Environmental Technician III

Orlando Health • Orlando, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician lll isresponsible for executing the daily dutiesrequired to establish andmaintain a safe, clean, and healing environment. The EVS Tech will have contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas. Responsible for transporting regular waste, soiled linen, weighing and recording clean linen, bio-hazardous waste, recycling waste, maintenance of trash containers, and performing routine manual tasks inside hospital and operate trash dumpsters, scales, and package bio-waste for shipping.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• DOT (Department of Transportation) Certification within the first 90 days.
• Three (3) or more years exp. in Health care supportservices and/or environmental services, hospitality, or related field to include one (1) or more years’ experience as a porter or warehouse worker experience.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST)
• Linen Helper Software or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaintsfrom customers.
• Transports regular waste, bio-hazardous waste, and recycling waste to the designated collection location and prepared for transporting according per Department of Transportation and Department of Health standards.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment around the linen room, dumpster/bio-trailers area, and/or designated areasthat will leave area clean and litter-free.
• Emptiestrash containers and cleansthem so they are free from spills and marks.
• Operates outside cleaning equipment, such as, but not limited to, pressure washer, leaf blower, Billy Goat and cart washing machine.
• Takes a proactive approach to maintaining the identified patient and non-patient areas that need attention to be compliant with all mandated and regulatory agency requirements.
• Maintains work area in a safe manner by utilizing appropriate safety systemsto protect patients, customers, and team members.
• To achieve a Superior Facility Image, this position is responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient rooms, and ancillary areas, to include, but notlimited to, bathrooms, public areas, corridors,medication storage rooms as directed and any other areasthat may require attention using designated and appropriate chemicals and cleaning procedures.
• Maintains equipmentin a clean and functional condition. Keeps work areas orderly, clean, and safe.

Benefits

• Onsite State-of-the-art gym and wellness center!
• Competitive Pay
• Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.
• All Inclusive Benefits (start day one)
• Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees.
• Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer
• Employee-centric

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees