Environmental Services Tech

CommonSpirit Health; Conroe (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility is seeking an Environmental Services Tech to maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards. This role involves direct contact with patients and staff, ensuring safety in a healthcare setting. Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma or GED and have a passion for a clean and safe environment.

Benefits

$1500.00 Sign On Bonus

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous healthcare experience is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas.
• Ensure adherence to safety and infection control guidelines.
• Maintain cleaning equipment and supplies.

Skills

Cleaning

Infection Control

Chemical Safety

Education

High School/GED

Job description

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*Responsibilities*

The Environmental Services Tech I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. While executing the assigned responsibilities, the EVS Tech will have contact/interactions with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Responsible for ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The environmental services technician, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention and patient experience.

• Responsible for completing as assigned, daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas.
• Performs duties while demonstrating a working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements. Displays safe chemical use and equipment handling for all items within the healthcare environment.
• Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies, and equipment, as outlined in the Standard Work cart set up.
• Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste stream handling (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous) in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Follows all infection prevention practices, including but not limited to: proper cleaning and disinfection protocols, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).
• Identify and utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved.
• Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
• May be asked to perform tasks according to the various facility needs, including but not limited to: conference room set ups, cleaning of stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains.
• May be asked to mentor new Environmental Services Tech I employees.
• Ability to collaborate with others as we are a part of the patient care team.
  
  

*Qualifications*

*Required Education*

None

*Preferred Education/Experience*

High Schoo/GED

Previous healthcare experience

*Required Licensure/Certification*

None

*Overview*

*$1500.00 Sign On Bonus!*

The Woodlands Hospital a primary and secondary care hospital serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level II nurseries) and surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorders. Clinical affiliations include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Radiation Treatment Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital.

*Pay Range*

$12.00 - $13.41 /hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Wellness and Fitness Services, Hospitals and Health Care, and Medical Practices

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