Environmental Services Technician Associate - Main Environmental Services - Full Time - 2nd Shift

The Christ Hospital Health Network•Norwood, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician Associate provides a clean, safe, sanitary, and appealing environment at The Christ Hospital. The role cleans patient rooms and other hospital areas, follows infection-control and safety procedures, and interacts with patients, visitors, and staff in a service-oriented manner. The technician also performs basic computer-related tasks, including learning to use Outlook and the NaviCare bed-tracking system, and completes other tasks as required.

Requirements

Basic reading, writing, and math skills are required.
High school diploma or GED preferred.
One year of work experience preferred, but not required.
Basic customer service skills preferred, but not required.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
One year of work experience.
Basic customer service skills.
CHEST certification within one year.

Responsibilities

Clean patient areas daily with approved germicide and cleaning chemicals.
Use wet-floor signs or other caution alerts where slippery or hazardous conditions may exist.
Follow infection-control procedures, including proper handwashing, aseptic technique, general precautions, and proper PPE use in patient areas.
Work with other hospital staff to support a positive hospital experience.
Follow department policies regarding equipment placement and condition and the cleanliness of closets.
Clean patient rooms daily using proper chemicals and department procedures.
Clean non-patient areas, including nurses’ stations, offices, public waiting rooms, restrooms, and other ancillary areas.
Terminally clean patient rooms after discharge to prepare them for new admissions.
Interact daily with patients, visitors, and staff while promoting a service attitude.
Ensure rooms are cleaned daily to patients’ satisfaction.
Use scripting to ask patients if there is anything else the department can do for them.
Leave a daily housekeeper’s note in each room, including the housekeeper’s name and department phone number.
Leave a tent card with the technician’s name and a hospital packet in each patient room after discharge cleaning.
Follow hospital policy and federal regulations regarding patient confidentiality.
Complete annual safety and confidentiality testing.
Learn to use MS Office Outlook for email.
Take and pass required annual Stat Tests.
Learn the NaviCare system to log into and out of bed tracking.
Perform other tasks as required.