KEVIN JAFFE-DUNNE

Performs cleaning duties as well as other tasks performed by the Environmental Services department. Adheres to NS-LIJHS/departmental policies and procedures and JCAHO/regulatory agency requirements.

Job Responsibility

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• Demonstrates good judgment and organization skills when performing cleaning duties on units.
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• Responsible for maintaining equipment, carts and closets daily.
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• Cleans and services patient rooms, offices, lavatories, conference rooms, lounges, exam rooms, on-call rooms, clean and dirty utility rooms, showers daily.
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• Trash removal, vacuuming carpets, dry mop and wet mop floors, high and low dusting of furniture, walls, ledges and fixtures.
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• Refills paper towel, toilet paper, seat cover and soap dispensers daily.
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• Knowledgeable of all environmental cleaning products (chemicals) and their proper usage (dilutions) as per manufacturer's recommendations.
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• Notifies supervisor immediately of any injuries (accidents), safety issues or serious personnel situation.
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• Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting of patient rooms upon discharge, as well as, cycle cleaning of isolation rooms as per department and infection control standards.
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• Cleans operating rooms between cases, terminally clean OR rooms at end of day.
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• Collects trash from dirty utility room and disposes of same.Removes all cardboard and disposes of same.Collects regulated waste and transports to storage trailer.
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• Responsible for removal and hanging of cubicle curtains, when necessary.
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• Must be flexible in assuming required assignments and able to show good judgment and initiative.
• Performs related duties as required.
• ADA Essential Functions

• Cleans, maintains, and operates transport equipment and operates elevators to move or escort patients/visitors to and from various hospital areas, as directed, following established operating policies and procedures
• Receives formal instruction/direction upon pick-up and provides formal hand-off report at destination, when not required to stay with patient; reports any changes in patient status/condition during transport
• Removes and reports defective equipment to supervisor; assists clinical staff with lifting and moving patients for transfer and transport
• Ensures oxygen tanks required for transport contain sufficient oxygen and are safely secured for transport; cleans transportation equipment according to Infection Control protocols
• Confirms patient readiness for transport and need for appropriate equipment and ensures that equipment is ready and available
• Recognizes cardio-pulmonary distress symptoms, sends for code team and provides interim basic life support for airway management and cardiac arrests until code team arrives
• Uses patient transport tracking system to receive patient information; accept, track and close assignments
• Picks-up and delivers materials and equipment, as directed, to various offices and departments within the Hospital according to related operating policies and procedures
• Transfers deceased patients to the hospital morgue in accordance operating policy and procedures
• Performs related duties as required
• All responsibilities noted