Environmental Services Technician
About The Position
The Environmental Services Technician keeps patient rooms, patient-care areas, equipment, and common areas clean and disinfected to help protect patients, visitors, and staff from illness and injury. The role includes routine cleaning such as sweeping, mopping, and dusting; using specialized cleaning equipment and techniques; handling waste appropriately, including biohazard materials; and replenishing supplies or delivering clean linens as needed. The technician follows healthcare cleaning, disinfection, infection-prevention, safety, risk-management, and privacy requirements. The role also includes maintaining cleaning carts and equipment, contributing to departmental performance-improvement initiatives, and responding to facility needs such as setting up conference rooms, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and changing cubicle curtains. The technician may mentor new Environmental Services Tech I employees and collaborates with others as part of the patient-care team.
Requirements
- No requirements upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- High school graduate in General Studies and previous healthcare experience, upon hire.
- High school GED in General Studies and previous healthcare experience, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Complete assigned daily occupied-room and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient-care areas, equipment, and common areas.
- Perform routine cleaning, including sweeping, mopping, and dusting, and use specialized equipment and techniques to sanitize the facility.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of healthcare cleaning and disinfection principles and requirements.
- Use chemicals and equipment safely in the healthcare environment.
- Follow organizational safety, risk-management, infection-control, and infection-prevention guidelines, including cleaning and disinfection protocols, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, and proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment according to the Standard Work cart setup.
- Remove and transport waste to the appropriate disposal area, following waste-stream procedures for regulated medical, recyclable, solid, and hazardous waste.
- Handle biohazard materials, including bodily fluids and sharp objects, according to proper disposal techniques.
- Refill soap and paper-towel dispensers and other supplies, and deliver clean linens as needed.
- Protect patient privacy in accordance with HIPAA requirements.
- Use critical thinking, demonstrate personal accountability, and identify and use appropriate resources to resolve problems or concerns.
- Operate and properly maintain environmental-services tools and equipment.
- Perform other facility tasks as needed, such as conference-room setups, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and hanging cubicle curtains.
- Participate in departmental performance-improvement initiatives, including efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
- Collaborate with the patient-care team and, when asked, mentor new Environmental Services Tech I employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
