Cleaner-Hospital

218 Front St, Hempstead NY

Description

Performs cleaning duties and other tasks performed by the Environmental Services Department. Follows the departmental policies and procedures and the policies and procedures of PMLI. Shift is Weekdays from 11:00pm-7:00am • Performs cleaning of locations following established procedures in a timely fashion. • Ensures all authorized cleaning supplies are used properly and are labeled. • Equipment and tools are kept in good condition, and supplies are not wasted. • Must ensure that each day all beds, blinds, ceilings, light fixtures, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, showers, walls, windows, wall tiles, vents, televisions, etc. are correctly cleaned. • All furniture and metal are cleaned and polished. • Sweeps, mops, strips, scrubs, and vacuums floors. • Replenishes liquid soap, paper towels and toilet tissue. • Moves furniture from one area in facility to another (where currently applicable). May be asked to move furniture to outside storage facility. Distributes clean linen carts. Picks up soiled linen and delivers to linen department. • Collects garbage, cleans and re-lines all trash receptacles with plastic liners. • Transports garbage to designated area and disposes non-infectious waste appropriately. • Deposits Red Bags-Infectious Waste, in holding cart in cautious manner. • Moves all of the aforementioned as necessary for the smooth and efficient flow of any required work to be performed and replaces same. • Performs related duties, as required. Qualifications • Experience in a hospital setting, preferred. • Demonstrated competency in the use of all types of cleaning and vacuuming machines. • Must be able to lift/carry 15 pounds. • Must be able to ambulate, up and down stairs and bend at knees repeatedly during shift in the performance of cleaning duties