Environmental Services Technician

CommonSpirit Health • Grand Island, NE

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About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician keeps patient rooms, equipment, and other hospital areas clean and sanitized to help protect patients, visitors, and staff from illness, injury, and other hazards. The role includes routine cleaning, specialized disinfection, safe handling and disposal of waste, replenishing supplies, and delivering clean linens. The technician follows infection prevention, safety, risk management, and patient privacy requirements, and may assist with facility-specific tasks and mentoring new team members.

Requirements

• No requirements are listed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• High school graduate with general studies and previous healthcare experience, upon hire.
• High school GED with general studies and previous healthcare experience, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Complete assigned daily occupied-room and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection in patient care areas, equipment, and common areas.
• Follow organizational safety, risk management, infection control, and infection prevention guidelines and standards.
• Participate in departmental performance-improvement initiatives, including efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment according to the Standard Work cart setup.
• Remove waste and transport it to appropriate disposal areas, handling regulated medical, recyclable, solid, and hazardous waste according to established procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Use proper cleaning and disinfection protocols, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, and personal protective equipment donning and doffing practices.
• Operate and properly maintain the environmental services tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
• Follow patient privacy requirements, including HIPAA.
• Perform facility-specific tasks as needed, such as setting up conference rooms, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and hanging cubicle curtains.
• Mentor new Environmental Services Tech I employees when asked.
• Collaborate with others as part of the patient care team.
• Perform routine cleaning such as sweeping, mopping, and dusting; replenish dispensers and other supplies; and deliver clean linens.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed