Environmental Services Specialty Technician

Longmont United Hospital; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Longmont United Hospital is recruiting an Environmental Services Specialist to maintain a clean and safe environment for patients, families and staff. You will service patient areas, operating suites, and offices, ensuring hygiene standards are met and safety is prioritized.

In this fast-paced healthcare setting you will follow infection control practices, use PPE correctly, and contribute to team training and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Distinguish disinfection levels and perform low/ intermediate level disinfection.
• Explain differences between disinfection levels in writing or verbally.
• Operate power cleaning equipment and floor machines.
• Proficient with computers and mobile devices.
• Strong communication and teamwork.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• High attention to detail and safety.

Responsibilities

• Clean patient and waiting rooms, operating suites, and offices to hygiene standards.
• Adhere to safety, risk management, and infection control protocols.
• Work across units including Surgical Services, Labor Delivery, and NICU.
• Follow PPE protocols and use cleaning/disinfection products properly.
• Demonstrate knowledge of healthcare cleaning principles and training references.

Skills

Disinfection knowledge

Operate cleaning equipment

Power cleaning equipment

Computer and mobile device proficiency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Work independently

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Floor cleaning machines

Carpet cleaning equipment

Wet/dry/vacuum equipment

Push sweeper

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Environmental Services Specialist, you will passionately provide a clean and safe environment for our patients, families, and hospital visitors, acting as a dedicated custodian of health and comfort.

Every day you will clean patient and waiting rooms, operating suites, and offices, ensuring all areas meet our high standards for hygiene and safety, thereby directly contributing to the well-being of everyone within the hospital.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a meticulous attention to detail, a strong work ethic, a commitment to cleanliness and safety, and a compassionate attitude toward patients and visitors, thriving in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

• Adhere to all organizational safety, risk management, and infection control standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• Responsible for cleaning and disinfection of specialty units and equipment.
• Areas include but are not limited to Surgical Services, Labor Delivery, Critical Care, Endoscopy, MRI, Trauma, Cath Lab, NICU, Mental Health, and Burn Unit.
• Follows all environmental and infection prevention practices (i.e., proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and processes, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge of healthcare cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements, proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and laborsaving products for all items within the specialty environment tasked with servicing.
• Demonstrates understanding of the training and education related to evidencebased recommendations in accordance with the Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE), Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC), and Association for Perioperative Nurses (AORN), CDC, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies.

Job Requirements

Required

• Can distinguish the differences between levels of disinfection and perform low and intermediate level disinfection
• Ability to explain orally or in writing the differences between levels of disinfection and perform intermediate level disinfection in areas
• Knowledge and skills in the use of power equipment, conventional and highspeed floor machines, carpet cleaning equipment, wet, dry and power vacuum equipment and push sweeper
• Ability to operate necessary equipment/machines
• Effectively uses computers and mobile devices
• Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others
• Communicates orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where coworkers and team members reciprocate in kind
• Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others
• Ability to work without close supervision

Preferred

• High School Diploma/GED
• Previous healthcare experience

Where You'll Work

At Longmont United Hospital, we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of employees and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education.

Longmont, Colorado is home to more than 2,000 acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the fourth most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you'll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.