What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Floor Tech position at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital?
- POSITION STANDARDS
- High School Diploma or GED certification - preferred.
- Prior experience as a housekeeper in a hospital setting preferred.
- Some background in institutional cleaning required.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Able to work under pressure. Ability to use initiative and judgment. Requires completion of task under deadlines.
- Valid and current drivers license with no violations and/or infractions in the past three years
- POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.
- Physical Activity:
- Standing - 67% to 100%
- Walking - 34% to 66%
- Bending - 34% to 66%
- Squatting - 1% to 33%
- Crouching - 1% to 33%
- Climbing - 1% to 33%
- Kneeling - 1% to 33%
- Reaching - 34% to 66%
- Upper Extremity:
- Use of Upper Extremity - 67% to 100%
- Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:
- Initial push up to a maximum of 45 lbs - 1% to 33%
- Initial pull up to a maximum of 45 lbs - 1% to 33%
- Sustained push up to a maximum of 20 lbs - 1% to 33%
- Sustained pull up to a maximum of 20 lbs - 1% to 33%
- Lift up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
- Carry up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
- PART TWO: FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Position Objective
- Ensures all APD campus floors are kept clean, safe and welcoming for patients and employees. All employees will not be designated to one specific area/building on their shift. Float positions will require an employee fill in whenever scheduling conflicts arise. Performs other duties as assigned.
- Performance Expectation
- Vacuums and extracts carpeted floors on a routine basis.
- Machine mops all main hallway in the hospital nightly.
- Provides care maintenance to floors: Mop, Buff, Strip and Re-Wax floors.
- Buffs Med Surg showers floors on a monthly basis.
- Extracts furnishings, floors and equipment with proper cleaning solutions.
- Provide floor care to the outer clinics as assigned using the company vehicle when necessary.
- Pick up all trash and linen from the outer clinics and transfer to dumpster/linen room using the company vehicle when necessary.
- Wipe down all equipment used on a nightly basis to avoid build up.
- Assists with Employee floor training and answers floor care questions by co-workers.
- Notify (ES) Manager when floor cleaning supplies are low.
- Notify (ES) Manager of mechanical failures or unsafe conditions.
- Cross train in OR and all outer Clinics on campus in order to cover as needed.
- Other duties as assigned by Environmental Services Heads.
