Environmental Services Technician - Advocate/Atrium Health Union - 2nd Shift Full Time
About The Position
The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for performing complete cleaning of assigned areas, handling cleaning chemicals, removing waste, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a safe and infection-controlled working environment. This role requires adherence to procedures, guidelines, and quality standards, as well as participation in required in-service education and training. The position involves indoor and occasional outdoor cleaning tasks, including the use of ladders, and heavy contact with cleaning chemicals and disinfecting agents. Waste removal includes soiled linen, trash, sharps containers, solid and hazardous waste, and recycling materials.
Requirements
- Can prioritize assignments to complete work in a timely manner
- Can operate equipment
- Can establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- One year experience
Responsibilities
- Performs complete cleaning of assigned areas to include, but not limited to: Dusting and sanitizing furniture, equipment, mirrors and fixtures; Washing windows, walls, ceilings, vents and light fixtures; Sweeping, scrubbing and refinishing floors; Vacuuming and shampooing carpet; Re-stocking restrooms; Replacing light bulbs; Reporting repairs.
- Handles heavy contact with cleaning chemicals, disinfecting agents, floor strippers and finishes.
- Removes waste by collecting and transporting soiled linen, emptying trash containers, changing sharps containers, transporting solid and hazardous waste to compactors, recycling material, and emptying cigarette receptacles in smoking areas.
- Keeps equipment clean and orderly and reports equipment failures or other mechanical issues to maintenance staff.
- Maintains a safe working environment and provides quality service by complying with procedures, rules and regulations, infection control guidelines, and meeting departmental quality standards.
- Attends all required in-service education and training classes including safety update programs to maintain technical knowledge.
- Consistently demonstrates the ability to meet time schedules and deadlines.
Benefits
- Prepaid College Tuition Assistance program (up to $5,250/year)
- Online High School (earn high school diploma or take ESL classes)
- Wellness Incentives (up to $1,350 in wellness incentives through LiveWELL program)
- Six weeks paid maternity leave
- 4 weeks paid parental leave
- Health insurance with the option of a copay or HSA eligible plan
- Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
