Environmental Services Technician (Part-time)

Geisinger; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus up to $1,250

Evening/night shift differential $2.00

Job summary

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC) is seeking an Environmental Services Associate for evening shifts. The role focuses on cleaning, disinfection, and maintaining a safe hospital environment in line with patient care standards.

The part-time position (20 hrs/week) includes weekend availability and a sign-on bonus eligibility, plus a nightly shift differential to support evening hours.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of infection control and healthcare regulations.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient and non-patient areas.
• Handle waste streams including municipal and recyclable waste.
• Wear PPE and follow hospital product usage procedures.
• Report facility repairs and assist with bed management.

Skills

Communication

Disease Management

Infection Control

Teamwork

Spill Management

Healthcare Regulatory Environment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Location: Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC) Shift: Evenings (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20 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 Part-time position are 11:00 am to 7:30 pm or 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Must be available to work weekends. 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 $1,250 for eligible candidates. $2.00 shift differential for evening and night shifts. Competitive compensation and benefits packages. Education and professional development including the nationally recognized CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician).

Education:

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

Skills:

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

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:

• 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. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. 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.

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.