Environmental Services Technician

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

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About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician I supports a clean, sanitary, safe, orderly, and attractive healthcare environment. The role helps protect patients and support the healing process by reducing cross-contamination in accordance with established procedures. The technician cleans and disinfects patient-care areas, equipment, and common areas; follows infection prevention, safety, and privacy requirements; and maintains cleaning supplies and equipment. The position may also involve specialty cleaning and setup tasks, assisting with onboarding new Level I technicians, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Demonstrate effective use of computers and/or mobile devices for daily job activities.
Communicate openly and candidly orally or in writing.
Respectfully listen to others’ viewpoints and ideas.
Create an environment in which coworkers and team members reciprocate in kind.
Be able to perform work involving constant standing, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and moving.
Be able to lift up to 50 pounds and maneuver heavier items using proper technique and equipment.
Be willing to work beyond normal working hours and schedule when necessary.

Nice To Haves

Ability to read and write English at a 6th- to 9th-grade level.
Experience in healthcare support services, environmental services, hospitality, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Clean and disinfect occupied and discharge/transfer patient-care areas, assigned equipment, and other assigned common areas.
Apply healthcare cleaning and disinfecting principles, safe chemical-use practices, equipment-handling procedures, and labor-saving products.
Follow organizational safety, risk-management, and infection-control guidelines and standards.
Participate in departmental performance-improvement initiatives, including efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
Keep environmental services carts, supplies, and equipment properly stocked and orderly.
Remove waste and transport it to the appropriate disposal area, following applicable waste-stream procedures for regulated medical, recycling, solid, and hazardous waste.
Follow infection-prevention practices, including cleaning and disinfection protocols, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, and proper use of personal protective equipment.
Respect patient privacy requirements, including HIPAA.
Use critical-thinking skills and demonstrate personal accountability.
Identify and use appropriate resources to ensure problems or concerns are followed through and resolved.
Demonstrate knowledge of facility safety requirements and properly operate and maintain environmental-services tools and equipment.
Perform specialty tasks as needed, such as setting up or dismantling conference rooms, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and hanging cubicle curtains.
Assist with onboarding new Level I technicians when asked.
Implement SJRMC’s Service Standards—Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship—in daily work.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Report injuries to a supervisor and submit a Quantro’s report immediately following an injury.
Attend and participate in continuing-education programs.