Environmental Services Technician [Hospital Housekeeping] Full Time - Night Shift 3:00 pm to 11:00pm

Northern Cochise Community Hospital • Willcox, AZ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician works as part of a team to support facility cleaning and disinfection at Northern Cochise Community Hospital and Clinics. The position maintains cleanliness in patient and public areas, including flooring, rooms, offices, hallways, treatment areas, wheelchairs, and other healthcare equipment. Duties also include sorting laundry and performing tasks incidental to linen processing. Training is provided to the successful candidate.

The technician supports a culture of safety, quality, and positive patient experience and participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities. The role may require work at other designated NCCH locations. It is an essential-worker position requiring teamwork, collaboration, dependable attendance, customer service, communication, and responsiveness to department scheduling needs. The employee may be subject to on-call rotation and call-back after hours, on weekends, and during emergencies. This is a safety-sensitive position in a drug-free workplace.

The position works under the direct supervision of the Director of Operations or a designated administrator, with progressive autonomy in day-to-day activities based on satisfactory performance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Six months of housekeeping or laundry experience is highly desirable.
• Good attendance.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions, communicate clearly, and respond to management direction.
• Ability to take responsibility for personal actions and keep commitments.
• Working knowledge of cleaning and sanitation requirements and safe use of chemicals and personal protective equipment.
• Knowledge of HIPAA privacy requirements.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with patients, clients, employees, staff, providers, and vendors.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule when circumstances necessitate.
• Positive communication skills and ability to interact successfully with customers while demonstrating courteous, cooperative, service-oriented behavior.
• Willingness to work assigned weekends and holidays and participate in on-call rotation and emergency call-back coverage.
• Valid Arizona driver's license preferred.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months of housekeeping or laundry experience.
• Valid Arizona driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect the hospital and clinic facilities.
• Maintain cleanliness of patient and public flooring, rooms, offices, hallways, treatment areas, wheelchairs, and other healthcare equipment.
• Sort laundry and perform duties incidental to linen processing.
• Follow cleaning and sanitation requirements and use chemicals and personal protective equipment safely.
• Support safety, quality, and positive patient experience initiatives.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Work at other designated NCCH locations as needed.
• Work assigned schedules, including weekends and holidays, and participate in on-call rotation and call-back coverage as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED