General Cleaner and General Service Associate "Floor Buffer" - All Shifts - Boston Medical Center

Cleaner - Performs a range of housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and sanitized environment throughout the hospital. May operate machines in order to perform duties.

GSA - Floor Buffer - POSITION SUMMARY:

Performs a wide range of building and environmental services to ensure that all facilities are operating at a standard that enhances quality of patient care. In addition to duties performed by a general cleaner, the general service associate may use industrial vacuum cleaners, scrubbers, buffers and or additional hospital approved equipment to perform work of moderate difficulty in installing, maintaining and repairing hospital equipment.
Cleaner Only -

• Performs a range of housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and sanitized environment throughout the hospital. May operate machines in order to perform duties.
• Maintains daily cleaning of assigned areas, by following the approved hospital Cleaning Procedures. Basic housekeeping tasks include, but are not limited to: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, polishing, dusting, and the cleansing of any and all designated objects/areas.
• Operate vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, burnishers, buffers and wall washing equipment and any other power machinery as instructed.
• Maintains stock of all housekeeping supplies in assigned areas and maintains housekeeping closets and equipment.
• Prepares patient rooms for occupancy upon patient discharge or transfer including, but not limited to the sanitation of patient beds, furniture and equipment.
• Performs daily floor care maintenance.
• Moves furniture, boxes, etc.
• Cleans and maintains refrigerators, stoves, ovens, and other patient and non-patient care equipment.
• Sets up and cleans meeting rooms per specifications of department requester.
• Collects and disposes of trash and waste (both infectious and non-infectious) as needed.
• Cleans, disinfects and sanitizes items such as bathroom sinks, floor, shower (if applicable); fill soap dispenser, and paper towel and tissue dispensers.
• Communicates to supervisor or Control Center the need for repairs, etc.
• Utilizes hospital's Values as the basis for decision making and to facilitate the division's hospital mission.
• Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures.

OTHER DUTIES:

Performs other duties as needed.

Work requires the ability to read, follow oral and written instructions in English at a level acquired through the completion of elementary school.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Work requires ability to learn and perform basic housekeeping practices and understands the policies and procedures of the hospital.

General Service Associate "Floor Buffer" only

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs project work including, but not limited to, floor refinishing, carpet extraction, etc.
• Maintains stock of all housekeeping supplies in assigned areas and maintains housekeeping closets and equipment.
• Prepares patient rooms for occupancy upon discharge or transfer.
• Performs daily floor care maintenance.
• Collects and disposes of trash and waste as needed.
• Move furniture, boxes, etc. in order to clean.
• Installs, cleans, maintains and repairs all designated housekeeping equipment. Installs patient cubicle curtains.
• Performs all functions of the General Cleaner.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Work requires the ability to read, follow oral and written instructions in English at a level acquired through the completion of elementary school
• Ability to learn and perform basic housekeeping practices and understands the policies and procedures of the hospital.
• Experience in floor care, carpet care preferred
• HS Diploma or completion of GED preferred

Req id: 31362