ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN

Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc.•Fort Defiance Agency, AZ

7d•$19 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Vacuums, sweeps, mops, scrubs, applies floor finish and polishes floor surfaces throughout the Hospital facilities including stairways and elevators. Work is done by hand or with powered equipment, some of which require a training period. Keeps a stock of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do the work and report all supplies when low. Maintains custodial equipment by cleaning, oiling, or adjusting machine to assure maximum use. Reports all major repairs to the supervisors. Maintains other supplies in a similar manner. Empty waste baskets, trash containers from offices and refuse (regular trash) containers from patient rooms throughout the Hospital facility. Takes the refuse outside to be put either in trash compactors or trash dumpsters. Wash windows (inside and out) within the Hospital facility, dusts blinds, high dust, washes walls, dusts vents, cleans light fixtures in all areas on a routine basis and when planned. These duties require climbing and standing on ladders. Washes chairs and cushions in waiting areas. Keeps restrooms in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Sweeps, vacuums, scrubs, and waxes floors. Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls. Cleans mirrors, dispensers, vents, and water fountains. Dusts ledges and woodwork. Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels, and soaps. Removes graffiti as soon as possible utilizing appropriate chemicals. Responsible for assisting in moving heavy items, such as furniture, exam tables, and cabinets in patients care areas. Washes and disinfects all discharge and transfer beds, bedside tables, stands, mattresses, and other determined equipment that is used for treatment of patients. Removes and hangs cubicle and shower curtains. Cleans per hospital and department specific protocols for contamination of isolation rooms. Read, understand and distinguish isolation room placard to follow procedural cleaning process. Responsible for knowing when and how to don PPE for protection of self from transmittable diseases, viruses, and harmful bacteria. Responsible for using special safety techniques and special required materials for cleaning the Operating Room Suite, Labor/Delivery Room, Nursery, Obstetric Unit, Intensive Care Units, dental, laboratory, medical imaging. Performs terminal cleaning of rooms including postmortem procedures and body holding area when asked by security or other management officials. Assures segregation of regular waste and regulated medical waste (RMW) including sharps. Properly transport RMW in accordance with OSHA and hospital Infection Control Policies to storage areas. Also follows policy on Standard Precautions in removing soiled linen. Transports clean linen from the linen supply room to the various patient wards. Gathers soiled linen bags from patient rooms and transport to soiled linen area for pick-up by commercial laundry. Laundry may constitute a heavy load while unloading. Performs other duties as assigned. Vacuums, sweeps, mops, scrubs, applies floor finish and polishes floor surfaces throughout the Hospital facilities including stairways and elevators. Work is done by hand or with powered equipment, some of which require a training period. Keeps a stock of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do the work and report all supplies when low. Maintains custodial equipment by cleaning, oiling, or adjusting machine to assure maximum use. Reports all major repairs to the supervisors. Maintains other supplies in a similar manner. Empty waste baskets, trash containers from offices and refuse (regular trash) containers from patient rooms throughout the Hospital facility. Takes the refuse outside to be put either in trash compactors or trash dumpsters. Wash windows (inside and out) within the Hospital facility, dusts blinds, high dust, washes walls, dusts vents, cleans light fixtures in all areas on a routine basis and when planned. These duties require climbing and standing on ladders. Washes chairs and cushions in waiting areas. Keeps restrooms in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Sweeps, vacuums, scrubs, and waxes floors. Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls. Cleans mirrors, dispensers, vents, and water fountains. Dusts ledges and woodwork. Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels, and soaps. Removes graffiti as soon as possible utilizing appropriate chemicals. Responsible for assisting in moving heavy items, such as furniture, exam tables, and cabinets in patients care areas. Washes and disinfects all discharge and transfer beds, bedside tables, stands, mattresses, and other determined equipment that is used for treatment of patients. Removes and hangs cubicle and shower curtains. Cleans per hospital and department specific protocols for contamination of isolation rooms. Read, understand and distinguish isolation room placard to follow procedural cleaning process. Responsible for knowing when and how to don PPE for protection of self from transmittable diseases, viruses, and harmful bacteria. Responsible for using special safety techniques and special required materials for cleaning the Operating Room Suite, Labor/Delivery Room, Nursery, Obstetric Unit, Intensive Care Units, dental, laboratory, medical imaging. Performs terminal cleaning of rooms including postmortem procedures and body holding area when asked by security or other management officials. Assures segregation of regular waste and regulated medical waste (RMW) including sharps. Properly transport RMW in accordance with OSHA and hospital Infection Control Policies to storage areas. Also follows policy on Standard Precautions in removing soiled linen. Transports clean linen from the linen supply room to the various patient wards. Gathers soiled linen bags from patient rooms and transport to soiled linen area for pick-up by commercial laundry. Laundry may constitute a heavy load while unloading. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVER’S LICENSE
RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED
One (1) year of direct work experience in custodial services and/or healthcare services.
High school diploma or Equivalency (HSE).

Responsibilities

Vacuums, sweeps, mops, scrubs, applies floor finish and polishes floor surfaces throughout the Hospital facilities including stairways and elevators. Work is done by hand or with powered equipment, some of which require a training period. Keeps a stock of cleaning materials and equipment needed to do the work and report all supplies when low.
Maintains custodial equipment by cleaning, oiling, or adjusting machine to assure maximum use. Reports all major repairs to the supervisors. Maintains other supplies in a similar manner.
Empty waste baskets, trash containers from offices and refuse (regular trash) containers from patient rooms throughout the Hospital facility. Takes the refuse outside to be put either in trash compactors or trash dumpsters.
Wash windows (inside and out) within the Hospital facility, dusts blinds, high dust, washes walls, dusts vents, cleans light fixtures in all areas on a routine basis and when planned. These duties require climbing and standing on ladders. Washes chairs and cushions in waiting areas.
Keeps restrooms in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Sweeps, vacuums, scrubs, and waxes floors. Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls. Cleans mirrors, dispensers, vents, and water fountains. Dusts ledges and woodwork. Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels, and soaps. Removes graffiti as soon as possible utilizing appropriate chemicals.
Responsible for assisting in moving heavy items, such as furniture, exam tables, and cabinets in patients care areas.
Washes and disinfects all discharge and transfer beds, bedside tables, stands, mattresses, and other determined equipment that is used for treatment of patients. Removes and hangs cubicle and shower curtains.
Cleans per hospital and department specific protocols for contamination of isolation rooms.
Read, understand and distinguish isolation room placard to follow procedural cleaning process. Responsible for knowing when and how to don PPE for protection of self from transmittable diseases, viruses, and harmful bacteria. Responsible for using special safety techniques and special required materials for cleaning the Operating Room Suite, Labor/Delivery Room, Nursery, Obstetric Unit, Intensive Care Units, dental, laboratory, medical imaging.
Performs terminal cleaning of rooms including postmortem procedures and body holding area when asked by security or other management officials.
Assures segregation of regular waste and regulated medical waste (RMW) including sharps. Properly transport RMW in accordance with OSHA and hospital Infection Control Policies to storage areas. Also follows policy on Standard Precautions in removing soiled linen.
Transports clean linen from the linen supply room to the various patient wards. Gathers soiled linen bags from patient rooms and transport to soiled linen area for pick-up by commercial laundry.
Performs other duties as assigned.