Environmental Service Professional I - PM Shift - Traverse City

Munson Healthcare•Traverse City, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Environmental Services is a front-line infection prevention function that helps provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The role follows organizational policies and procedures and applies cleaning, disinfection, and quality-assurance principles to reduce harmful pathogens. The employee is trained to independently perform general and dismissal cleans and must follow department, hospital, and regulatory guidelines. Required protective equipment is worn as appropriate under the applicable safety standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED is preferred.
Six months of hospital environmental services or housekeeping experience is preferred.
Ability to stand and walk for much of the day.
Ability to perform physical activities that may include bending, stretching, climbing ladders, lifting, pulling, and pushing.
Wear gloves, goggles, face shield, gown, mask, and hardhat as circumstances warrant and as defined by safety standards.
Comply with required vaccination policy, or have lab-confirmed immunity for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; receive an annual flu vaccine or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Six months of hospital environmental service or housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

Clean and disinfect assigned areas according to Environmental Services procedures designed to control microorganism growth.
Prepare patient rooms for new admissions by staging them in an aesthetically pleasing way.
Keep Environmental Services carts, supplies, and equipment neat, orderly, and properly stocked.
Remove trash, recycling, confidential information, and soiled linen from floors using a utility cart.
Replace sharps containers in patient rooms, procedure rooms, and soiled utility rooms.
Transport furniture, equipment, clean linen, and supplies.
Operate and properly maintain the Environmental Services tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
Follow department, hospital, and regulatory agency guidelines.