Enironmental Health Services Technician (Mantenimiento)

Fresenius Medical Care•Caguas, PR

About The Position

The Environmental Health Services Technician supports FMCNA’s mission, vision, core values, and customer service philosophy, follows the FMCNA Compliance Program and applicable regulatory and FMS policy requirements, and maintains the facility’s cleanliness, hygiene, and physical plant. The role cleans and disinfects facility areas and equipment, handles waste and recycling according to facility procedures, maintains cleaning supplies and hygiene materials, and reports supply needs and maintenance issues. Duties may also include cleaning dialysis preparation areas and stations, performing basic physical plant repairs, handling and transferring supplies, and assisting technical or nursing staff with moving equipment or heavy objects. The position also performs specified water-treatment and solution preparation tasks, including initiating the RO machine and SDS system, conducting water-quality and total-chlorine testing, calibrating meters, preparing bicarbonate and Granuflo solutions, and completing required documentation and quality-control logs. The employee follows written procedures for daily rinsing and weekly disinfection and shuts down the SDS system at the end of daily operations. Other duties may be assigned, and additional responsibilities may depend on the department or location.

Requirements

High school diploma preferred.
Zero to one year of prior cleaning or housekeeping experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma.
Prior cleaning or housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain a clean, hygienic, and pleasant working environment throughout the facility.
Clean and disinfect facility areas, especially spaces used by patients and visitors, and respond to spills when needed.
Clean facility equipment and furnishings, including televisions, computers, HVAC units and vents, and furniture.
Dispose of regular and biohazard waste and recyclables according to facility policies and procedures.
Clean bathrooms, kitchen areas, waiting areas, break rooms, conference rooms, offices, treatment areas, storage and water-treatment rooms, and specified exterior premises.
Sweep, wash, wax, vacuum, and otherwise clean floors as needed.
Follow MSDS and HMIS policies and procedures for chemicals and solutions used at the facility.
Keep the cleaning supply area organized and labeled, obtain and maintain supplies, and report supply needs to the supervisor.
Replenish hygiene materials such as soap, sanitizer, paper towels, sanitary rolls, and paper cups.
Report leaking faucets, clogged drains, and other maintenance problems to the appropriate party.
Clean dialysis preparation areas using appropriate solutions and techniques when asked; document, handle, label, and dilute facility disinfectants.
Clean dialysis stations after treatment and wash interior facility windows when asked.
Perform inventory and supply tasks, including receiving, handling, stocking, counting, and physically transferring supplies when required.
Perform certain physical plant repairs and maintenance, such as painting and changing light bulbs, ceiling tiles, locks, or shelving, and tending to clogged drains.
Assist technical or nursing staff with basic functions, including moving equipment and lifting or carrying heavy objects.
Initiate the RO machine, perform initial water-quality testing, and document results on the appropriate logs.
Initiate the SDS system according to written procedures and document activities and quality-control testing.
Perform total-chlorine testing in coordination with the charge nurse and document results.
Calibrate meters used for water-quality and bicarbonate testing.
Prepare bicarbonate solution and document preparation and quality-control testing as needed.
Prepare Granuflo solution and document preparation, transfer, and quality-control testing as needed.
Shut down the SDS system at the end of daily operations and follow written procedures for daily rinsing and weekly bleach-solution disinfection, documenting activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.