Description
GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT Under general supervision and following established procedures, performs a variety of tasks to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of assigned areas. Strips and refinishes floor, shampoos/extracts carpets, mats and furniture. Washes walls, floors, doors, windows etc. Sets up conference rooms. Heavy lifting. At times, may be required to do Aide I and Aide II work as necessary.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Occasionally helps to train new employees to perform assigned tasks.
- Selects materials, supplies, and equipment from designated areas. Loads supplies onto cart and transports work
cart to assigned areas.
- Sweeps, dust mops and wet-mops hard and resilient floors of assigned
areas according to procedures. May use auto-scrubber or other types of powered equipment to clean or polish floors.
- Dry dusts, damp dusts and washes horizontal and vertical surfaces, such
as walls, doors, partitions, as well as ledges, pipes, corners, and other hard-to-reach surfaces using step stools or ladders as necessary.
- Dusts, washes and polishes moveable and fixed furniture and equipment
items such as tables, desks, file cabinets and waste receptacles as required.
- Cleans and polishes mirrors, stainless steel, brass, and other
decorative materials as necessary. Removes graffiti.
- Vacuums, spot cleans carpeted floors and weather mats.
- Moves and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after
cleaning.
- Sanitizes and disinfects sinks, toilets, showers, bathtubs and other
restroom fixtures and accessories. Refills dispensers as required.
- Strips, cleans and remakes beds/stretchers upon patient discharge /
transfer according to departmental procedures.
- Disposes of waste and linen, including contaminated and/or pathological
and chemotherapy waste according to procedures. Relines receptacles with clean bags. Transports trash and linen to designated areas. Removes full needle boxes and replaces with empty ones.
- Reports facility repair needs to the immediate supervisor / designated
person as necessary.
- Returns unused supplies to designated areas and cleans and performs
simple maintenance on manual and/or powered equipment.
- Empties and transports recycle containers. Processes recycled paper according to HIPAA
regulations.
- Assists in disaster response drills.
- Removes, prepares for cleaning and re-hangs draperies, cubicle curtains
and shades as required. May use ladder.
- Performs conference room set-ups according to specified instructions.
- May transport and/or move furniture, tables and equipment into and out
of rooms, storage areas etc.
Qualifications
SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Must be able to speak, read and write English.
- Understand oral instructions and follow printed label instructions in English.
- Knowledge of cleaning techniques, materials, supply and chemical usage, and the operation of manual and power equipment.
- Must be able to operate heavy equipment, such as, but not limited to, buffers, floor machines, autoscrubbers, wetvacs, shampooers etc...
- Ability to stand, walk, push, pull, bend, crouch, lift, reach and stretch throughout the work day.
- Push, pull, and move items weighing up to 75 pounds, occasionally lifting items weighing approximately 30 pounds.
- May climb and work from ladders
- Interpersonal skills to exchange information courteously with patients, visitors, or office staff.
- 3-6 months housekeeping experience preferred.
- Occasional exposure to one or more hazardous conditions, such as low level radiation, infectious diseases, needle punctures, mildly toxic chemicals (acids and strong alkylines), biohazardous materials, odors, etc.
- Exposure to extremely unpleasant cleaning tasks.
EEO Statement
Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Primary Location
:
MA-Boston-MGH Main Campus
Work Locations
:
MGH Main Campus
55 Fruit Street
Boston
02114
Job
:
EnviroServ/HouseKeep/Transport - Other
Organization
:
Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
Schedule
:
Part-time
Standard Hours
:
30
Shift
:
Evening Job
Posted Shift Description
:
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Employee Status
:
Regular
Recruiting Department
:
MGH Environmental Services
Job Posting
:
Sep 18, 2024
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