Environmental Services Technician
About The Position
The Environmental Services Technician performs cleaning tasks to provide staff, visitors, and patients with a safe, clean environment, maintaining high standards of cleanliness and sanitation and helping prevent hazards and infections. The role involves independently maintaining an assigned area and making judgments about needed activities and projects; technicians may also function as team leaders on specific assignments involving employees in the same job classification. Work requires cleaning around patients, visitors, and staff without disrupting them, addressing specialized cleaning needs and hazards in patient care units and other departments, and determining the appropriate procedures for disposing of chemical spills. This position does not provide patient care. The position is based in a healthcare setting and may involve exposure to chemical hazards, physical work, prolonged standing or walking, and use of a six-foot step ladder. Depending on the assigned department, a valid Utah driver's license may be required.
Requirements
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
- Ability to use basic electronic devices in daily work.
- A valid Utah driver's license may be required, depending on the assigned department.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of related experience.
Responsibilities
- Sweep, clean, mop, scrub, and dust floors.
- Clean toilets, basins, showers, bathtubs, patient beds, and walls.
- Dust, clean, and vacuum furniture, fixtures, doors, and related furnishings using appropriate cleaning supplies.
- Operate and maintain electric floor machines, snow blowers, industrial vacuums, carpet shampooing equipment, and upholstery shampooing equipment.
- Clean, refinish, and maintain a variety of floor coverings.
- Clean patient rooms, beds, waiting areas, and examination tables.
- Label and remove infectious waste bags and containers.
- Transport custodial supplies and equipment to and from storage and work areas.
- Replace sharps containers; transport trash and refuse; remove empty boxes; and organize closets.
- Maintain an assigned area and make independent judgments about needed cleaning activities and projects.
- Determine the appropriate procedure for disposing of chemical spills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
