Environmental Service Tech - Full time

Kearney County Health Services•Minden, NE

5d•$15 - $18

About The Position

The Environmental Services Tech provides a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients in accordance with Nebraska healthcare laws and regulations and the directives, policies, and budgets established by KCHS. The role serves the hospital, clinic, public patient areas, offices, and operating/procedure rooms. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM, with required weekend and holiday rotation. The position performs routine and specialized cleaning, including disinfecting and sanitizing operating rooms between surgeries and at the end of the day. Duties also include floor care, stocking and organizing supplies, equipment maintenance, rotating laundry tasks, handling biohazardous waste, and completing required work lists and paperwork. The employee follows facility, state, and federal requirements, infection-control practices, safety policies, and patient privacy standards. The role requires cooperative, courteous interaction with patients, families, healthcare providers, visitors, and coworkers. Employees participate in required education and staff meetings, may float to other areas or take on special projects, and must follow uniform, attendance, and work-hour policies.

Requirements

No education or experience is required.
Must be at least 16 years old to apply.
Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with staff, healthcare providers, and patients.
Ability to read, write, and speak clearly in English.
Proficiency operating a personal computer with Microsoft Office and the Internet.
Ability to read and comprehend complex healthcare laws and regulations.
Must follow the schedule, including required weekend and holiday rotations.
Must obtain prior department-director approval before working more than 40 hours.

Nice To Haves

CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform daily cleaning of the hospital, clinic, public patient areas, and office areas.
Know where environmental services supplies are located and use supplies and chemicals correctly.
Clean, disinfect, and sanitize operating-room tables, equipment, and floors between surgeries and at the end of the day.
Clean and sanitize other facility areas as assigned, including offices, patient rooms, clinic rooms, the ER, bathrooms, hallways, and furnishings.
Maintain floors by sweeping, mopping, stripping, waxing, vacuuming, and shampooing as needed.
Clean, sanitize, and stock soap and paper-towel dispensers.
Keep utility and storage rooms clean, stocked, and organized.
Clean carts and restock supplies for the next day before leaving.
Complete daily, weekly, and monthly work lists and submit accurate, timely paperwork by its due date.
Submit work orders when repairs are needed.
Use housekeeping equipment properly and according to manufacturer recommendations and facility procedures; clean equipment on schedule and as needed, and report issues to the Director of Environmental Services.
Immediately sanitize equipment used for isolation or spills.
Perform laundry tasks on a rotating basis, including handling soiled and clean linens, sorting and weighing linen, recording weights, washing and drying linen according to procedure, removing and documenting stained or worn linen, and replenishing and documenting new laundry stock.
Properly remove and handle biohazardous materials and waste.
Follow facility, state, and federal regulations, policies, and procedures; ask a supervisor when needed and help ensure policies are current and followed.
Do not work more than 40 hours without prior approval from the department director.
Follow grooming and uniform guidelines and visibly wear a name identification badge.
Work cooperatively with coworkers and other departments, arrive punctually, follow absence-notification procedures, accept constructive feedback and change, and complete assignments accurately and on time.
Attend required continuing education programs and staff meetings; float to other areas and accept special projects when assigned.
Treat patients, families, physicians, coworkers, visitors, and employees kindly and courteously, respecting dignity, patient rights, and confidentiality.
Assist individuals or find someone who can help; use appropriate telephone etiquette and communicate information to those who need it.
Follow infection-control practices, use proper handwashing and personal protective equipment, and report actual or potential exposures to the Infection Control Nurse.
Follow risk-management and safety policies, maintain a safe environment, and report incidents or potential injuries to the Safety Director and/or Risk Manager and submit incident reports as required.
Complete required careLearning modules and other certifications or classes necessary for the job.