Environmental Services Technician- Evangelical Lewisburg Hospital- Evening

WellSpan Health•Lewisburg, PA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of general and specialized cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas of the hospital. Assists in the environmental services department as needed to lift, move, and relocate furniture, furnishings, and equipment. This role involves maintaining established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. The technician is expected to support the organization's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics, as well as its privacy program to safeguard patient and business information.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, understand and speak English at a level that enables the individual to perform the functions of the job satisfactorily.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain offices, hallways, and other assigned areas.
Cleans and disinfects all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors, and walls of bathrooms.
Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment and dust mops floors.
Polishes and cleans fixtures in utility rooms and bathrooms.
Wet mops rooms, halls, stairways and public areas.
Cleans fixtures, tops of windows, door frames and high areas using a ladder.
Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials.
Removes waste and soiled linens from work area and places in specified bags or containers.
Assists in hanging drapes and dividers and takes them down for cleaning.
If assigned to a patient care unit: Performs terminal cleaning procedures of patient rooms and prepares room for new occupant; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms.
If assigned to a patient care unit: Receives direct supervision from professional nursing staff and Supervisor-Environmental Services.
If assigned to a patient care unit: Responds to call lights, if in immediate area.
If assigned to a patient care unit: Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of work areas and/or patient rooms.
If assigned to a patient care unit: Ensures patient rooms are stocked with appropriate items prior to patient's admission.
If assigned to a patient care unit: Communicates with patients and families to promote their comfort.
Notifies the nurse or other available care team member as needed to meet a patient's request.
Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
Performs other related duties as identified.
Supports and meets the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
Supports and meets the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.