Environmental Service Tech

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center • Gilbert, AZ

1d • $18 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, a 198-bed non-profit facility, is seeking an Environmental Service Technician to join their team. This role is integral to providing exceptional, compassionate healthcare and maintaining a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. The facility is committed to social justice, health equity, and delivering care in innovative ways within a collaborative and supportive environment. The Environmental Service Technician will be responsible for daily duties related to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and patient experience, ensuring timely room turnovers and maintaining a high standard of hygiene. The role involves interaction with patients, visitors, and staff, and requires proficiency in cleaning and infection control protocols, safety, waste management, and effective communication.

Requirements

• Proficient in cleaning and infection control protocols.
• Prioritize safety and waste management.
• Consistently follow all guidelines.
• Maintain a strong work ethic.
• Be accountable.
• Communicate effectively.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or GED
• Previous healthcare experience

Responsibilities

• Executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment.
• Ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughout within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention.
• Maintaining a clean, hygienic and aesthetically pleasing environment in a healthcare setting.
• Completing as assigned, daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas.
• Demonstrating a working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements.
• Displaying safe chemical use and equipment handling for all items within the healthcare environment.
• Maintaining cleaning cart(s), supplies, and equipment, as outlined in the Standard Work cart set up.
• Removing waste and transporting to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste stream handling (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous) in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Following all infection prevention practices, including but not limited to: proper cleaning and disinfection protocols, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED