Environmental Services Technician - 1st Shift

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Rockford, IL

4d•$15 - $22

About The Position

Maintains a clean, safe, and sanitary environment throughout the facility by cleaning patient rooms, common areas, equipment, and other assigned spaces. The technician follows infection prevention and safety procedures, handles cleaning chemicals and waste properly, replenishes supplies, and prepares rooms for incoming patients. This is a 40-hour-per-week day-shift position. The role includes thoroughly cleaning assigned areas and surfaces, maintaining EVS closets, carts, and equipment, and reporting hazards or equipment needing repair. The technician follows isolation procedures and infection prevention standards, uses appropriate chemicals and personal protective equipment, and properly handles, transports, and disposes of waste. Additional duties include preparing beds and dismissal rooms, using the bed-tracking phone or pager and EPIC, and using a Xenex UV Light robot in specified rooms where available. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred, and previous cleaning experience is helpful.

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent preferred.
Previous cleaning experience helpful.
Follow infection prevention, isolation, safety, chemical-handling, and waste-handling procedures.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment and follow lifting and equipment-safety procedures.
Complete DOT Certification to package and transport regulated medical waste.

Nice To Haves

Previous cleaning experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Thoroughly clean assigned areas, including furniture, tile, fixtures, windows, sinks, tubs, toilets, mirrors, showers, walls, floors, elevators, stairs, door frames, ceiling vents, and carpets.
Follow organizational policies and procedures, isolation procedures, infection prevention standards, and applicable regulations.
Use the correct chemicals for different pathogens and mix and store chemicals at the appropriate dilution ratios.
Keep EVS closets, carts, and equipment neat and orderly; maintain supply levels and report safety hazards or equipment needing repair.
Replenish paper products, soap, and hand sanitizer.
Hang cubicles and drapes according to department policy.
Coordinate special projects by contacting affected departments and posting informational signs as needed.
Move furniture, supplies, and equipment according to departmental safety and lifting procedures, and seek assistance when needed.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment, safety goggles when required, and wet-floor signs to secure work areas.
Make beds according to area requirements and identify different bed types.
Use the bed-tracking phone or pager and EPIC to place beds and remove them when work is complete; respond to supervisor calls within five minutes and report phone or pager problems.
Log out of EPIC and ensure dismissal rooms are ready for the next patient.
Use the Xenex UV Light robot in specified rooms where available.
Return soiled and clean unused mops to the department and place them in the proper locations.
Handle, transport, and dispose of waste properly, including hazardous, infectious, sharps, confidential, recyclable, regular, and universal waste.
Complete DOT Certification to package and transport regulated medical waste.