Environmental Services Tech

Shriners Hospitals for Children; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in pediatric specialty care is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to maintain a clean and safe environment for patients and families. This role is crucial in ensuring that all areas of the facility are sanitized and welcoming, allowing patients to focus on their healing journey. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to cleanliness and safety, contributing to a team that values compassion and integrity. Join a dedicated team where your efforts will directly impact the quality of care provided to children and their families.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

403(b) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Account

Pet Insurance

Qualifications

• Preferred 1 year experience in a housekeeping role.
• High school diploma/GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform custodial and housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness.
• Lead cleaning activities in assigned areas.
• Ensure infection control standards are maintained.

Skills

Cleaning

Sanitation Standards

Infection Control

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a full-time or part-time status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to full-time and part-time employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Site Description• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico• Joint Commission accredited• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023)• Specialties: Orthopedics, Spine/Spinal Cord, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Craniofacial, Rheumatology, Pediatric Rehabilitation/Therapy, Urology• Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania

Job Overview

The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for cleaning all areas of the hospital and/or patient housing, in a thorough and professional manner. Cleaning services include sweeping, damp mopping and waxing floors, vacuuming rugs and carpets, upholstery and draperies, dusting furniture, washing walls, ceilings, air vents, woodwork, blinds, windows, door panels and base boards, disinfecting horizontal, vertical, equipment, and high touch areas. This position is an important part of our team because you will keep the patient's room clean so the patient and family can focus on healing.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of custodial and housekeeping duties, maintains desired standards of cleanliness, sanitation and appearance.
• Leads cleaning activities in assigned areas
• Participates in staff development and training within the department.
• Performs a variety of hard and carpet floor care to include stripping, mopping and buffing floors
• Cleans patient rooms including discharges according to departmental procedures.
• Cleans patient and public rest rooms according to departmental procedures.
• Infection control standards are maintained through practicing standard precautions.

Qualifications

Education

High school diploma/GED preferred

Experience

1 year experience in a housekeeping role preferred

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace.

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

About the company

Shriners Children's is a network of non-profit medical facilities across North America.