Environmental Services Technician
About The Position
This position performs cleaning tasks to provide staff, visitors, and patients with a safe, clean environment. The technician maintains high standards of cleanliness, sanitation, and freedom from hazards and infections, and independently determines needed activities for an assigned area. Technicians may act as team leaders on specific assignments involving personnel in the same job classification. The role requires working around patients, visitors, and staff without disruption; accommodating specialized cleaning needs and hazards in patient care units and other departments; and identifying the appropriate procedure for disposing of chemical spills. This position does not provide patient care. The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center, nationally recognized for academic research, quality standards, and patient experience. Its five hospitals and eleven clinics provide comprehensive services, medical advancement, and patient outcomes.
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 assigned areas and determine needed cleaning activities and projects.
- Determine whether chemical spills are medical, infectious, or routine and follow the appropriate disposal procedure.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
