About this role
Overview
Maintain assigned areas in a sanitary, orderly, safe and attractive condition.
Responsibilities
Cleaning
- Cleans assigned areas using appropriate cleaning solutions and disinfectants:
- Dry mops and wet mops non-carpet floors.
- Vacuums carpeted floors, stairs and stairwells.
- Maintains all entries to hospital, ensuring safety and cleanliness.
- Washes furnishings and equipment.
- Dusts windowsills, blinds, furniture and all other areas requiring dusting.
- Empties all trash receptacles and replaces with new bags. Transport all trash to compactor and discarded cardboard to the appropriate recycling receptacle.
- Scours and polishes sink, showers, toilets, mirrors, and similar equipment, and replenishes supplies of soap, paper towels, and other disposable items.
- Washes walls, ceiling vents and windows.
- Makes beds with clean linens in prescribed manner. Cleans bed units at discharge and when exchanging rooms.
- Notifies supervisor when supplies are low.
- Notifies supervisor of work orders, mechanical failures and unsafe conditions.
- Assists laundry staff with collection, folding, and delivery of laundry, as needed.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Housekeeping experience in a hospital/health care facility preferred.
Other facts
About Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes its Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, including the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state’s only children’s hospital and clinic locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT, and Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
What you'll do
- The Environmental Services Tech I is responsible for maintaining assigned areas in a sanitary and orderly condition. This includes cleaning floors, furnishings, and restrooms, as well as managing trash and assisting with laundry.
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