Hospital Housekeeping - 2nd Shift

ThedaCare • Appleton, WI

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician maintains high standards of cleanliness throughout the facility. This role involves cleaning and disinfecting assigned areas, transporting and removing various types of waste, sanitizing, stocking, and organizing assigned areas. The technician is expected to follow standard work processes, comply with infection prevention standards, properly mix and store chemicals, and use personal protective equipment. The position requires collaboration with multiple departments to ensure patient and department priorities are met, resulting in the safest outcomes for patients and customers. The technician will work independently or as part of a team to achieve system standards and must understand basic standards set by federal, state, and local regulating bodies. Additionally, the role requires demonstrating knowledge of and supporting the hospital's mission, vision, values, standards, policies, procedures, confidentiality, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and ethical behavior.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend the English language.

Nice To Haves

• High School diploma or GED preferred

Responsibilities

• Cleans and disinfects patient rooms, floors, offices, conference rooms, equipment, furniture, common areas, and waiting rooms following hospital-approved infection prevention standards.
• Collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient and department priorities are met day-to-day that result in the safest outcome for our patients and customers.
• Works independently or on a team to achieve system standards.
• Works with multiple departments to ensure patient and department priorities are met resulting in the safest outcomes.
• Learns and uses required personal protective equipment per infection prevention protocol.
• Understands and uses proper hospital-approved chemicals and disinfectants and follows dwell times (amount of time the chemical or disinfectant needs to stay wet on surface) for each task performed and product used.
• Understands how to handle various types of waste such as regular, recycling, hazardous, chemo, regulated medical waste, pharmaceutical, and radioactive.
• Understands basic standards set by federal, state, and local regulating bodies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports hospital mission, vision, values statements, 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
• Education Level: High school or GED