Environ Svcs Aide Floor Tech

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center is seeking a Floor Technician responsible for comprehensive floor maintenance across offices, patient rooms, classrooms, corridors, and public areas including cafeterias. Duties include stripping, waxing, buffing, shampooing, extracting, bonneting, and UV-terminal cleaning as required.

Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED; 1 year of relevant experience or completion of DES Floor Tech training; strong reading/writing skills and ability to follow

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; 3 years relevant experience may substitute.
• 1 year of experience and/or completion of DES Floor Tech training required.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic arithmetic; follow written and oral instructions.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance check on equipment before use.
• Secures work area and posts safety notices.
• Cleans floors on hard surfaces and carpets (stripping, waxing, buffing, shampooing, extraction, bonneting).
• Performs dusting, restroom, and office/classroom cleaning.
• Maintains floor care equipment and conducts terminal cleaning with UV cycles as needed.

Skills

Reading & writing

Instruction compliance

Floor care knowledge

Chemical safety

Equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

High-speed buffer

Extractor

Wet vac

Pressure washer

Auto scrubber

Job description

About the Job

General Summary of Position

The Floor Technician using specialized power equipment is responsible for the overall floor maintenance of hard surface and carpet (stripping waxing buffing shampooing extraction & bonneting) of areas that include offices patient rooms classrooms corridors lobbies entrances stairwells and other public areas such as cafeterias.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance check on all equipment prior to use.
• Secures the work area and post proper safety notices for other users of the space prior to beginning work.
• Performs floor care including routine mopping (dry and damp) buffing and burnishing on hard surface floors and stairwells.
• Performs vacuuming shampooing bonneting and extracting carpets stairwells and upholstery.
• Performs wall cleaning.
• Performs dusting (high and low).
• Performs routine restroom cleaning.
• Performs routine office and/or classroom cleaning.
• Maintains floor care equipment.
• Performs terminal cleaning with use of UV machine in ORs patient rooms and public areas. Must be able to use pre-programmed electronic tablet for initiating timed UV cleaning cycles and data collection purposes.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervision

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum of 3 years of directly relevant job-related experience may be substituted for the educational requirement

Experience

• 1 year experience and/or successful completion of the DES Floor Tech training program required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Requires the ability to read write and perform basic addition and subtraction.
• Requires the ability to comply with basic oral and written instructions.
• Knowledge of how to strip wax and burnish floors with minimal to no assistance.
• Knowledge of operating various pieces of equipment necessary to effectively perform job functions such as a high-speed buffer extractor wet vac pressure washer auto scrubber.
• Knowledge of and adherence to specific floor care processes in addition to knowledge and the safe use of various chemical agents (MSDS Sheets).

This position has a hiring range of

USD $19.10 - USD $27.73 /Hr.