Environmental Services Technician-Evangelical Community Hospital-Day

WellSpan Health•Lewisburg, PA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas of the hospital. This is a full-time position working 80 hours bi-weekly, Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Rotating weekend, holiday, and on-call duties are required. The role involves maintaining cleanliness and orderliness, performing terminal cleaning of patient rooms, and ensuring rooms are stocked for new admissions. Communication with patients and families is also a part of the role when assigned to a patient care unit.

Requirements

None Required
Less than 1 year relevant experience.
Ability to read, write, understand and speak English at a level that enables the individual to perform the functions of the job satisfactorily.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain offices, hallways, and other assigned areas.
Cleans and disinfects all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors, and walls of bathrooms.
Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment and dust mops floors.
Polishes and cleans fixtures in utility rooms and bathrooms.
Wet mops rooms, halls, stairways and public areas.
Cleans fixtures, tops of windows, door frames and high areas using a ladder.
Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials.
Removes waste and soiled linens from work area and places in specified bags or containers.
Assists in hanging drapes and dividers and takes them down for cleaning.
Performs terminal cleaning procedures of patient rooms and prepares room for new occupant; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms (if assigned to a patient care unit).
Receives direct supervision from professional nursing staff and Supervisor-Environmental Services (if assigned to a patient care unit).
Responds to call lights, if in immediate area (if assigned to a patient care unit).
Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of work areas and/or patient rooms (if assigned to a patient care unit).
Ensures patient rooms are stocked with appropriate items prior to patient's admission (if assigned to a patient care unit).
Communicates with patients and families to promote their comfort (if assigned to a patient care unit).
Notifies the nurse or other available care team member as needed to meet a patient's request (if assigned to a patient care unit).
Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
Performs other related duties as identified.
Supports and meets the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
Supports and meets the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.