Environmental Service Professional II- Full Time (PM Shift- 2pm-10pm)

Munson Healthcare; Grayling (MI); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in Grayling, MI seeks an Environmental Services teammate to maintain a safe, clean hospital environment. The role is frontline infection prevention, requires the ability to stand and walk, and to follow safety protocols while completing tasks in assigned areas.

Six months of hospital environmental service experience is required; a high school diploma or GED is preferred. All employees must be vaccinated for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella, and receive a flu shot or an

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Disinfect/clean assigned areas per Environmental Services procedures.
• Meet the department's quality targets including turn times and high-touch cleaning compliance.
• Prepare patient rooms for new admissions by staging the room in an aesthetically pleasing way.
• Remove trash/recycling and soiled linens from floors and replace sharps containers as needed.
• Transport furniture, equipment, clean linen and supplies.
• Maintain cleaning carts, supplies and equipment in a neat, orderly fashion.
• Demonstrate ability to operate and maintain EVS tools and equipment to clean and disinfect the environment.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.
• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.
• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.
• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

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 Cross-trained to independently and competently perform in two or more identified areas(s) based on shift and have completed at least six months of service in Munson Medical’s Environmental Services Department.

• Standing and walking much of the day. May require bending, stretching, climbing ladders, lifting, pulling and pushing.
• Use of products that are potentially harmful if used improperly. Must follow all manufacturers’ instructions on chemical dilution and usage of products.
• 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.
• Meet the quality expectations of the department including maintaining under 45 min turn times with dismissal turnover cleaning and maintain a high touch cleaning compliancy rate of 70% or higher.

• Must be able to demonstrate competency in:
• Dismissal Cleaning
• Behavioral Health
• Isolation Terminal Clean
• Waste Management
• Prepare patient rooms for new admissions by staging the room in an aesthetically pleasing way.
• 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.
• Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies and equipment evidence by properly stocking and restocking environmental services cart in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment

Qualifications

What’s Required

• 6 months of hospital environmental service/housekeeping experience

What’s Preferred

• High School Diploma or GED

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.