Environmental Svcs Tech

UPMC•Steubenville, OH

About The Position

The Environmental Services Tech performs daily duties to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. The role interacts with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff, and supports patient throughput by completing timely room turnovers in accordance with environmental hygiene and infection-prevention principles. The technician contributes to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and the patient experience in accordance with organizational quality standards.

Requirements

Ability to distinguish between levels of disinfection and perform low- and intermediate-level disinfection.
Ability to explain orally or in writing the differences between levels of disinfection and perform intermediate-level disinfection in areas where required.
Ability to operate necessary equipment and machines.
Effectively use computers and mobile devices.
Respectfully listen to the viewpoints and ideas of others.
Communicate openly and candidly, orally or in writing, and help create an environment where coworkers and team members reciprocate.
Ability to work without close supervision.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Previous healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete assigned daily occupied-room and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and common areas.
Perform duties using working knowledge of healthcare cleaning and disinfection principles and requirements.
Use chemicals safely and handle equipment appropriately in the healthcare environment.
Follow organizational safety, risk management, and infection-control guidelines and standards, and promote a culture of safety.
Participate in departmental performance-improvement initiatives, including efforts to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
Maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment according to Standard Work cart setup.
Remove waste and transport it to the appropriate disposal area, following procedures and regulatory requirements for regulated medical, recycling, solid, and hazardous waste streams.
Follow infection-prevention practices, including cleaning and disinfection protocols, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, and proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Recognize and adhere to patient privacy requirements under 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.
Operate and properly maintain the EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
Perform other tasks as needed for facility requirements, which may include conference-room setups, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and hanging cubicle curtains.
May mentor new Environmental Services Tech I employees.
Collaborate with others as part of the patient-care team.