Environmental Services Tech I

BHS; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee retirement plan

PTO

Job summary

Baptist Health is hiring Environmental Service Technician I for the 2nd shift to maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming patient environment. You will encounter patients, visitors, and staff while performing daily cleaning and infection prevention tasks.

Responsibilities include room turnover, waste handling, dusting, mopping, and operating cleaning equipment. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and follow PPE protocols; prior healthcare experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to lift and transport items up to 50 lbs safely.
• Ability to pull/push/bend/kneel/stretch as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely room turns to support patient throughput and hygiene.
• Empty trash and reline cans with clean liners.
• Remove infectious waste and fill sharps containers as needed.
• Dust, mop floors, and vacuum carpets; clean fixtures.
• Operate vacuums and cleaning tools; wear PPE when required.
• Assist with additional EVS duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient interaction

Infection control

Cleaning procedures

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalence

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

PPE usage

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Full Time - 2nd shift

The primary goal of Environmental Services is to provide a clean and safe environment for our
patients, visitors, and staff.

Job Description:

The Environmental Service Technician I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. EVS Tech will have contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas.

Requirements:

• Ensuring timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention.
• Empties trash, cleans trash can as needed, relines can with clean liner.
• Removes infectious waste and fills sharps containers as needed.
• Damp dusts furniture, ledges, and fixtures with a germicidal agent.
• Dry mops, wet mops floors and vacuums carpeting.
• High dust vents, over bed lights and other items over shoulder height.
• Operates several types of vacuum cleaners and other miscellaneous cleaning tools.
• Expected at times to wear personal protection equipment to include rubber gloves, eye protection, gowns, booties, masks, and hair covers.
• Other duties as assigned such as performing alternate EVS aid responsibilities as needed.

Essential Qualifications:

• Prefer completion of High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Safely and properly lift and transport items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Safely and properly pull, push, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and stretch.

Benefits: Part-Time 24 weekly hours (0.6 FTE) - 31.99 weekly hours (0.8FTE)

Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually

Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

PTO Sell Back Program

Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)

Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support

Retirement with Company Match

Identity Theft Protection

5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Baptist Health System is a leading healthcare provider in San Antonio and South Texas, renowned for innovative treatments and a commitment to patient care since 1903.