Environmental Services Technician

CommonSpirit Health; Nebraska City (NE); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an Environmental Services Technician at CHI Health St. Mary’s in Nebraska City. You will perform daily cleaning, disinfection, and restocking tasks to keep patient rooms and common areas safe and sanitary.

You will learn proper waste handling and PPE procedures while supporting a compassionate care environment. The role emphasizes safety, thoroughness, and teamwork to protect patients, visitors, and staff.

Qualifications

• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Must follow safety and infection prevention guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas and equipment.
• Maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment.
• Dispose of waste per regulatory requirements and proper waste streams.
• Restock soap and paper supplies and deliver clean linens.
• Follow PPE protocols and infection control practices.

Education

High School Graduate General Studies

High School GED General Studies

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Environmental Services Technician, you'll keep our patient rooms and all areas of the hospital clean and sanitized. This protects everyone from potential illness or injury due to infectious diseases or other hazards.

Every day, you will perform routine cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, or dusting. You will also use specialized equipment and techniques to further sanitize our facility. This role requires you to learn and adhere to proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials, including bodily fluids or sharp objects. You may also refill soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, and other supplies, as well as deliver clean linens.

To be successful in this role, you are thorough and committed to safety. You truly are the most important component contributing to the safety and comfort of our patients, visitors, and staff. A well-maintained facility with compassionate staff brings comfort and peace of mind to patients, their loved ones, and all who serve here.

• Responsible for completing as assigned, daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas.
• Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• 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).
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.

Job Requirements Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies and Previous healthcare experience., upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies and Previous healthcare experience., upon hire

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Mary's has served Nebraska City and the surrounding areas since 1927. In the fall of 2014, St. Mary's opened the doors of a brand-new, fully modernized facility. The new 110,000-square-foot campus is better equipped to meet the changing needs of our community with, among other benefits, an increased capacity for specialty clinics and an integrated primary care clinic. St. Mary's encourages collaboration and care coordination among primary care physicians and medical specialists. This contributes to the high quality of care our patients have come to expect.

Pay Range

$15.67 - $22.14 /hour