff member’s responsibilities, reports errors, when these occur, to their supervisor and on an occurrence report. Participates, when appropriate, in Root Cause Analyses and/or other efforts to reduce risk of medical error/patient or staff harm.
• Participates in performance/customer service improvement; actively assists in improving performance based on results obtained from customer satisfaction/PI activities. Recognizes systems approach to PI. Where appropriate, participates in Performance Improvement activities including team membership. Identifies processes that need improvement.
• Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, standard precautions, and isolation precautions.
• Cleans and disinfects patient care, ancillary, and public areas.
• Performs patient room discharge/transfer and isolation cleaning procedures.
• Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure.
• Replenishes supplies.
• Uses and maintains all floor care and other equipment properly.
• Completes assignments in a timely manner, always introduces self to patients/family.
• Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
• Moves all types of furniture and equipment within the hospital as well as outbuildings.
• Exchanges soiled cubicle curtains and window draperies with clean replacements as necessary.
• Washes walls and cleans light fixtures as needed.
• Knowledge of hazardous waste management and hazardous waste segregation including hazardous spill cleaning procedures and spill kits.
• Prepare hazardous materials packages in compliance with US Department of Transportation (DOT) and/or New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regulations by packaging hazardous materials in compliant packaging, labeling and marking hazmat packages according to regulatory requirements. Assist with any related permits that must be obtained to be in environmental compliance. Assist teammates in cleanup of hazardous waste spills utilizing up to Level B personal protective equipment. Manage all aspects of hazardous waste initial accumulation points. Provide daily support to the Hospital by receiving and or/collecting, processing and managing universal wastes, recyclable wastes/materials, hazardous materials and other non-regulated and non-hazardous wastes.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

Qualifications

• High School or
• GED Preferred
• Experience in housekeeping or maintenance work. Preferred
• Able to follow written directions and record information using high school level literacy skills.
• Visual and auditory acuity. Ability
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• Able to engage in strenuous physical labor including lifting up to 50 lbs. and climbing.
• Able to work outdoors in extremes of heat and cold.
• Personal maturity, calmness of disposition, and a friendly supportive attitude are required, as is a willingness to learn

Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.