Environmental Service Specialty Tech
About The Position
The Environmental Service Specialty Technician provides basic and specialized cleaning services throughout the hospital, with a primary focus on maintaining and cleaning hard and soft flooring surfaces in stairwells, hallways, and public spaces. The role uses heavy mechanical equipment, including scrubbers, buffers, polishers, extractors, and wet vacuuming equipment. The technician also works in specialty units such as surgical services, perioperative suites, cath labs, and endoscopy, helping maintain a safe care environment for patients, staff, and visitors as appropriate. This work involves applying cleaning, disinfection, and quality assurance principles to reduce harmful pathogens. Duties may also include work in the Environmental Services Technician classification. Successful performance requires proficiency with floor-care equipment and specialized cleaning and disinfection protocols, adherence to safety and compliance standards, thoroughness, proactive work habits, effective communication with hospital personnel, respect for privacy, and personal accountability.
Requirements
- Proficiency with floor-care equipment and specialized cleaning and disinfection protocols.
- Adherence to safety and compliance standards.
- Thoroughness, proactive work habits, effective communication with hospital personnel, respect for privacy, and strong personal accountability.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
- Previous healthcare experience.
- Floor-care experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform all types of floor care and maintenance throughout the facility, including care of hard surfaces and carpeting, and stripping and waxing floor surfaces.
- Perform project work and specialty tasks according to facility needs, including setting up and dismantling conference rooms according to function sheets and schedules, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and hanging cubicle curtains.
- Clean and disinfect specialty units and equipment, including areas such as Surgical Services, Labor Delivery, Critical Care, Endoscopy, MRI, Trauma, Cath Lab, NICU, Mental Health, and the Burn Unit.
- Apply healthcare cleaning and disinfection principles, proper and safe chemical use, safe equipment handling, and labor-saving products in assigned specialty environments.
- Help maintain a clean and safe hospital environment for patients, staff, and visitors as appropriate to the setting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
