Environmental Service Professional I Full Time Day Shift

Munson Healthcare; Cadillac (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare is seeking a qualified Environmental Services teammate to support infection prevention through cleaning, disinfection, and quality assurance. The role involves independent, competent performance of general cleans and patient room preparation for new admissions.

Responsibilities include stock maintenance, trash handling, and safe transport of supplies; adherence to safety standards and regulatory guidelines is essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• A minimum of 6 months hospital environmental service/housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform general cleaning and disinfection of patient areas per procedures.
• Prepare patient rooms for admissions and ensure they are tidy and presentable.
• Maintain and stock environmental services cart and supplies in an orderly manner.
• Remove trash, recycling, and confidential information; replace sharps containers as needed.
• Transport furniture, clean linen and supplies; operate EVS tools and equipment as trained.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

6 months hospital environmental service/housekeeping experience

Job description

Job Description

A Day in the Life

Environmental Services is front line infection prevention responsible for performing services in accordance with established organizational policies and procedures for providing a safe environment, achieved by demonstrating the principles of cleaning, disinfection and quality assurance toward the reduction of harmful pathogens for the benefit of patients, visitors, and staff. This position will be trained to independently and competently perform general cleans, and dismissal cleans.

• Standing and walking much of the day. May require bending, stretching, climbing ladders, lifting, pulling and pushing.
• Gloves, goggles, face shield, gown, mask, and hardhat must be worn as situation warrants and defined in the Safety Standard Act. Must follow all department, hospital and regulatory agency guidelines.
• Disinfect/clean assigned areas as per the Environmental Services procedures developed to control the growth of microorganisms.
• Prepare patient rooms for new admissions by staging the room in an aesthetically pleasing way.
• Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies and equipment evidence by properly stocking and restocking environmental services cart in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Remove trash/recycling/Confidential (HIPPIA) information and soiled linen from floors using utility cart. Replace sharps container in patient rooms, procedure rooms, and soiled utility rooms.
• Transport furniture, equipment, clean linen and supplies.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.

Qualifications

What’s Preferred

• High School Diploma or GED
• 6 months of hospital environmental service/housekeeping experience

Additional Information

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.