Environmental Services - South Housekeeping (1st Shift)

Saint Francis Hospital South, L.L.C.; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital South in Tulsa is seeking an Environmental Services Worker to clean patient rooms and surrounding areas following infection control practices. This role ensures designated spaces meet disinfection standards and safety guidelines.

The position supports floor maintenance, waste management, and supply restocking using buffers, auto brooms, mops, and squeegees. Strong customer service and the ability to read and follow safety signage are important.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Must be able to read and understand instruction and safety signage.
• Able to meet physical requirements of the job.
• Customer service oriented and responsive to patients and staff.
• Familiarity with using phone/paging system for assignments.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning and sanitizing in patient rooms, bathrooms, and common areas.
• Maintains floors and surfaces with cleaning, buffing, and finishing.
• Operates power equipment and hand tools for floors, walls, carpets, and furniture.
• Handles waste collection and disposal including biomedical waste and recycling.
• Mixes cleaning solutions and selects appropriate methods for surfaces.
• Restocks cleaning supplies and bathroom essentials.
• Documents bed tracking and reports maintenance needs to management.

Skills

Prioritize work

Reading & writing

Physical ability

Customer service

Use paging system

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Buffers

Auto Brooms

Mops

Squeegees

Job description

Working Hours and Schedule

Full Time Days Saint Francis Hospital South Housekeeping Monday - Friday, every other weekend 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Job Summary

The Environmental Services Worker cleans patient rooms and general spaces throughout the health system facilities following safe work practices and infection control procedures. This role works to maintain all designated areas are kept in optimal cleaning standards according to established disinfection and sterilization guidelines and practices.

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED, preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

None.

Work Experience

None.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Skill to prioritize work in an efficient and effective manner.
• Proven ability to read and write and understand oral instructions and safety signage.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements and working conditions of the job.
• Shown ability to be customer service driven.
• Demonstrated ability to use a phone/paging system for cleaning assignments.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning and sanitizing activities in designated areas including patient rooms, bathrooms, and common spaces throughout the health system facilities.
• Maintains flooring care including cleaning, buffing, and applying floor sealer and floor finish to hard surface floors; vacuums, shampoos and extracts carpets.
• Uses and maintains power equipment and hand tools such as buffers, auto brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, and furniture.
• Provides waste collection and removal including biomedical waste, recycling, cleaning trash chutes and receptacles.
• Mixes and obtains cleaning solutions from dispensing systems; follows appropriate cleaning methods and uses the correct solutions and equipment for different surfaces.
• Restocks cleaning supplies and various other items such as toilet paper, paper towels, and soap.
• Carries out bed tracking tasks, as needed.
• Reports any maintenance or repair needs to management.

Decision Making

Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.

Working Relationships

Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal and/or external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions

None.

Supplemental Information

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Housekeeping - South Campus Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.