Your Opportunity:
If you enjoy cleaning and have an eye for detail, we want you on our team! Join us and keep our hospitals clean, safe and welcoming. Peter Lougheed Centre is hiring Environmental Services I (housekeeper/cleaner). If you see something that needs attention, you step in safely and professionally to take care of it because every action helps keep our hospital clean and supports the care of patients. Environmental Services staff are responsible for following cleaning and disinfecting protocols while cleaning surfaces and patient equipment in assigned areas, such as patient rooms, examination and treatment rooms, emergency rooms, operating theatres, public and patient washrooms, offices and corridors. Duties include clean-up of blood and body fluids, washing walls, using a ladder/step stool to change privacy cubicle curtains, routine floor care with mops, scrubbers, buffers/burnishers and removing waste such as garbage, biomedical, recycling to designated holding areas. Staff must wear personal protective equipment including masks, gloves, gowns, eye protection for long periods of time while working safely and following protocols. This work is completed with minimal supervision, in a fast-paced environment that can sometimes be stressful. Environmental Services staff must remain kind, approachable, and professional when interacting with patients, families and healthcare staff, providing excellent customer service. Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) is Alberta's largest hospital and one of Canada's most comprehensive healthcare hubs; with more than 1,100 beds, emergency and trauma services, high risk maternity, neonatal intensive care, burn unit, stroke care, extensive cardiac, transplant programs.
Description:
As an Environmental I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with the cleaning and disinfecting of clinical and non-clinical healthcare environments. Your typical duties may include sweeping, mopping and vacuuming, restocking supplies in bathroom facilities and, stripping linen and remaking beds. This includes replenishing cleaning supplies and linens and identifying and reporting potential hazards to your Working Leader.
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