Environmental Worker

Maimonides Health Cleaning Staff Position

We're Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system's 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation's largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Bone and Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks for the maintenance of patient rooms, offices and other assigned areas of the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Operates all cleaning equipment used by department for various cleaning or buffing jobs.
• Moves heavy objects such as beds, desk, copy machines, etc.
• Identifies medical waste from regular waste and disposes of the regular and medical waste in an appropriate manner following hospital regulations.
• Participates in mandatory educational and in-service programs.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks for maintenance of patient rooms such as : Sweeps, mops, wet, washes and vacuums floor thoroughly using appropriate equipment and cleaning agents.
• Washes walls and ceilings by hand, minimizing spills / splashes.
• Strip and wax floors throughout hospital and outside properties.
• Washes and / or disinfects sinks and other plumbing thoroughly using appropriate cleaning agent or disinfectant.

Qualifications

Education :

High School Diploma or equivalency preferred but not required.

Experience :

Housekeeping experience a plus but not required. On the job training.

Skills :

Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Pay Range USD $23.90 - USD $24.44 / Hr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.