Environmental Services Floor tech (Full time, Evenings) - LaGrange, GA

Wellstar Health System•LaGrange, GA

64d•Onsite

About The Position

This critical role provides the full range of support necessary for regular, terminal, and isolation cleaning. A key part of this role's accountability is to maintain compliance standards during the cleaning of hospital specialty areas such as Operating Room Suites, CATH Labs, GI Labs, VARU, Pharmacy Compounding Lab, Vascular, and Labor and Delivery Suites. General duties include the proper removal, placement, and transporting of waste (solid, chemotherapy, bio-hazard, pharmaceutical, & hot), recyclables, and other regulated materials; proper use of Ultra Violet Light devices; and changing out, removal, and replacement of containers (Sharps, Pharmacy Waste, Bio-Hazard, & Chemo Therapy). Since this role is extremely visible to all stakeholders, the incumbent must have good customer service and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with staff members, guests, patients, and their families. Individuals will be trained and authorized to handle the proper duties in their assigned areas.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED
Ability to speak fluent English.
Ability to read, write, and understand simple instructions in English.
Satisfactory completion of the Departmental Training Program must be accomplished during the first thirty (30) days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Some experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs the full range of restroom cleaning and complete patient room cleaning, always following the cleaning protocol as determined by room, area, location type (regular room cleaning, terminal cleaning, isolation room cleaning, etc.).
Follows infection prevention protocols, knowledgeable of and selects the proper chemicals to accomplish cleaning task(s).
Performs the full range of routine type cleaning tasks such as maintenance of wall, doors, glass/windows, furniture, equipment, floors to include dust mopping, wet mopping, corners, edges, base coves, kick plates, etc.
Proper removal of trash and linen, ensuring that waste streams guidelines and protocol is followed based on waste type (solid waste, bio-waste, chemotherapy waste, pharmaceutical waste, etc.).
Consistently uses correct personal protective equipment (PPE) and donning and doffing techniques to ensure personal safety and that of others.
Consistently uses proper lifting techniques to avoid personal injury.
Complies with all hospital and department rules, policies, and procedures.
Follows all protocol for proper and safe use of Ultra Violet Light equipment.
Places proper type, size, and number of replacement liners in waste containers and completes proper tie-off as required.
Exhibits a positive disposition when greeting and supporting staff members, patients, and visitors.
Consistently practices great customer service skills and interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, patient family members, guests, and co-workers.
Consistently practices skills and behaviors that support efforts toward World Class Service.
Works with special project team and/or projects as assigned by supervisor.
Participates in performance improvement projects as required.
Documents daily assignments completed.
Adjusts to staff shortages and covers other assigned areas.
Uses Epic system to maintain productive flow of beds and patients. Logs in and out as required.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.