Environmental Service Specialist I - CONTINUOUS

**This is an open and continuous posting for full-time (40 hours) positions on all shifts.

The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (LSH) is seeking experienced and committed Environmental Service Specialist I’s for the Environmental Services (EVS) Department at the hospital campus in Jamaica Plain. The (EVS) Specialist is responsible for cleaning floors by sweeping, vacuuming, and washing; cleans interior surfaces such as walls, ceilings, and windows, cleans lavatories, washrooms, and mop closets. The incumbent operates equipment specific to an environmental services department, for example, floor machines, Kai Vac, automatic scrubbers, high speed burnishers, etc.

Please Note: Multiple full-time vacancies across multiple shifts (Day, Evening or Night). 

Day: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Evening: 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Night: 11:15 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.

Days off are assigned and determined at interview

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive): 

• Cleans floors by sweeping, vacuuming, and washing using appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Cleans interior surfaces such as walls, ceilings, windows, furniture’s, etc. by dusting, polishing, and washing using appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Cleans toilets, lavatories, washrooms, mop closets, etc., using appropriate supplies and equipment to maintain the appearance and cleanliness of such areas.
• Empty waste receptacles and disposes of general waste and infectious and hazardous waste.
• Cleans furniture such as beds, dressers, chairs, tables, over bed tables, etc., using appropriate supplies and equipment to maintain the appearance and cleanliness of these items.
• Strip, scrubs, seals, and finishes floors as required using appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Remakes beds after washing using appropriate linen supplies.
• Removes and re-hangs window draperies and bedside curtains as required, to maintain appearance and cleanliness.
• Operates specific battery powered equipment designed to wash, scrub and polish hard floor surfaces. Must follow manufacturers’ operational procedures, equipment maintenance procedures and safety procedures.
• Sets up and breaks down conference rooms for meetings and other functions.
• Follows the policy/procedure for Terminal Cleaning in patient rooms upon discharge and long-term care patients (at the designated interval set forth by policy).
• Inspects assigned areas to ensure work has been performed following established procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions/directions.
• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time and lift/carry heavy objects, with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior cleaning, custodial, housekeeping experience.

About the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital:

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is a fully Joint Commission accredited teaching facility that provides acute, subacute, and ambulatory care to patients referred by public agencies and private sector providers. Shattuck Hospital’s services help economically and socially disadvantaged patients to get high quality, cost-effective care from a staff that respects their dignity.

Located in the heart of Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, the Shattuck Hospital includes 248 inpatient beds including 95 Psychiatric beds and 29 Correctional Health beds. In addition, the Shattuck has a full outpatient clinic with many specialties that offers treatment to patients of the Department of Mental Health as well as Department of Correction and House of Correction inmates and community patients. 

The Shattuck hospital is on the forefront of substance use disorder treatment including a Suboxone clinic serving 200 patients. In addition to direct medical services LSH hosts and supports an array of services located on the campus, serving patients struggling with addictions and homelessness.

Learn more about:  what it’s like to work as a DPH nurse

Learn more about Shattuck Hospital: https://www.mass.gov/locations/lemuel-shattuck-hospital

Relocation information: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/dph-renovation-for-shattuck-hospital-replacement-building

Pre-Hire Process:

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines.

 
Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website.

ADA Reasonable Accommodation: 

If you require a reasonable accommodation with the application/interview process, please contact us at: EOHHS Candidate ADA Requests

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at 1-800- 510-4122 Ext. #4