Environmental Services Trainer

Thedacare • Town of Wescott, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

ThedaCare is driven by a vision to reinvent health care, aiming to be a proactive partner in health, enriching lives, and creating value. Team members are empowered to be catalysts of change through values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility, supported by learning opportunities, transparent leadership, and work/life balance. The Environmental Services Trainer serves as the primary department resource responsible for training department team members. This role involves cleaning and disinfecting assigned areas, transporting and removing waste, sanitizing, stocking, and organizing areas. The trainer must follow standard work processes, comply with infection prevention standards, properly mix and store chemicals, and use personal protective equipment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Must be 18 years of age
• One year of hospital, skilled nursing facility, or other related cleaning experience
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend the English language

Nice To Haves

• Training in regulated medical waste and management with DOT Certification and Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) training preferred or completion within one year of employment for each

Responsibilities

• Trains team members in the processes for cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, floors, offices, conference rooms, equipment, furniture, common areas, and waiting rooms following hospital-approved infection prevention standards.
• Trains team members on and independently perform high level cleaning in specialized areas such as clinical areas, surgical suites, Cath lab, specialty rooms, and sterile areas.
• Role model and inspiring team members by modeling best practices and behaviors.
• Collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient and department priorities are met day-to-day that result in the safest outcomes for our patients and customers. Serves as a resource for external and internal department team members on environmental services matters.
• Rounds on team members to address concerns and provide regular education and assistance.
• Assists department leaders with ongoing educational sessions for team members, and provides input on department processes, training materials, and suggestions for improvement.
• Helps to problem solve concerns and provides daily monitoring of environmental services assigned areas, partnering with environmental services and nursing leaders.
• Identifies issues before they arise and solves the issue or escalates the issue to the appropriate person.
• Coaches and trains team members in methods of collaboration with multiple departments so patient and department priorities are met, ensuring the safest outcome for our patients and customers.
• Trains and educates team members on proper personal protective equipment and cleaning procedures specific to infectious elements in isolation rooms. Ensures environmental services team members maintain proper infection control cleaning standards at all times, including hand hygiene requirements.
• Understands, trains, and coaches team members on proper hospital-approved chemicals and disinfectants and dwell times (amount of time the chemical or disinfectant needs to stay wet on surface) for each task performed and product used.
• Coaches and mentors, the basic standards set by OSHA, EPA, The Joint Commission, DOT, CDC, HIPAA, RCRA, CMS (conditions for participation) AHE, state, and local regulating bodies.
• Trains team members on how to handle various types of waste, such as regular waste, recycling, hazardous, chemo, regulated medical waste, pharmaceutical, and radioactive waste. Understands basic standards set by federal, state, and local regulating bodies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports hospital mission, vision, and guiding principles, standards, policies and procedures, confidentiality, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and ethical behavior.

Benefits

• Lifestyle Engagement e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support
• Access & Affordability e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees