What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Aide-Grundy position at UnityPoint Health?
Environmental Aide
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Shift: Full-time Days 5:45am-2:15pm
Here’s your opportunity to join a high performing team. Grundy County Memorial Hospital is a consistent top performer in patient experience, recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals, and is accredited for meeting the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care. Come see why our employees have placed us among one of Iowa’s Top 150 Workplaces for the past eight years, a Cedar Valley Employer of Choice, and a National Health Care Industry Top Workplace in 2023!
As an affiliate of UnityPoint Health, GCMH offers competitive pay and benefits, including the new Total Rewards program!
Responsibilities
Housekeeping
- Cleans using a seven step cleaning process.
o High dusting
o Sanitizing and spot cleaning
o Bathroom cleaning
o Empty trash baskets
o Floor dusting
o Floor sanitizing
o Tour inspection
- Follows established hand washing techniques and universal precautions using gloves, gowns and/or masks while performing housekeeping and laundry duties.
- Ensures cleaning supplies are kept in a locked cabinet.
- Maintain patients’ rooms in a clean, safe, sanitary manner.
- Responds to patient complaints and requests in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Is respectful of other’s space and privacy, knocking before entering rooms.
- Removes Biohazard waste to the appropriate area.
- Uses housekeeping equipment in a safe manner.
Communication and Involvement
- Involved with patient, personnel, visitors, governmental agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
- Maintains a liaison with the patients, their family, support department, etc., to adequately plan for the patients care.
Qualifications
- Dependent Adult Abuse training or willing to obtain.
- Read, write, and speak English
- Area of Interest: Support Services;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
- Department: Housekeeping;
- Shift: Days 5:45am-2:15pm;
- Job ID: 145789;
