Floor Technician - Housekeeping

Chino Valley Medical Center•Chino, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Floor Technician maintains a high level of cleanliness in the hospital and adjacent buildings, which may require traveling between facilities without assistance. The role completes floor-care projects such as stripping, waxing, and refinishing hard-surface flooring; carpet extraction and bonnet buffing; and restorative scrubbing of ceramic tile. The technician works independently and as part of a team, completes other assigned tasks, and communicates by phone, handheld radio, pager, or similar devices. Under the general supervision of the EVS Director, Manager, Supervisor, or Lead, the technician performs floor and carpet maintenance throughout assigned hospital areas using standard cleaning procedures and chemicals. Duties include scrubbing, stripping, refinishing, shampooing and extracting carpets, cleaning floor corners, edges and baseboards, trash removal, buffing and burnishing floors, elevator-track and stairwell cleaning, upholstery cleaning, and conference-room setups. The technician also provides customer service and maintains respectful relationships consistent with the organization’s principles. The role includes routine floor cleaning; mopping, sweeping, scrubbing, stripping, and applying floor sealers and finishes; vacuuming traffic areas and visible carpet debris; spot-cleaning carpets using extraction and bonneting; dust-mopping hard floors and preventing buildup in corners; and polishing floors to restore a uniform, high-gloss appearance. The technician keeps equipment clean and operational, secures work areas with safety signs, reports hazards, locks or unlocks doors and windows as needed, and turns off lights in unoccupied rooms. Work may be assigned to day, evening, or night shifts. The technician works independently with normal supervision, follows safety precautions, performs related work as directed, and leaves equipment and cleaning materials clean and ready for use at the end of the shift.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Two years of Floor Technician experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain cleanliness in the hospital and adjacent buildings, traveling between facilities without assistance when required.
Complete floor-care projects, including stripping, waxing, and refinishing hard floors; carpet extraction and bonnet buffing; and restorative ceramic-tile scrubbing.
Perform routine floor cleaning, including mopping, sweeping, scrubbing, stripping, applying sealers and finishes, dust-mopping, and polishing floors.
Clean carpet by vacuuming traffic areas and visible debris, spot-cleaning, shampooing, extracting, and bonneting.
Clean floor corners, edges, baseboards, elevator tracks, stairwells, and upholstery; remove trash; and set up conference rooms.
Maintain floors with no buildup in corners and restore a uniform, high-gloss appearance in traffic areas.
Keep equipment clean and in good operating condition, and leave equipment and cleaning materials clean and ready to use at shift end.
Secure work areas with safety signs and report safety hazards.
Lock and unlock doors and windows as necessary and turn off lights in unoccupied rooms.
Communicate using phones, handheld radios, pagers, or similar devices.
Provide outstanding customer service and maintain respectful relationships with others.
Work independently and as part of a team, follow safety precautions, and perform other related tasks as directed.