E S Technician-Environmental Services-FT

Driscoll Children's Hospital; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Edinburg, TX is seeking a reliable Environmental Services Aide to maintain clean and safe patient rooms, offices, and public areas according to policy.

You will follow infection control protocols, replenish supplies, handle waste, and report safety hazards while adapting to department needs. The role emphasizes confidentiality, teamwork, and responsive service to patients and families.

We provide training and opportunities to grow within the hospital environment.

Qualifications

• No formal education required; up to one month related experience or training.

Responsibilities

• Clean assigned areas per Environmental Services procedures.
• Follow infection control protocols and safety guidelines.
• Replenish supplies (towels, soap, tissues) and dispose waste appropriately.
• Return unused supplies to janitor’s closet and report safety hazards.
• Assist with daily cleaning of patient rooms, offices, and common areas.

Skills

Cleaning

Infection control

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Education

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience

Job description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

General Purpose of Job:

Briefly describe the job’s primary purpose or contribution to the department or organization. To clean all assigned areas in accordance with department policies and procedures. To provide a safe, clean, and attractive environment for all patients, staff, and visitors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

The above statements should be included on all job descriptions.

List the job's essential or most important functions and responsibilities. Include all important aspects of the job -- whether performed daily, weekly, monthly, or annually; and any that occur at irregular intervals. Standard functions listed below should be included on all job descriptions.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Exercising appropriate age‑specific communication skills when interacting with customers, patients, and families (i.e. courtesy, smiling).
• Exercising appropriate age‑specific practices when interacting with customers, patients, and families (i.e. lock up cleaning cart to prevent children from accessing any chemicals).
• Selects cleaning supplies, materials, equipment and transports to work area.
• Cleans assigned areas by cleaning furniture, floors, fixtures, restrooms, sinks, tubs, showers, and curtains, equipment, ledges, walls, doors and frames, vents, televisions, windows and frames, carpets, baseboards, corners and edges, desks, countertops, phones, water fountains, ice machines, elevators and stairwells.
• Clean assigned areas by following Environmental Services / Sodexo Shine cleaning procedures
• Clean and disinfect following infection control protocol and standards
• Clean and disinfect beds and cribs
• Remove and replace cubicle curtains
• Transport beds, cribs, and furniture as needed.
• Cleans spills, broken glass, body fluids in general, and large volume of water.
• Performs floor care that consists of extracting and /or shampooing carpets, spot removing stains, buffing floors, stripping /scrubbing and refinishing floors.
• Performs daily cleaning of patient rooms.
• Performs discharge cleaning of patient rooms
• Performs daily cleaning and terminal cleaning of isolation rooms.
• Performs daily cleaning of offices and ancillary areas
• Performs daily cleaning of public areas and restrooms.
• Replenishes supplies such as paper towels, toilet tissues, and hand soap.
• Return unused supplies to janitor’s closet
• Cleans cart, equipment and janitor closets when shift ends.
• Report needed repairs and safety hazards
• Ability to adjust schedule to meet department needs and changes.
• Collects, transports, and disposes regular wastes, infectious wastes, and recycled wastes.
• Adheres to infection control guidelines.
• Performs all “STATS” cleaning requests without delay
• Demonstrates good knowledge of the use of Personal Protective ‘equipment (PPE).
• Adheres to hospital and department attendance guidelines.
• Adheres to hospital and department health and educational requirements.
• Attends department meetings and in-services.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of Fire Plan, Disaster Plan, and other DCH codes.
• Communicates with supervisors on areas that need clarification of guidance.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience:

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience