Environmental Services Technician

Riverview Regional Medical Center, LLC; Gadsden (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Riverview Regional Medical Center, LLC is seeking an Environmental Services Technician for evening shifts in Gadsden, AL. This temporary role involves ensuring a clean, safe hospital environment by cleaning patient rooms, operating rooms, and common areas, while handling waste and restocking supplies.

Responsibilities include cleaning and disinfecting rooms, disposing of hazardous waste per protocols, and maintaining floors and surfaces with specialized equipment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, understand and communicate effectively.
• 1 year of knowledge within acute care hospital environmental service techniques (nice to have).
• High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient rooms, operating rooms, and common areas to prevent infection.
• Dispose of medical and hazardous waste according to hospital protocols.
• Restock gloves, masks, and cleaning materials in various hospital areas.
• Maintain floors and surfaces using specialized equipment and chemicals.
• Respond to urgent cleaning needs and communicate promptly via devices.
• Travel between facilities may be required.

Skills

Reading and communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

Shift’s Available: Evenings

Employment Type: Temporary

Hours: 8-hour - 3:00p - 11:30p

Location: Riverview Regional Medical Center - Gadsden, AL

We are seeking a Environmental Services Technician, also referred to as a EVS Tech or Hospital Housekeeper . The EVS Tech ensures a safe and healthy environment by cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, operating rooms, and common areas to prevent infection. The EVS Tech will handle waste disposal, restock supplies, maintain floors and surfaces, and respond to urgent cleaning needs.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):

• Clean and disinfect patient rooms, operating rooms, and common areas to prevent the spread of infections
• Properly disposing of medical and hazardous waste according to hospital protocols
• Restock supplies like gloves, masks, and cleaning materials in various hospital areas
• Clean and maintain floors, restrooms, and other surfaces using specialized equipment and chemicals
• Respond to urgent cleaning needs such as spills or contamination incidents and communicate promptly using phone, handheld radios, pagers, and other devices
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness within the hospital and adjacent buildings, which may require traveling between facilities independently

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:

• Must be able to read, understand and communicate effectively

Additional Qualifications That Are a Plus

• One (1) year of knowledge within acute care hospital environmental service techniques, practices and procedures
• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

Employment Status: Temporary

Shift: Evenings

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf