Custodian

Company: Sanford Health
Location: Fargo
Posted on: May 6, 2021

Job Description:

Environmental Services Technician is responsible for maintaining a safe and sanitary environment in patient/resident rooms and assigned areas for patients/residents, visitors and associates by following infection control, safety, and procedural guidelines. Tasks that the individual will be responsible for include but not limited to; emptying waste baskets, sweeping, scrubbing, waxing, or polishing floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines. Demonstrate knowledge of housekeeping processes, tools and techniques in a healthcare environment; ability to apply this to provide a clean and sterile environment for patients/residents and facility staff. May be responsible for the following locations to clean but not limited to; patient/resident rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met. Wear the proper protective equipment following the appropriate guidelines. Keep storage, equipment and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy. Environmental Services Technicians will have access to pagers and other technology that they will be responsible to use appropriately when needed. Assist in the laundry areas as appropriate. Depending upon location and availability of programs, may have access to use of technology applications. Physical activities include but not limited to, considerable use of arms and legs and moving of whole body; such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, twisting, squatting, and handling materials. Ability to lift and/or move up to 40-50lbs and push/pull up variable weight limits on flat surfaces or up and down ramps. This position will require the individual to be on their feet for the majority of their shift. May be exposed to certain levels of noise with the equipment in operation. Depending on location of position, work hours will vary depending on patient/resident needs. This may include overtime, call, backup call, nights, days, weekends, and holidays.Job Requirements:

• Perform cleaning duties such as cleaning classrooms, floors, restrooms, and hallways
• Emptying trash, sweeping, and cleaning surfaces
• Perform cleaning duties adhering to approved department cleaning procedures
• Assist in cleaning guest rooms
• Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition
• Sweep, and clean restrooms
• Loading/unloading dishwashers, cleaning counter tops, cleaning coffee and tea equipment, cleaning up caterings, cleaning conference rooms
• Mopping, dusting, washing floors, vacuuming, cleaning windows
• Empty and clean all trash receptacles
• Mopping, scrubbing floors, vacuuming and spot cleaning carpets
• Removing trash and sanitizing trash containers
• Provide cleaning and maintenance services
• Performing custodial duties to include vacuuming, sweeping, scrubbing, dust mopping and wet mopping floors, furniture dusting, cleaning and replenishing restrooms supplies
• Making beds, cleaning bathrooms, dusting and vacuuming
• Maintain company premises in a clean and orderly way by picking up trash, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, or using industrial cleaning equipment to clean floors
• Use cleaning chemicals and equipment
• Perform light dusting, window cleaning, vacuuming, and dishware cleaning
• Performing cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing carpet, washing walls and glass, removing trash
• Perform or assist with cleaning duties
• Perform general custodial duties to include; cleaning, dusting, sweeping, mopping and vacuuming

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