Job: Environmental Service Technician

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Part time, Hourly

Wage: $18-$20/hr. 

Location: Leadville, CO.

Job Posting Close Date: Open Until Filled

Job Description:

Benefits: Night and Weekend Shift Differential available, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Holidays, 403(b) Retirement Program, Life Insurance Plans, Worker Compensation, and Voluntary Benefits.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Environmental Services Technician (housekeeper) is responsible for preventing the spread of infection and providing a clean, safe, aseptic, and attractive environment for patients, visitors, and employees. Environmental Services Technicians routinely clean and disinfect all areas of the hospital, Surgical Operating Rooms and Procedure rooms, and clinic/legacy building following St Vincent Policy and Procedures. This can be inclusive of Acute Care Unit Patient rooms, registration areas, patient therapy areas, laboratory, Emergency room areas, waiting areas, Surgical operating rooms and procedure rooms, public and employee restrooms, hallways, conference rooms, break rooms, reheat kitchen, administration offices, and sleep rooms. Environmental Services Technician is also responsible for the disposal of garbage and medical waste following St Vincent Policy and Procedures. She/he may be required to perform tasks, which involve exposure to visible blood contamination or reasonably anticipated blood contamination. The Environmental Services Technician must follow the required procedures for handling, cleaning, disinfecting and disposing or moving of objects/materials and/or the clean-up of blood, infectious materials, or body fluids containing blood in accordance with St. Vincent policy and procedures. Environmental Services Technician is also responsible for floor care this includes dust mopping, vacuuming, and carpet cleaning, stripping and waxing. In addition to cleaning the Environmental Services Technician is responsible for doing laundry this includes transporting from building to building, sorting, loading and unloading washers, loading and unloading dryers, folding and stocking linen in the proper areas in all buildings according to St Vincent Policy and Procedures. Also Environmental Services technicians are responsible for cleaning and stocking of all Environmental Services closets including all upkeep of any equipment used by Environmental Services. All Environmental Services technicians may be required to complete tasks that may not be listed.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS High School diploma or GED, required.

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Previous housekeeping experience preferred, but not required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS Not Applicable.

OTHER SKILLS Proficiency in Surgical Suite Cleaning and General Floor waxing is desirable but not required.

POSITION DUTIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

Environmental Services Operations

• Perform a variety of assigned routine cleaning tasks including but not limited to dusting, dust mopping, disinfecting, cleaning, according to assigned areas in a timely manner. Areas will routinely include but not be limited to waiting areas, patient rooms, patient care areas, office areas, restrooms, breakrooms/kitchen areas, offices, surgical operating rooms and procedure areas, and sleep rooms.
• Cleans patient rooms and other assigned areas daily, including collecting and removing trash, cleaning and disinfecting ALL surfaces
• Stocks paper items and other supplies where ever they are needed as necessary.
• Perform floor maintenance vacuuming, dust mopping, scrubbing, buffing, stripping and waxing in all areas that may be needed
• Clean and disinfect all surfaces including “high touch” areas throughout all areas using established procedures
• Properly use be knowledgeable of all chemicals using established procedures
• Perform terminal cleans in all areas according to established procedures
• Fill out, turn in all paperwork according to established procedures
• Adhere to St Vincent infection prevention practices and standards, including bio hazard waste handling, PPE standards, hand washing techniques, and standard or isolation precautions.
• Empty and transport soiled linen to appropriate locations
• Empty all trash replace liners transport to appropriate locations
• Empty bio hazard receptacles replace liner/bin and transport to appropriate location
• Dispose of sharps containers according to policy
• Maintain adequate stock of cleaning chemicals, supplies and equipment. Report to supervisor any items needed.
• Maintain clean and organized work area’s this includes Environmental Services closets, carts, mop buckets and trash cans used to clean with
• Respond to questions and request from patients, staff and visitors and provide excellent customer service
• Follows all policies and procedures established
• Additional duties as assigned.

* This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES AND ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB:

• ANNUAL HOSPITAL JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS COMPETENCIES
• ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION
• COMPLIANCE WITH ALL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING INFLUENZA VACCINE AND OTHER VACCINATIONS AS REQUIRED BY POLICY.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.