Environmental Services Associate 1

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, Summary: Maintains the cleanliness of patient and hospital facilities for the best and safest health care at each hospital. Cleans all areas of the hospital by performing routine cleaning of assigned areas. Demonstrates the ability to utilize appropriate chemicals and supplies according to established departmental procedure. Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the Environmental Services Department. Responsibilities: • Performs routine cleaning of assigned areas in a clean, neat and sanitary manner. • Performs a variety of environmental services functions including daily sanitizing with a germicidal cleanser, high dusting, cleaning windows and windowsills. • Ensures all tiled floors are dust mopped, damp mopped, free of dust dirt and black marks and that all corners, edges, and baseboards are clean. • Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure. Ensures all chemicals are diluted to the proper ratio and that all chemicals are properly labeled and locked up when not in use. • Uses and maintains equipment properly and reports safety hazards as appropriate. • Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area. • Distributes linens to patient wings and removes dirty linen (not applicable in certain locations). • Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and isolation precautions. Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and disinfectant according to procedure and cleaning routine to prevent the spread of infection. • Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision. • Performs other duties as assigned. Other information: Location: New Milford-21 Elm St Work Type: Part-Time Standard Hours: 24.00 FTE: 0. Work Schedule: Eve/Night 8 Work Shift: . 2 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Org Unit: 497 Department: Environmental Services NMH Exempt: No Grade: U2 Salary Range: $16.0000 - $26.8267 Hourly Working conditions: Essential: * Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity * Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force * Some occupational risk * Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc. EOE, including disability/vets. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

Created: 2024-10-22