Environmental Service Worker
Jersey City Medical Center
Location
Jersey City, NJ | United States
Job description
You are in demand everywhere...but it pays to come here!
If you want to work in a premier hospital that wins awards, nurtures people, and tirelessly strives to advance care, you ll find your match at Jersey City Medical Center . Our not-for-profit hospital, a proud member of RWJBarnabas Health , has been honored time and again for our strides in patient care and safety, and as the regional leader in specialties like cardiology, stroke, and trauma care.
As our status and patient volume continue to grow, we are adding talent to our organization
Cleans and supplies patient rooms, nursing stations, ancillary areas, and other areas assigned in accordance with standard procedures of the Environmental Services Department and in accordance with the Jersey City Medical Center objectives.
Job Description
- To oversee all aspects of the front desk in the Center for Comprehensive Care in order to ensure patient satisfaction and timely service delivery.
Additional Requirements
- Hospital housekeeping preferred. Successful completion of general and department specific orientation.
- Arrange furniture for meetings, workshops and community affairs.
- Assists in cleaning of emergency spills observed or upon request.
- Cleans housekeeping closets and maintains par levels.
- Collects and transports all waste, including RMW, according to policy.
- Compacts trash or places in containers.
- Damp buffs and shampoo carpets with approved equipment.
- Dry and wet mops floors of rooms and offices.
- Dust mops and wet mops corridors, stairwells and other common areas.
- Empties waste receptacles and removes trash.
- Maintains assigned equipment for cleanliness and has repairs made when needed.
- Observes and reports on the need to repair equipment, furniture, building and fixtures.
- Performs cleaning functions in assigned areas following established schedules and using prescribed methods.
- Performs patient discharge cleaning using a 9-step cleaning procedure.
- Refills paper towels, toilet paper, soap and toilet seat dispensers.
- Returns promptly from errands, breaks, meals. Scrubs and burnish floors with approved equipment.
- Transport bulk trash from designated collection points to the compactor area.
- Uses and prepares solutions according to procedure.
- Vacuums carpets.
- Cleans and maintains the integrity of the medication rooms.
Patient Ready Room :
- All patient rooms must be patient ready at all times.
- Tent card must be in every patient's room.
- Toilet seat's band must be on every toilet.
- Privacy curtains must be in every patient's room.
Bed tracking system :
- Employees must take a bed tracking pager at the start of the shift.
- Employees must log in at the start of the shift and log out at the end of the shift.
- All bed requests for cleaning must be process through the bed tracking system with your user ID #.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Successful completion of general and department specific orientation
- Must work every other weekend and every other holiday.
- Hospital housekeeping preferred,
We are committed to high reliability and consistent demonstration of our Safety Together behaviors and tools:
- S - Speak up for Safety
- A - Accurately communicate
- F - Focus on the task
- E - Exercise and accept a questioning attitude
- T - Thoughtfully interact
- Y - You and Me Together
RWJBarnabas Health offers excellent-provided benefits,which include: competitive compensation, comprehensive medical/dental benefits, 403 (B) savings plan, Flexible Spending Plans, PTO program, tuition reimbursement and so much more.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Additional Information:
$18.00 to $19.00 Hourly Rate
Let us shape the future of healthcare, together. Our competitive base rates offered will be dependent upon your relevant experience, education and skills. In addition to base salary, we offer excellent benefits, creating a competitive total rewards package to include health and welfare benefits, tuition reimbursement, retirement benefits, employee assistance programs and many opportunities for professional and personal growth.
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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