Environmental Services Technician

Geisinger; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500

Competitive compensation and benefits

CHEST certification education

Job summary

Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint is seeking an Environmental Services (EVS) staff member to maintain a clean and safe hospital environment. You will clean patient and non-patient areas, manage waste streams, and adhere to hospital cleaning protocols using approved products.

The role emphasizes patient and family experience and safety. Hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm with weekend rotation; full-time, regular schedule.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum 1 year related work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient areas.
• Handles municipal and recyclable waste.
• Follows hospital cleaning and disinfection procedures with approved products.
• Uses PPE as required and posts appropriate signage when cleaning.
• Reports facility repairs as directed.
• Utilizes mobile tech for bed management and EVS tasks.
• Performs detailed cleaning including high dusting and ceiling/vent cleaning.
• Transports soiled linen to staging area for vendor pickup.
• Must follow Medication Room protocol where applicable.

Skills

Communication

Disease Management

Healthcare Regulatory Environment

Infection Control

Spill Management

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Location: Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: No

Job Summary: Performs a variety of healthcare environmental services (EVS) duties to enhance the healthcare environment by maintaining the location assigned. Follows special healthcare cleaning and trash handling techniques as required, ensuring professional and appropriate service standards while performing the job. Ensures the very best patient/family/ customer experience by optimizing all customer interactions.

Job Duties: Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient facing areas, departments and spaces. Handles various waste streams to include but not limited to; municipal waste and recyclable waste. Wears standard personal protective equipment as required. Follows procedures for the proper use of hospital approved products utilized in the cleaning and disinfection processes. Places the appropriate signage in an area to indicate cleaning is occurring and floor is wet to reduce the risk of falls. Reports identified facility repairs as directed or observed, according to current established policy or procedure. Utilizes mobile technology to ensure compliance with bed management procedures and other environmental services functions that are performed daily. Performs detailed cleaning to include but not limited to; high dusting, walls, ceilings, tracks, vents and lights. Collects soiled linen and transports to hospital staging area for vendor pickup as applicable. All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details: Join our EVS team and play a critical role in hospital cleanliness! Hours for this position are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm + weekend rotation. EVS provides healthcare environmental services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. We clean and disinfect both patient and non-patient areas, helping to prevent communicable diseases by thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting public areas, hospital office and administrative areas, patient rooms, restrooms and hallways.

We are proud to offer:

• Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500 for eligible candidates.
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages.
• Education and professional development including the nationally recognized CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician).

To learn more about our EVS team, please visit https://jobs.geisinger.org/evs

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Communication, Disease Management, Healthcare Regulatory Environment, Infection Control, Spill Management, Teamwork

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves.

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affi mative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.