Environmental Services Assistant - Full Time - Days

Sanford Health•Austin, MN

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician maintains a safe and sanitary environment in patient and resident rooms and assigned areas for patients, residents, visitors, and associates by following infection-control, safety, and procedural guidelines. Duties include emptying waste baskets; sweeping, scrubbing, waxing, and polishing floors; and using brooms, mops, and powered floor-cleaning machines. The role applies housekeeping processes, tools, and techniques in a healthcare environment to keep the facility clean and sanitary. Work areas may include patient or resident rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other assigned spaces. The technician wears appropriate protective equipment, keeps storage areas, equipment, and carts stocked and tidy, uses pagers and other technology as needed, and may assist in laundry areas. This is a full-time day-shift position at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin, Minnesota, a 45-bed long-term care and transitional care facility. The schedule is 33 hours per week and includes an every-other-weekend rotation on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a holiday rotation. Work hours may vary depending on patient and resident needs and may include overtime, call, backup call, nights, days, weekends, and holidays. The position requires being on one's feet for most of the shift and may involve noise from operating equipment.

Requirements

Strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to use a computer.
Ability to perform physical activities including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, twisting, squatting, and handling materials.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 40–50 pounds and push or pull variable weights on flat surfaces or ramps.
Ability to remain on one's feet for the majority of the shift.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least six months of housekeeping or commercial cleaning experience.
Prior cleaning experience.
Knowledge of materials, equipment, cleaning methods, and cleaning chemicals.
Previous custodial experience in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and sanitary environment in patient and resident rooms and assigned areas, following infection-control, safety, and procedural guidelines.
Empty waste baskets and sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors using appropriate tools and powered equipment.
Clean patient and resident rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other assigned areas.
Wear appropriate protective equipment according to applicable guidelines.
Keep storage areas, equipment, and carts stocked, clean, and tidy.
Use pagers and other available technology appropriately when needed.
Assist in laundry areas as appropriate.