BHCC HOUSEKEEPING - Environmental Tech

Legacy Behavioral Health Services Human Resources; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Job summary

Legacy Behavioral Health Services in Valdosta, GA seeks an Environmental Tech to support our Behavioral Health Crisis Center by maintaining environmental and infection control standards. You will perform cleaning tasks across patient areas, offices, hallways and other assigned areas, with supervision from the Director of Nursing.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED (preferred), SDS comprehension, healthcare housekeeping experience preferred, and a valid driver's license with no

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to comprehend Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Prior housekeeping experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• A valid driver’s license with no more than 5 points required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain environmental and infection control standards per guidelines.
• Perform general cleaning tasks across patient areas, offices, hallways and other areas.
• Travel to off-campus locations as needed; supervision by Director of Nursing.

Skills

Safety awareness

Healthcare housekeeping

Valid driver's license

Education

High School Diploma or GED (preferred)

Job description

A National Health Service Corp Certified Site for further information visit https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/state-loan-repayment-program/index.html

Working Together for A Better Tomorrow!

Are you passionate about mental health and looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real impact? We are seeking a Environmental Tech to work in our Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Valdosta, GA. The environmental tech will maintain environmental and infection control standards within established guidelines, policies, and procedures. They will perform a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain patient areas, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas of the facility across the organization.

TheEnvironmental Tech will be supervised by the Director of Nursing.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED(preferred)
• Ability to comprehend a Safety Data Sheet required
• Prior housekeeping experience in a healthcare setting preferred
• A current driver’s license with no more than 5 points required

Benefits:

Competitive pay

Why Legacy?

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services across 10 counties in South Georgia. Our mission is rooted in transforming lives through compassionate, individualized care.

Working Conditions: Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in BHSGA or personal vehicle.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in LBHS or personal vehicle.

Work Environment:Employees in this position may be exposed to potential health hazards in the work environment. Incumbents may be required to work extended periods of time at computer terminals. They may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric and /or deceased patients.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions (may be corrected with glasses or contact lenses). The position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching.

ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION

Position opened to: ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed in your current position for 1 month without any disciplinary action.

Drug-Free and Smoke Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer