a. Provides team leadership and guidance for 8 to 10 WG-1 and WG-2 housekeeping aids as assigned to the incumbent's area of responsibility in accomplishing sanitation duties in administrative, patient care and public areas. This includes sweeping, mopping, trash removal, dusting, polishing, cleaning of walls and windows, and other related functions.
- Relays the instructions received from supervisors and gets work started.
- Works along with other employees and guides the pace, assigning team members to specific tasks to accomplish the objectives.
- Demonstrates proper work methods by training inexperienced personnel in procedures.
- Provides needed information for decisions from supervisors on problems that come up during the work.
- Maintains a current knowledge, and answers questions of other workers, on procedures, policies, written instructions and other directives (i.e.; technical orders).
- Ensures that work is fairly distributed and all personnel are constantly productive.
- Checks work while in progress and when finished to ensure that supervisory instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines are met.
- Induces and directs other employees to follow instructions received from supervisors and to meet deadlines.
- Ensures that safety, housekeeping and other medical center rules are followed.
- Reports to supervisors on status and progress of work, causes of work delays and personnel problems and provides input for performance appraisals and ratings.
b. Incumbent must be able to operate and train others to use equipment; such as, battery operated scrubbers, buffers, industrial type polishing machines, vacuum cleaners and other equipment, tools and supplies used in cleaning functions.
c. Incumbent must understand and follow aseptic techniques required in the daily performance of his/her duties. He/She must also understand and follow special cleaning procedures required in such areas as operating room, ICY/CCU, isolation rooms, terminal cleaning, cleaning of patient units when discharged, SCI and any other area which dictates special care.
d. Must understand and be able to carry out floor finishing procedures, being familiar with the various types of supplies, equipment and disinfectants required for each individual task. Responsible for the issuance of supplies; such as, towels, toilet tissue, soap, etc., to unit members of housekeeping service to area concerned.
e. Must be able to work from ladders in such functions as cleaning lights, washing walls, dusting and wind washing, including cleaning of window interior.
f. Responsible for ensuring that all equipment is maintained in the proper manner, including daily or as needed cleaning; reporting any malfunctions to his/her supervisor and supply complete information needed to submit work orders as needed.
g. Responsible for the daily inspection of assigned area to ensure that all assignments have been properly completed.
h. Responsible for ensuring that all necessary supplies and equipment are available at the start of each tour and cleaned and returned to proper storage areas prior to close of business.
i. Incumbent is required to provide on-the-job training for new employees and supervise employees in their area in the absence of the unit supervisor.
j. Incumbent will, in certain areas, be responsible for the utilization of patients assigned to housekeeping duties.
k. Incumbent may be required to perform other duties; such as, moving furniture or any other function normally found in the sanitation section of the Environmental Management Service.
Work Schedule: 3rd Shift; 12 Mid - 0830 AM, May include Weekends & Holidays
Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Services Technician (Leader)/PD025770
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Starting at $19.10 Per Hour (WL 2)
