Environmental Services Tech (Full Time)

Stephens Memorial Hospital; Breckenridge (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Stephens Memorial Hospital seeks an environmental services worker to clean and sanitize designated areas, replenish supplies, and maintain floors across the campus. You will follow infection control practices and HIPAA guidelines while handling waste and linens.

The role requires flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts, with attentiveness to patient confidentiality. Responsibilities include maintaining equipment, assisting with event setup, and supporting overall cleanliness

Qualifications

• High cleanliness and infection control standards in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to read simple instructions and safety guidelines.
• Capable of following routine cleaning procedures and schedules.
• Willingness to learn and adhere to HIPAA and privacy rules.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine cleaning of patient rooms, offices, and corridors in a neat, sanitary manner.
• Replenish supplies and maintain floor care; transport waste and linens as needed.
• Follow infection control practices and safety regulations; assist with room setups for events.
• Maintain equipment; report hazards and participate in performance improvements.

Skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Teamwork

Education

Less than high school education

Job description

Position Summary:Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing designated areas within the Stephens Memorial Hospital campus.Replenishes supplies in all areas of the hospital, maintains floor care in the hospital/clinics and collects and distributes linens. Areas must meet the highest quality standard for cleanliness and infection control.

• Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing stations, offices, clinical areas, waiting rooms, rest rooms and corridors in a neat and sanitary manner.
• Dust-mops floors, removes trash, fully cleans restrooms and dusts. Damp mops floors and/or vacuums carpeting. Cleans floors with mops, vacuums, buffers and germicide solution; removes spots and spillage. Cleans furniture with approved germicidal solution and polish. Cleans walls by removing dust, including high dusting, spot washing and washing entire wall as assigned. Cleans interior windows. May dust screens and clean televisions.Replenishes supplies.
• Maintains equipment properly and safely; uses supplies and materials as directed. Stores items correctly.
• Observes and practices standard precautions and hospital established safety regulations and procedures. Reports hazards.
• Follows all infection control practices including proper hand washing techniques, standard precautions and isolation precautions.
• Transports regular and bio-hazardous waste to designated area.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA.
• Always introduces self to patients, families, and visitors when entering a patient room and acknowledges others in other areas of the campus.
• Assists visitors with directions whenever requested.
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, all shifts and have open availability.
• Complies with department Quality Control measures and makes corrections to work quality quickly.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Encourages an atmosphere of optimism, warmth and interest. Implements AIDET philosophy.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Changes cubicle curtains as needed.
• Periodically participates in meeting room set-ups for events, setting up tables, chairs and various items.

Education / Experience Required:

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Language Skills:

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and basic numbers. Ability to speak simple sentences. Ability to read, write and speak the English language fluently.

Reasoning Skills:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Delegation of Authority

No supervisory duties.

Physical & Mental Requirements / Environmental Factors:

Strength Guidelines: Must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds on a daily basis and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Motion Parameters: Frequently required to stand, walk, push/pull equipment; use arm, leg and back muscles for extended periods; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and extended arms; climb, stoop, kneel or crouch; talk or hear; and taste or smell.

Vision and Hearing Requirements: Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Hearing abilities required include hearing overhead paging system; noise level is moderate.

Work Environment: Regularly exposed to toxic/caustic chemicals, hazardous materials and waste; frequently works near moving mechanical parts, is exposed to wet, humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electric shock or vibration; occasionally works in outside weather conditions. This position is classified as an OSHA category 1 position:exposed to a specific hazard as a regular part of the job.

Emotional Demands:

Emotional Demands:Must be able to manage difficult or emotional patient situations including the ability to respond promptly to patient or co-worker needs and requests for service and assistance.