Pay Range: $15.25-$21.07 per hour. Your starting hourly wage will be directly based upon years of relevant experience to the position. We will give you full credit for each year of past experience you have.

Basic Job Function and Responsibilities

Maintain a clean, orderly, and sanitary environment in designated areas of the hospital. Promotes the Mission, Vision and Values of the organization.

• Cleans and disinfects restrooms, showers, tubrooms, sitz baths, and the like. Replenishes paper towels, toilet tissue, dispenser/bar soap, and other disposable supplies. Sanitizes patient room furniture and fixtures.
• Cleans and re-makes beds after patient is discharged. May strip and collect soiled linens from patient room.
• Cleans and restocks Environmental Services cart/equipment with chemicals correctly mixed. Maintains clean and orderly appearance of utility rooms/janitor closet.
• Cleans nursing unit refrigerators as needed.
• Dries and damp/wet mop hard surface floors in patient areas, offices, classrooms, and/or other designated areas of the hospital.
• Empties trash and sanitizes wastebaskets with sanimaster III RTU, removes regular trash from holding areas and transports by carts to dumpster; removes biohazard/isolation trash from holding areas and transports to the incinerator room.
• Performs other miscellaneous tasks as assigned by Supervisor such as setups, etc.
• Polishes stainless steel fixtures and drinking fountains.
• Removes drapes and cubicle curtains for laundering and re-hang when laundered; launders mops, rags, etc. in Environmental Services department washer/dryer.
• Removes instruments/patient utensils from patient room to proper area, disinfects, and leaves for Central Sterilizing pickup.
• Reports equipment failures and furniture repairs as needed.
• Vacuums carpeted floors and upholstered furniture in patient rooms, offices, conference rooms, nurses stations, lounges, cafeteria, gift shop, hallways, and other designed areas; spot cleans carpet and/or upholstered furniture polish stainless steel.
• Washes walls and ceilings in corridors, patient rooms, offices, classrooms, conference rooms, and any other designated area of the hospital including surgery.
• Assists in the delivery of linen to all nursing units and ancillary departments throughout the hospital, Cancer Care, and Mercy Medical Plaza.
• Assists with loading and unloading laundry truck.
• Checks surgery towels for stain, lint and holes.
• Inventories par levels, prepares and delivers linens to all nursing units and ancillary departments throughout the hospital, Cancer Care, and Mercy Medical Plaza.
• Logs and posts all issues from and returns to Linen inventory location.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Participates in receiving, sorting, and folding and storing of linens.
• Performs specialized duties such as repairing linens and altering items as requested as well as making supplies.
• Assists with Patient Escort duties (excluding Valet), as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.