Environmental Services Technician II, Northwest Community Hospital, Days

Swedish Hospital; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Swedish Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL is seeking an Environmental Services Technician II for per diem days. The role involves cleaning patient rooms and ancillary areas per standards, including isolation/terminal cleaning, handling soiled linens, and maintaining supply levels and safety practices.

Responsibilities include safe chemical use, coordinating with the Environmental Services Manager, and ensuring customer service quality.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience with the correct use of body mechanics.
• Ability to interact effectively with internal and external customers.
• The communications skills necessary to understand written and verbal instructions.
• The organizational skills necessary to coordinate, prioritize and accomplish multiple work assignments.
• The ability to work on call and overtime when necessary, including all holidays.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Environmental Services Manager, performs patient room and ancillary area daily cleaning per departmental and corporate standards.
• Performs daily patient room and ancillary area cleaning in assigned areas, including disposal of soiled linens and garbage.
• Cleans isolation/terminal rooms, patient discharges, and equipment; ensures carts and equipment are clean and orderly daily.
• Uses cleaning chemicals in a cost effective and safe manner and labels chemicals daily.
• Maintains adequate supplies of paper products, soap, and other disposables; replaces sharps containers as needed.
• Provides a positive customer service environment through teamwork and a proactive work attitude and communicates with the manager daily.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organization

On-call & overtime

Body mechanics

Hospital experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Hourly Pay Range:

$17.78 - $24.89 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Position Highlights:

• Position: Environmental Service Technician II
• Location: Northwest Community Hospital - Arlington Heights, IL
• Per diem, as needed
• Hours: Days 7:00am - 3:30pm, rotating weekends

What you will do:

• Reporting to the Environmental Services Manager, performs patient room and ancillary area daily cleaning per departmental and corporate standards. This includes all isolation/terminal cleaning of rooms (including negative pressure/airborne), cleaning of any equipment used in patient room. This is to be done daily in all patient and ancillary areas to ensure customer service quality standards are being achieved and maintained by the Environmental Services Department.
• Performs daily patient room and ancillary area cleaning in assigned areas per departmental and corporate standards, including disposal of soiled linens and garbage. Cleans isolation/terminal rooms, patient discharges, (including negative pressure/airborne) daily as assigned; cleans any equipment, except rental, used in patient rooms and ancillary areas to ensure customer service quality standards are achieved and maintained by the Environmental Services Department. Makes sure housekeeping cart and equipment is clean and orderly on a daily basis.
• Utilizes/mixes cleaning chemicals in a cost effective and safe manner; closely follows all instructions and safety specifications regarding cleaning chemicals; makes sure all bottled chemicals are labeled, on a daily basis.
• Maintains adequate supplies of paper products, hand soap, seat covers, sanitary napkins, sharps containers etc. in assigned areas on a daily basis. Removes and replaces all full sharps. May be authorized to access secured medication storage locations to perform job related functions.
• Provides a positive customer service minded environment by stressing, through example, teamwork, personal enthusiasm, pride in work, and a positive efficient work attitude. Communicates daily with manager assigned to area to ensure information is exchanged, any concerns are resolved and customer service standards are achieved and maintained.
• Observes and reports any equipment, furniture, fixtures, carpet, curtains, and walls in need of repair, on a daily basis.
• Adheres to all Northwest Community Hospital standards, policies, and procedures.

What you will need:

• Prefer high school graduate or equivalent.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience with the correct use of body mechanics.
• The ability to interact effectively with internal and external customers.
• The communications skills necessary to understand written and verbal instructions.
• The organizational skills necessary to coordinate, prioritize and accomplish multiple work assignments.
• The ability to work on call and overtime when necessary, including all holidays.