Environmental Services Technician

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Wake Forest, NC

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for performing complete cleaning of assigned areas, handling cleaning chemicals, removing waste, maintaining equipment, ensuring a safe working environment, and attending required training. This role involves working indoors and potentially outdoors, using cleaning chemicals, and managing various types of waste. The technician must maintain a safe and infection-controlled environment, meet departmental quality standards, and consistently meet time schedules.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• One year experience preferred.
• Ability to operate equipment
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Works occasionally in extreme temperatures and around unpleasant smells
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers

Nice To Haves

• Prioritizes assignments to complete work in a timely manner

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; and reporting repairs.
• Handles cleaning chemicals, disinfecting agents, floor strippers and finishes. Majority of work is indoors but may assist with outdoor cleaning including parking lot, windows and roof. Various cleaning activities may include the use of a ladder.
• 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 associated with the job, clean and orderly, and reports equipment failures or other mechanical issues to maintenance staff.
• Maintains 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

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED