Environmental Services Tech-Columbia County-FT Day

Wellstar Health System•Magnolia, AR

About The Position

The Environmental Services Tech provides support for routine, terminal, and isolation cleaning in a hospital setting. The role helps maintain compliance standards while cleaning specialty areas, including operating room suites, catheterization labs, GI labs, VARU, pharmacy compounding labs, vascular areas, and labor and delivery suites. Duties also include handling and transporting waste, recyclables, and other regulated materials; using ultraviolet light devices; and replacing designated waste containers. The employee is trained and authorized to perform duties in assigned areas and interacts with staff, visitors, patients, and families.

Requirements

Ability to speak fluent English and read, write, and understand simple instructions in English.
Successfully complete the Departmental Training Program within the first 30 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Some experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean restrooms and patient rooms using the appropriate protocol for routine, terminal, or isolation cleaning.
Follow infection prevention protocols and select appropriate cleaning chemicals.
Perform routine cleaning and maintenance of walls, doors, glass, windows, furniture, equipment, and floors.
Remove trash and linen according to the applicable waste-stream guidelines.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment and proper donning and doffing techniques.
Use proper lifting techniques.
Follow hospital and department rules, policies, and procedures.
Use ultraviolet light equipment safely and according to protocol.
Replace waste-container liners with the appropriate type, size, and number, and tie them off as required.
Greet and support staff, patients, and visitors with a positive disposition and strong customer service.
Work on special projects and participate in performance improvement projects as assigned.
Document completed daily assignments and adjust to staffing shortages by covering other assigned areas.
Use the Epic system to support the flow of beds and patients, logging in and out as required.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.