Environmental Services Floor Technician

Southern Regional Medical Center•Riverdale, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Floor Technician maintains a high level of cleanliness in the hospital and adjacent buildings, which may require traveling between facilities without assistance. The role completes floor-care projects including stripping, waxing, and refinishing hard-surface flooring; carpet extraction and bonnet buffing; and restorative scrubbing of ceramic tile. The technician works independently and as part of a team, completes other assigned tasks, and communicates by phone, handheld radio, pager, or other means. Under general supervision of the EVS Manager/Supervisor, the technician performs floor and carpet maintenance throughout assigned hospital areas using standard cleaning procedures and chemicals. The position also supports outstanding customer service and respectful relationships in accordance with the organization’s principles. The listed schedule is evenings, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; the posting also states that shifts may be assigned as day, evening, or night.

Requirements

One year of knowledge of environmental services techniques, practices, and procedures in an acute-care hospital is required.
High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Must be able to read, understand, and communicate effectively.
Must understand written and verbal instructions and apply common-sense understanding when following instructions.
Must be able to communicate in and understand English.

Nice To Haves

Two years of Floor Technician experience in a healthcare setting.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Scrub, strip, refinish, buff, and burnish floors; apply floor sealers and finishes.
Shampoo and extract carpets, vacuum traffic areas, and spot-clean carpets using extraction or bonneting methods.
Clean floor corners, edges, baseboards, elevator tracks, stairwells, and upholstery; perform other floor and carpet maintenance.
Maintain hard floors without buildup in corners and dust-mop floors as needed.
Polish floors to restore shine, high gloss, and a uniform appearance in traffic areas.
Remove trash and perform routine floor cleaning in assigned facilities in a neat and sanitary manner.
Set up conference rooms and perform other related work as directed.
Keep equipment and cleaning materials clean and in good operating condition, leaving equipment ready to use at the end of the shift.
Secure work areas with safety signs, observe safety precautions, and report safety hazards as appropriate.
Lock and unlock doors and windows as needed and turn off lights in unoccupied rooms.
Work independently with normal supervision and communicate as needed by phone, handheld radio, pager, or other means.
Provide outstanding customer service and maintain respectful relationships with others.