Floor Tech - Housekeeping

Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet•Joliet, IL

8d•$17 - $23

About The Position

The Environmental Services Floor Technician maintains cleanliness in the hospital and adjacent buildings, traveling between facilities without assistance when required. The role performs assigned floor and carpet care projects, including stripping, waxing, refinishing, carpet extraction and bonnet buffing, and restorative ceramic tile scrubbing. Work is completed independently and as part of a team, with additional tasks performed as assigned. Under the general supervision of the EVS Director, Manager, Supervisor, or Lead, the technician maintains floors and carpets throughout assigned hospital areas using standard cleaning procedures and chemicals. Duties include floor scrubbing and refinishing, carpet shampooing and extraction, cleaning corners, edges, baseboards and elevator tracks, trash removal, buffing and burnishing, upholstery cleaning, conference room setups, and stairwell cleaning. The technician also supports customer service and respectful working relationships. The position requires routine floor cleaning, vacuuming and spot-cleaning carpets, maintaining hard floors, applying sealers and finishes, and keeping equipment and supplies clean and operational. The technician secures work areas with safety signs, reports hazards, observes safety precautions, and locks or unlocks rooms and turns off lights as needed. The shift may be day, evening, or night as assigned; the posting lists the shift as evenings.

Requirements

One year of knowledge of environmental services techniques, practices, and procedures in an acute care hospital is required.
Must be able to read, understand, and communicate effectively.
Must be able to understand written and verbal instructions and use common-sense understanding to follow instructions.
Must be able to communicate and understand English.

Nice To Haves

Two years of Floor Tech experience in a healthcare setting.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Maintain a high level of cleanliness in the hospital and adjacent buildings, traveling between facilities without assistance when required.
Complete floor and carpet projects, including stripping, waxing, refinishing, carpet extraction, bonnet buffing, and restorative ceramic tile scrubbing.
Perform floor scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, carpet shampooing and extraction, and cleaning of floor corners, edges, baseboards, and elevator tracks.
Remove trash and perform floor buffing, burnishing, upholstery cleaning, conference room setups, stairwell cleaning, and other floor and carpet maintenance.
Routine-clean assigned facility floors in a neat and sanitary manner; mop, sweep, scrub, strip, and apply floor sealers and finishes.
Vacuum traffic areas and visible carpet debris, spot-clean carpets using extraction and bonneting methods, and maintain hard floors without buildup in corners.
Dust mop and polish floors to restore shine, high gloss, and a uniform appearance in traffic areas.
Keep equipment clean and in good operating condition, and leave equipment and cleaning materials clean and ready to use at the end of the shift.
Secure work areas with safety signs, report safety hazards, and observe safety precautions.
Lock and unlock doors and windows to offices and other rooms as necessary, and turn off lights when rooms are unoccupied.
Work independently with normal supervision and as part of a team; perform other related tasks as directed.
Respond to and initiate communications using phones, handheld radios, pagers, and similar devices.
Participate in outstanding customer service and maintain respectful relationships.