Housekeeping Floor Tech - Environmental Services (Nights)

Tanner Health•Carrollton, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

To perform daily assigned tasks, which include preventative, maintaining, corrective, and restoration of all hard surface floors and carpeted areas, according to prescribed methods. May be asked to perform Housekeeper I or II functions on an as-needed basis. This role involves routine floor care such as vacuuming, dust mopping, auto scrubbing, high-speed burnishing, wet mopping, and spot cleaning. Corrective floor care includes shower scrubbing, carpet extraction, and stripping/finishing of hard surface floors. The position requires coordinating work flow to minimize disruption to patient care, maintaining a good working knowledge of chemicals, and maintaining assigned equipment. The employee performs within Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program and must report any compliance variances. The role involves teamwork and tact in interactions with others, and potential errors could lead to serious losses such as improper costs, waste, equipment damage, or delays. Some confidential data may be handled. The duties are semi-routine with some variety and difficulty, performed under general supervision with some planning required. The role involves medium physical effort, including lifting and handling materials, and working in reaching or strained positions. The working conditions involve exposure to dirt, odors, noise, and potential temperature extremes or occupational risks, with a limited probability of exposure to bloodborne pathogens or bio-hazardous materials.

Requirements

Ability to read and write
Must be able to perform assigned duties without direct supervision.
Must possess good interpersonal communication skills, be self-motivated, and detailed oriented.
Must, after brief training, be able to demonstrate correct use of chemicals, supplies, and tools assigned.

Responsibilities

Perform daily assigned tasks, including preventative, maintaining, corrective, and restoration of all hard surface floors and carpeted areas.
Perform Housekeeper I or II functions on an as-needed basis.
Perform routine floor care, including vacuuming carpeted areas, dust mopping hard surface floors, auto scrubbing, high-speed burnishing, wet mopping hard floors, and spot cleaning carpet floors.
Perform corrective floor care, including shower scrubbing hard surface floors, extraction of carpets, and stripping and finishing of all hard surface floors.
Plan and prioritize work schedule daily.
Take an active role in customer satisfaction.
Assist in any emergency spill observed or upon request.
Complete any additional assigned task in a timely manner.
Coordinate work flow to alleviate disruptions to patient care, working with personnel in nursing and other areas to ensure quality standards are maintained.
Maintain a good working knowledge of proper use of chemicals used within the department.
Maintain assigned equipment and set-up area for cleanliness and safety.
Observe and report any deficiencies of equipment, furniture and fixtures.
Perform non-medical disaster duties.