Environmental Services - Housekeeping Lead

Texas Children's Medical Center•Houston, TX

15h

About The Position

At Texas Children’s Hospital, the Environmental Services Lead performs routine Environmental Services cleaning or floor-care duties and responds to emergency spill-cleanup calls in assigned areas, following standard operating procedures. The role also monitors and directs staff activities as prescribed by the immediate supervisor. The lead performs daily cleaning or floor-care duties, uses cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer recommendations, and works to maintain space quality, infection control, customer service, and effective workflow. When assigned, the lead locates, inspects, tests, and cleans patient equipment and verifies current Biomedical Engineering preventive-maintenance inspection stickers on powered equipment. The position monitors staff activities, ensures assigned work is completed, assesses space quality, and provides input to the supervisor on projects, scheduling, and staffing needs. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or equivalent.
At least 2 years of experience in Environmental Services in healthcare, hospitality, or contract cleaning services.
Undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Nice To Haves

Prior hospital experience in Environmental Services.

Responsibilities

Perform daily cleaning or floor-care duties in assigned areas according to infection-control procedures and standard operating procedures.
Dispense and use cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer recommendations and specifications.
Take ownership of assigned areas, identify and resolve space-quality deficiencies, and report deficiencies throughout hospital properties according to departmental procedures.
Provide professional customer service through personal work ethic, teamwork, effective communication, and cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers.
Complete tasks effectively while minimizing impact on customers and follow the departmental communication plan.
When assigned, locate, visually inspect, test the functionality of, and clean patient equipment using appropriate techniques.
Verify that electrically or battery-powered equipment in the work area has current Biomedical Engineering preventive-maintenance inspection stickers.
Monitor and assist staff activities in assigned and other designated areas under the immediate supervisor’s direction.
Ensure daily activities are completed in the assigned area or function.
Assess space quality and provide the immediate supervisor with input on project activities, scheduling, and staffing needs.
Complete and submit space assessments accurately and on time.
Respond to emergency calls for spill cleanup in assigned areas.