Housekeeper - Environmental Services Technician - Full Time - Days -11 am -7 p.m.

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper – Environmental Services Technician provides support for routine, terminal, and isolation cleaning in a hospital setting. The role helps maintain compliance standards while cleaning specialty areas such as operating room suites, catheterization labs, GI labs, VARU, pharmacy compounding labs, vascular areas, and labor and delivery suites. Duties also include handling waste, recyclables, and other regulated materials; using ultraviolet light devices; and replacing designated waste containers. The position requires effective customer service and interpersonal skills when interacting with staff, guests, patients, and their families. Employees receive training and authorization for duties in their assigned areas. The position is full-time on the day shift, with the posting listing hours of 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Responsibilities include cleaning restrooms and patient rooms according to the applicable protocols; routine cleaning and maintenance of surfaces, furnishings, equipment, and floors; following infection prevention and safety procedures; and documenting completed assignments. The technician may also cover other assigned areas, use Epic to support bed and patient flow, participate in improvement projects, and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to speak fluent English and read, write, and understand simple instructions in English.
Complete the Departmental Training Program satisfactorily within the first 30 days of employment.
Consistently demonstrate customer service and interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, families, guests, and coworkers.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED is preferred.
Some experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean restrooms and patient rooms, following protocols for routine, terminal, and isolation cleaning.
Follow infection prevention protocols and select appropriate chemicals for cleaning tasks.
Perform routine cleaning of walls, doors, glass and windows, furniture, equipment, and floors, including dust mopping and wet mopping.
Remove trash and linen and follow waste-stream procedures for solid, biohazardous, chemotherapy, pharmaceutical, and other waste.
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and use correct donning and doffing techniques.
Use proper lifting techniques and follow hospital and department rules, policies, and procedures.
Use ultraviolet light equipment according to safety protocols.
Replace waste-container liners with the proper type, size, and quantity, and tie them off as required.
Greet and support staff, patients, visitors, and guests with a positive disposition and strong customer service.
Work on special project teams or projects assigned by the supervisor.
Participate in performance improvement projects as required.
Document completed daily assignments and adjust to staff shortages by covering other assigned areas.
Use Epic as required to support productive bed and patient flow, including logging in and out.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.