Environmental Services Aid, Full-Time

Management MCOA, LLC; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement and Professional

License Renewal Reimbursement

Free CEUs

401k Plan

Rewards and CareHeroes program

Job summary

PureHealth is seeking an Environmental Services (EVS) team member to maintain a clean, aseptic facility and support patient care environments. The role involves daily cleaning of patient areas, discharge rooms, isolation zones, and associated public spaces, with adherence to HIPAA and safety guidelines.

teammates will perform chemical cleaning, laundry processing for linens and personals, and participate in general facility upkeep with regular shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.
• At least 6 months of customer service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean patient areas daily and discharge areas.
• Clean patient isolation areas and perform disinfection using appropriate chemicals.
• Process laundry for patient linens and personal items.
• Maintain hygiene in public and office areas and handle waste per policy.
• Assist with ALF weekly unit cleaning and special cleaning tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Basic computer skills

English language proficiency

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Observation

Initiative

First impression

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Join a team where your growth, success, and impact are at the heart of our mission. At PureHealth, we're not just building careers; we're nurturing lifelong journeys of professional and personal development. We're committed to taking care of our community, providing unparalleled care and making a meaningful impact like nowhere else. Be part of a team that's dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those we serve.

Join our team and grow with us!

Unmatched Benefits & Perks:

• Tuition Reimbursement and Professional License Renewal Reimbursement
• Free CEUs
• 401k Plan
• Rewards and Recognition via CareHeroes Program (Gift Cards for Great Performance!)
• Flexible Scheduling, including, but not limited to, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
• Professional Career Growth

Position Summary

Works with EVS team members to ensure the facility is maintained in a clean and orderly condition by following procedures in compliance with prescribed standards of cleanliness. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Patient area daily room cleaning
• Patient area discharge cleaning
• Patient area isolation cleaning
• Disinfection and chemical use
• Laundry processing (patient linens)
• Laundry processing (personals)
• Rover/ Public area cleaning
• Office/ Ancillary cleaning
• Hard floor care
• Carpet care
• ALF weekly unit cleaning service
• Handling of soiled and clean linen
• Specialty cleaning in areas including elevators, entrances, common areas, etc.
• Solid and bio medical waste collection, transportation and disposal of

Competencies

• Thorough and quality floor care: hard surface and carpet routine care, cleaning surface, corners, edges. Project care: buffing, stripping/waxing, shampooing and extraction
• Knowledge of biomedical waste procedures; Solid waste, biomedical waste and soiled linen handling aligns with policy and regulations utilizing P.P.E and proper lifting techniques
• Thorough and timely daily and discharge room cleaning to maintain facility in clean, aseptic, appropriate manner at all times
• Maintain public areas for outstanding first impression to customers at all times
• Laundry: process bed linens, personals, equipment operation, safety and cleanliness of work area
• Laundry: solid waste, biomedical waste, and soiled linen handling per policy and regulations

PureHealth Culture

PureHealth is a high performance environment propelled by collaboration through our Teams of Excellence (T.O.E.) Program. The expectation for each team member is to engage in our complex and dynamic organization by adding value and support to fellow team members.

Work Environment

This job operates in a post-acute setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the facility. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. Team member is expected to adhere to facility’s no-smoking policy.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 60 pounds.

Position Type and Expected hours of Work

This is a position in a post-acute setting that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Weekend and holiday shifts will be required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

HIPPA

Team members are required to adhere to policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information. Team member are permitted to use and/or disclose only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete assigned tasks. Reports all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to facility CEO.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers at all levels of the organization
• Basic computer skills. Must have an ability to learn new systems
• Ability to work with a culturally diverse population
• Must have positive communication skills and demonstrated adequate maturity and patience
• Proficient in the English language. Good communication (verbal and written), customer service and interpersonal skills
• Must have good organizational skills with attention to detail
• Must be able to successfully prioritize workload, demonstrate initiative, and analyze situations to make sound decisions
• Must be observant and recognize cleaning needs
• Must show initiative and take action on observed needs
• Must maintain first impression perfection at all times

Required Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• A minimum of six (6) months’ experience in a customer service role

Preferred Education/Experience

A minimum of one (1) year experience in a similar role