Environmental Services Tech
About The Position
As an Environmental Services Technician, you keep patient rooms and other hospital areas clean and sanitized to help protect patients, visitors, and staff from infectious diseases and other hazards. You perform routine cleaning, including sweeping, mopping, and dusting, and use specialized equipment and techniques to sanitize the facility. You follow proper procedures for disposing of biohazardous materials, including bodily fluids and sharp objects. You may also replenish soap and paper towel dispensers and other supplies, and deliver clean linens. The role includes daily occupied, discharge, and transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and common spaces in accordance with healthcare environmental services standards. You follow infection prevention, safety, risk management, and HIPAA guidelines, including PPE use, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and waste-handling procedures. You maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment and help ensure work areas meet cleanliness, safety, and regulatory standards. You collaborate with the patient care team, use critical thinking and accountability, and address concerns through appropriate resources and communication. You also support departmental and facility operations through performance improvement initiatives, mentoring new staff, and assisting with facility needs such as conference room setups, stairwells, elevators, and cubicle curtain changes.
Requirements
- Any combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential functions of the position.
- Thoroughness and commitment to safety.
- Knowledge of healthcare cleaning principles, safe chemical usage, and proper operation and maintenance of EVS equipment and tools.
Nice To Haves
- High school graduate with general studies and previous healthcare experience.
- High school GED with general studies and previous healthcare experience.
Responsibilities
- Clean and disinfect occupied, discharge, and transfer patient care areas, equipment, and common spaces.
- Perform routine cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, and dusting, and use specialized equipment and techniques to sanitize the facility.
- Follow infection prevention, safety, risk management, and HIPAA guidelines, including proper PPE use, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and waste stream handling procedures.
- Dispose of biohazard materials, including bodily fluids and sharp objects, according to proper procedures.
- Refill soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, and other supplies, and deliver clean linens as needed.
- Maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment and ensure work areas meet cleanliness, safety, and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with the patient care team and resolve concerns using appropriate resources and communication.
- Support performance improvement initiatives, mentor new staff, and assist with facility needs such as conference room setups, stairwells, elevators, and cubicle curtain changes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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