Environmental Services Technician
About The Position
The Environmental Services Technician keeps patient rooms, patient-care areas, equipment, and other hospital spaces clean and disinfected to help protect patients, visitors, and staff from illness and injury. The role performs routine and specialized cleaning using appropriate healthcare cleaning and disinfection practices, safely handles chemicals and equipment, and follows infection-control, safety, and waste-disposal procedures. Responsibilities also include maintaining cleaning carts and supplies, replenishing dispensers, delivering clean linens, and supporting facility needs such as conference-room setups and cleaning stairwells and elevators. The technician contributes to patient experience and cleanliness improvements, demonstrates accountability and critical thinking, protects patient privacy, and collaborates with the patient-care team. The position may include mentoring new Environmental Services Tech I employees.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma in General Studies and previous healthcare experience.
- High school GED in General Studies and previous healthcare experience.
Responsibilities
- Complete assigned daily occupied-room and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient-care areas, equipment, and common areas.
- Perform routine cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, and dusting, and use specialized equipment and techniques to sanitize the facility.
- Apply healthcare cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements, and handle chemicals and equipment safely.
- Follow organizational safety, risk-management, infection-control, and infection-prevention requirements, including hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, and proper use of personal protective equipment.
- Maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment according to the Standard Work cart setup.
- Remove waste and transport it to the appropriate disposal area, following procedures for regulated medical, recyclable, solid, and hazardous waste.
- Refill soap and paper-towel dispensers and other supplies, and deliver clean linens.
- Protect patient privacy and comply with HIPAA requirements.
- Use critical thinking and personal accountability, identify appropriate resources, and follow through to resolve problems or concerns.
- Operate and properly maintain the EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
- Perform other facility tasks as needed, including conference-room setups, stairwell and elevator cleaning, and hanging cubicle curtains.
- Participate in departmental performance-improvement initiatives, including efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
- Collaborate with others as part of the patient-care team.
- May 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
