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General Summary of Position

Job Summary:

MedStar Health is looking for an Environmental Support Associate to join our team at Union Memorial Hospital!

As an Environmental Support Associate, you will perform a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas of the hospital and satellite locations. Duties may include utilizing floor care equipment, setting up for meetings, moving furniture, and hanging and removing curtains.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move!

Primary Duties:

• Changes and hangs drapes, curtains, and cubicle curtains. Cleans and disinfects furniture and equipment, wheelchairs, shower chairs, over-bed stands, etc. Cleans locker rooms, toilets, rest rooms, and washrooms; replenishes soap, towels, and toilet tissues.
• Dusts, cleans, scrubs, disinfects, and/or polishes furniture, walls, woodwork, windowsills, fans, vents, Venetian blinds, radiators, air conditioners, mirrors, lamps, tiles, equipment, and bathrooms. Cleans windows, door frames, and high areas using a ladder as needed. Gathers and disposes of soiled linen, trash, and waste materials and replaces trash can liners. Responds to requests for cleanup of spills and special problems.
• Maintains effective infection control through proper cleaning and sanitizing; follows specific cleaning procedures as directed. Obeys hazard warning signs. Maintains equipment in good working condition through proper and routine preventive maintenance. Receives and uses supplies in a proper manner. Reports hazardous or malfunctioning equipment immediately. Notes and reports dripping faucets, plugged drains and toilets, broken windows or frames, etc.
• Performs discharge cleaning procedures of patient and resident rooms and prepares room for new occupant; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms. Performs routine daily cleaning tasks including resident rooms, nursing stations, hallways, public access areas, activity and day rooms, and staff and utility rooms. Sets up chairs and tables for conferences, classes, and special events and folds and stores them after events. Moves, removes, and relocates furniture, furnishings, equipment, and other heavy objects as required. Moves large items in and out of storage.
• Utilizes scrubbers, buffers, mechanical floor cleaners, wet vacs, polishers, vacuums and mops to clean floors, halls, stairways, and public areas. Buffs, strips, waxes, and polishes floors. Vacuums and shampoos furniture and carpets.

Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations.

This position has a hiring range of $17.5 - $28.73