Area Tech - Day shift

UNC Health; Rocky Mount (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Nash is seeking a dedicated Area Tech to maintain a clean, sanitary environment for patients, visitors and staff. This role involves cleaning patient rooms, discharge areas, and critical care spaces according to established procedures, without direct patient care duties.

You will help ensure safety, infection control and efficient bed management across Nash Hospitals. As part of NGH Housekeeping, you will join a team focused on reliability and quality, with on-site daytime shifts, 40

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Housekeeping experience is preferred.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions, to include MSDS sheets, policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand verbal communications.

Responsibilities

• Cleans (dusts, disinfects, mops, restocks, pulls trash and inspects) occupied patient rooms.
• Cleans discharge rooms in a timely manner for incoming patients.
• Cleans support areas and critical care areas such as nurses stations, lounges, intensive care units and isolation rooms.
• Enters data into the bed tracking system.
• Inspect ancillary and patient areas and projects.
• May serve as a team leader who plans and schedules tasks, makes work assignments, trains staff, controls bed tracking and inspects all areas throughout the hospital.
• Strip, wax, dust mop and damp mop floors. Vacuum, bonnett and extract carpets.
• Trains and instructs new area techs in proper hospital policies and procedures.

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state‑of‑the‑art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community’s health and wellbeing.

Summary:
Area Tech positions provide a clean, sanitary and aesthetically pleasing environment to the patients, visitors and staff of UNC Hospitals. These positions clean and disinfect all areas of the hospital according to prescribed procedures and standards. These positions do not provide any direct patient care.

Responsibilities:
1. Cleans (dusts, disinfects, mops, restocks, pulls trash and inspects) occupied patient rooms
2. Cleans discharge rooms in a timely manner for incoming patients
3. Cleans support areas and critical care areas such as nurses stations, lounges, intensive care units and isolation rooms
4. Enters data into the bed tracking system.
5. Inspect ancillary and patient areas and projects.
6. May serve as a team leader who plans and schedules tasks, makes work assignments, trains staff, controls bed tracking and inspects all areas throughout the hospital.
7. Strip, wax, dust mop and damp mop floors. Vacuum, bonnett and extract carpets.
8. Trains and instructs new area techs in proper hospital policies and procedures.

Other information:
1. High school graduate or equivalent.
2. Housekeeping experience is preferred.
3. Ability to read and follow written instructions, to include MSDS sheets, policies and procedures.
4. Ability to understand verbal communications.

Job Details

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals

Entity: Nash UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: NGH Housekeeping

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.