Job Description

• The ESD Assistant cleans, maintains, and services an assigned area or task within or associated with the hospital facilities performed under the direct leadership of a supervisor.
  
  
  Responsibilities
  
  
  
  • Perform intensive floor care: dusting and damp mopping, stripping and refinishing, and spray buffing.
  • Perform carpet and furniture care: vacuuming, spot removal, and shampooing.
  • Collect and dispose of trash, soiled linen, and recyclable materials.
  • Replace receptacle liners and recycling collection totes.
  • Cleaning and sanitizing horizontal and vertical surfaces: dusting, damp wiping, spot cleaning of vents, light fixtures, window ledges, and doors.
  • Clean restrooms: clean fixtures and replenish restroom supplies.
  • Clean and maintain items in assigned areas, including stairwells, elevators, water fountains, walls, windows, furniture, baseboards, glassware
  • Change curtains, draperies, blinds, and shades as assigned.
  • Operate electric and battery-powered equipment for cleaning services and rearrangement of furniture/equipment.
  • Pick up necessary supplies, pack regulated medical waste and respond to floods and other emergencies.
  • Wear protective clothing as required.
  • Remove soiled linens/protective coverings, clean and remake beds, stretchers, exam tables, etc.
  Requirements:
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • The ability to add and subtract numbers and make comparisons between numbers and letters
  • The ability to understand and respond to simple written or verbal instructions
  • Incumbents must respond appropriately to instructions, questions, or requests for information
  • The ability to be courteous when occasionally contacting patients and visitors
  Physical Requirements of the Job:
  • Work requires lifting and carrying patients/children/objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and moving patients/children/objects weighing 11 to 20 pounds.
  • Work requires regular stooping and bending.
  • The job requires reaching and grasping objects below the shoulder level and frequently reaching and grasping objects at the shoulder level.
  • Work occasionally requires reaching and grasping objects above shoulder level.
  • Work requires continually pushing and pulling non-motorized equipment (e.g., stretcher, food cart, mop, etc.) weighing over 50 Ibs
  • Work requires regular grasping and fine manipulation with the hands.
  • Blood Borne Pathogen Category
  • Potential Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens. The job may require performance or tasks that involve the potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.
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