ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN LEAD

The Christ Hospital Health Network•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician Lead leads environmental services staff on a day-to-day basis in following department and facility policies and procedures. The role performs the duties of an ES III or UV Technician, promotes patient safety, uses environmental services chemicals and procedures, maintains and refinishes floors, hauls trash, operates an autoclave, and fills in for open cleaning positions as needed. The lead supervises the department on weekends by assigning staff to work areas, monitoring NaviCare to manage discharge cleaning, carrying the dispatch pager, responding to hospital staff pages and requests, and reporting weekend duties and concerns to supervisors, the operations manager, and the director. The role also uses email and bed-tracking systems, follows patient confidentiality requirements, and completes annual safety and confidentiality testing.

Requirements

Three years of experience in healthcare Environmental Services.
Knowledge of computer use for entering data in a bed-tracking system and using email.
Knowledge of floor maintenance systems, including stripping, finishing, and buffing hard surfaces.
Knowledge of carpet maintenance systems, including extracting and spotting.
Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
Ability to learn MS Office Outlook and the NaviCare system.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Experience as a shift lead or dispatcher preferred.
Proficiency with extractors, walk-behind scrubbers, burnishers, and floor scrubbers preferred.
CHEST certification within one year preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Perform all duties and responsibilities of an ES III or UV Technician.
Promote patient safety.
Know and follow environmental services chemical use and procedures.
Perform routine and project floor maintenance and refinishing.
Haul trash and operate the autoclave.
Fill in for open cleaning positions as needed.
Supervise the department on weekends.
Assign staff to work areas.
Monitor NaviCare to manage discharge cleaning.
Carry dispatch pager 53031.
Interact with hospital staff and respond to pages and requests.
Report weekend duties and concerns to supervisors, the operations manager, and the director.
Learn and use MS Office Outlook for email and NaviCare to assign EVS staff and manage discharges.
Take and pass required annual Stat Tests.
Follow hospital policy and federal regulations regarding patient confidentiality.
Complete annual safety and confidentiality testing.
Perform other tasks as required and assigned by the supervisor.