Environmental Services Technician - 3rd Shift

Dilkon Medical Center | Winslow Indian Health Care • AZ

100d

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Environmental Services Manager, responsible for maintaining a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for patient, staff, and visitors. Promotes cleanliness of environmental surfaces at each facility in an attractive condition and adheres to regulatory and accreditation standards. Maintains cleanliness of the entire facility at DMC, may assist at Winslow Indian Health Care Center (WIHCC) and Leupp satellite clinic. Uphold the principles of WIHCC’s Vision, Mission, and Value Statements. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of six months housekeeping or custodial experience preferred.
• Must attain a BLS/CPR certification within sixty days of hire.
• Experience in a Health Care Facility preferred.
• Bilingual skills in English and Navajo language preferred.
• Must maintain a valid unrestricted and insurable driver’s license.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation and maintain suitable requirements for a Child Care position.

Responsibilities

• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Reports any safety or risk factors seen or observed, initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures.
• Cleans and disinfects all clinics areas to include rest rooms, patient rooms, waiting areas, stairways, lobbies, hallways, exam rooms, labs, and all other areas exposed to patients, staff, and visitors.
• Sets up, cleans and straightens conference rooms and offices.
• Maintains cleanliness of furniture, windows, ventilation louvers, washes walls, windows, windowsills, blinds, glass partitions, and fixtures by dusting, wiping, and vacuuming.
• Disinfects floors of the facility corridors, offices, utility rooms, patient waiting areas and urgent care utilizing accepted standards and guidelines appropriate for healthcare organizations.
• Maintains daily cleanliness of the linen rooms, lounges, bathrooms and other areas using appropriate germicidal solution for disinfecting.
• Maintains cleanliness and disinfects commodes, urinals, washstands, plumbing and door fixtures, mirrors, soap and paper towel dispensers, and stalls.
• Performs hourly rounds of all bathrooms to maintain the area’s cleanliness and stock of toilet tissue, paper towels and soap dispensers.
• Ensures floors are kept clean to maintain a safe and clean environment for patient, staff, and visitors.
• Maintains visual cleanliness and bacteriological cleanliness.
• Strips, conditions and reapplies floor finishes and polishes floors with high speed floor polishing machines (1500 rpm) as necessary.
• Empties wastebaskets, trash containers and disposes of trash in proper receptacle including maintaining cleanliness and disinfects wastebaskets and trash containers daily and relines containers every time trash is removed.
• Collects soiled linens including transporting to proper linen site. Follows appropriate standards and procedures when removing contaminated linen and trash to prevent cross contamination of rooms in transporting of soiled linen to prevent bacterial fallout.
• Maintains isolation area using the prescribed protective isolation cleaning procedures which involves cleaning and disinfecting the floors, sinks, commodes, doors, mirrors and spot wiping the walls. Follows appropriate guidelines for cleaning isolation rooms after patient use.
• Assures supplies are adequate by checking supply inventory and maintains an adequate stock of cleaning supplies. Informs supervisor of needed supplies.
• Uses supplies in the quantity recommended and properly stores all chemicals and supplies so access to them is restricted.
• Keeps storage areas and carts well stocked, clean and tidy.
• Fills out work order requests for items needing repairs. Notifies managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• Maintains a log book of various environmental services activities on assigned unit.
• Completes daily duties and tasks per departmental checklist for each shift; completes document and submits to the EVS Manager at the end of the shift.
• Performs work in an independent manner adhering to safety regulations and objectives and practices and procedures of the WIHCC Housekeeping Policies, Administrative Policies, and Safety and Infection Control Policies.
• Reports any unsafe conditions to EVS Manager.
• Requires completion of tasks or duties assigned by EVS Lead and/or Manager.
• Upholds all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.
• Adheres to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.
• Adheres to WIHCCs Personnel Policies and Procedures, departmental policies, rules, and regulations.
• Interacts in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees, visitors, and vendors.
• Possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Maintains compliance with all Human Resources requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED