Project Worker

Job Title: Project Worker

Department: Environmental Service

Reports To: Environmental Service Manager

FLSA Status: Non- Exempt

Hours: 1:30PM-10:00PM

Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is a diverse, community-based health care organization. Our programs have been recognized as national models and LCHC was named one of the top five health centers in the nation for excellence in cultural competency. With a career at Lowell Community Health Center, you will be joining a dynamic team of passionate and talented people.

Summary: An Environmental Services Aide is a professional responsible for cleaning and maintaining a facility to ensure cleanliness and sanitation. The ESA will perform all assigned tasks in a professional manner to reflect the highest integrity of the Environmental Services department. The ESA is responsible for following and enforcing infection control and sanitizing guidelines to provide a safe and sanitary environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide outstanding customer service.

• Perform cleaning of main vestibule entrance, waiting area and reception areas to include glass, vacuuming, dusting, and trash removal and wipe down of tables and chairs.

• Perform cleaning of exam rooms and nurse stations to include trash removal, sweep and wash floors, dust, wipe down exam table metal sides, sterilize exam table upholstery, restock consumable goods, wipe down counters and clean sinks.

• Perform cleaning of restrooms to include clean/sanitize all fixtures, wash/polish mirrors, trash removal, sweep and wash floors, waxing, refill all paper products and soap.

• Perform cleaning of offices and medical storage to include vacuuming, trash removal and dusting of horizontal surfaces and HVAC vents.

• Perform cleaning of break rooms to include washing of tabletops and counter tops, trash removal, repositioning of tables and chairs, sweep and wash floors, wipe out microwave, weekly cleaning of refrigerators and restocking of consumable goods.

• Perform cleaning of hallways and common areas to include vacuuming, sweeping, Floor buffing, wipe down coffee stations and copy rooms, wipe clean and polish water stations.

• Perform cleaning of conference rooms to include wiping down tables, repositioning of tables and chairs, dusting horizontal surfaces, vacuuming (underneath furniture as well), remove trash.

• Will also perform weekly and biweekly cleaning routines according to schedule as well as specialty cleaning as requested.

• Maintain cleaning equipment and ensure maintenance records are up to date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced with Floor Machinery Required
• One year of experience cleaning in a healthcare setting

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, nurses, and other department staff. Occasional requests to change work areas to cover another priority area to meet patient needs. Occasional stress and pressure are caused by multiple simultaneous demands. May be exposed to various body fluids and/or infectious diseases. Universal precautions and techniques are included in orientation and the availability of protective wear is supported and encouraged when the employee is at risk for exposure.

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