Environmental Services Technician - Day & Night Shift - Apply here!

Healthcare Staffing; Zanesville (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcare Staffing in Zanesville, Ohio is looking for dedicated staff to perform cleaning tasks in a timely and orderly fashion. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness while adhering to safety standards and infection control procedures.

Applicants must be able to communicate effectively and understand cleaning industry standards. The role requires physical stamina for bending, stretching, and lifting as needed, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally or in writing.
• Ability to understand and learn cleaning industry standards.
• Ability to work independently and with others.

Responsibilities

• Use and maintain cleaning equipment properly and safely.
• Perform all cleaning tasks according to industry standards.
• Dispose of waste according to mandated procedures.
• Respond to service requests in a timely manner.

Skills

Effective communication

Understanding cleaning industry standards

Ability to work independently and with others

Job description

Shift Availability

Day Shift / Night Shift

Full‑time: 72–60 hours every two weeks

Part‑time: 48–32 hours every two weeks

PRN: On‑call (must work at least 48 hours every six months).

Overview

Perform a variety of cleaning tasks in an orderly and timely fashion so as not to disrupt patients, employees or the public. Demonstrate competency in standard precautions, safety standards, and time and motion efficiencies to maintain safe, clean, aesthetically pleasing areas. All employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation, treating patients at the center of everything we do.

Essential Duties

1. Use and maintain cleaning equipment properly and safely.
2. Perform all cleaning tasks and floor maintenance according to industry standards including isolation cleaning while adhering to infection control standards.
3. Handle and use all cleaning agents safely, wearing proper personal protective equipment.
4. Maintain equipment used to perform tasks properly, safely and competently.
5. Dispose of soiled linen, trash, infectious waste and hazardous waste according to mandated procedures and infection control standards.
6. Respond to all requests through Bed Tracking and Service Response Center in a proper and timely manner.
7. Handle all linen according to procedures and usage.
8. Maintain privacy and confidentiality at all times.
9. Participate in mandatory in‑service meetings (e.g. TB testing, safety, HIPAA).
10. Speak to patients and co‑workers in a respectful manner.

Qualifications

1. Ability to communicate effectively verbally or in writing (read, write) to assure job is completed.
2. Ability to understand and learn cleaning industry standards and operating procedures.
3. Ability to work independently and with others.

Patient Centered Care & Behavioral Expectations

1. Living the Genesis Mission, Vision and Values:

• Perform work in a manner that is quality focused.
• Treat patients, co‑workers, visitors and volunteers with courtesy, compassion, empathy and respect.
• Be results oriented and focused on achievement of objectives.
• Acknowledge and respond to the diversity of people and the situation.
• Encourage peers to be owners of change.
• Always make an effort to anticipate and exceed customer needs and expectations.
• Possess the ability to engage others with patience and understanding.
• Act in a manner that creates positive first and lasting impressions.
• Demonstrate the ability to own issues until they are resolved.

2. Patient Centered Care (patients/families, physicians, co‑workers, all other internal/external customers):

• Introduce self and role, connecting with everyone.
• Communicate effectively, advising others of actions, pertinent information, time durations, etc., and ask for feedback.
• Ask for and anticipate the needs and concerns of others.
• Maintain a positive work environment for staff and a healing environment for patients (safe, clean, quiet, etc.).
• Maintain the dignity and privacy of each person; manage confidential/sensitive information appropriately.
• Respond to requests in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Exit patient/customer encounters courteously, asking if there are additional needs that can be addressed.

3. Promotes Patient and Employee Safety:

• Demonstrate safe patient handling (transfers, transport, care administration, nutrition, medication, etc.).
• Demonstrate safe materials handling (appropriate use and disposal of chemicals, infectious wastes, etc.).
• Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of infectious disease precautions and use of proper protective equipment.
• Demonstrate slips, trips and falls awareness.
• Actively contribute to maintaining a safe, clean and quiet environment.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• Able to bend, stretch, stand, and walk for long periods of time.
• Position will use a ladder, lift up to 100 pounds, and have visual clarity.
• Dexterity to operate various types of cleaning equipment and perform cleaning tasks.

Genesis is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Selection of applicants for employment is based only on qualifications and the requirements of a specific job.