Environmental Services Cleaning and Disinfection in Patient Care Areas

Job Description

Job DescriptionBenefits:

• Paid time off

Requirements:

• English-speaking candidates
• Monday Thursday 7:00am 3:00pm
• Friday Is a thorough cleaning of the entire floor, end time varies from 5:00pm 7:00 pm
• This position may be temporary, as the Hospital will be closing at a date that has not yet been determined.
• Flu vaccination, candidate must always wear a mask during Flu Season.
• Immediate start is necessary

PURPOSE:
To provide guidance on maintaining a safe patient care environment. This document outlines the procedures for environmental services cleaning and disinfection of patient rooms at discharge and when occupied, exam rooms at the end of the day, procedure rooms, ancillary patient care areas, and hospital support areas.

DETAILS:Effective cleaning and disinfection of the environment is crucial to maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors, staff and investigators. There are some basic concepts that are common to all environmental cleaning and disinfection.

Conduct Visual Preliminary Site Assessment to determine if there is any need for additional PPE or supplies (e.g., if there are any spills of blood/body fluids or if the patient is on transmission-based precautions). Report any damaged or broken furniture or surfaces to the nurse manager or supervisor.

Proceed from cleaner to dirtier areas to avoid spreading dirt and microorganisms.

Proceed from high to low (top to bottom) to prevent dirt and microorganisms from dripping or falling and contaminating already cleaned areas. Examples include:
cleaning bed rails before bed base
cleaning environmental surfaces before cleaning floors
cleaning floors last to allow collection of dirt and microorganisms that may have fallen