Environmental Services Technician - PRN

ZipRecruiter; Wooster (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to perform cleaning tasks in a hospital setting. Responsibilities include managing waste, maintaining floors, and ensuring linen distribution. Candidates must be physically active and have a high school diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Able to occasionally lift up to and exceeding 50 pounds.
• High physical activity level required.

Responsibilities

• Perform multiple cleaning tasks in accordance with procedures and policies.
• Responsible for linen distribution and maintaining cleanliness.

Skills

Customer Service

Physical Activity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Environmental Services Technician

MAIN FUNCTION:

Performs multiple cleaning tasks in accordance with Environmental Services procedures and Hospital policies. Responsibilities include collecting non-medical and medical waste, operating waste autoclave, labeling medical waste containers, collecting corrugated boxes, and maintaining floors and carpeting as needed. Responsible for linen distribution: stocking carts, delivering clean linen, collecting soiled linen, and organizing linen on shelves. Responds to house pages when assigned.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Environmental Services Director/Supervisor

MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS:

GENERAL FOR EVERYONE

• Able to occasionally lift up to and exceeding 50 pounds.
• Able to stand for prolonged periods.
• Flexible hours based on department needs.
• Continuous walking, grasping, reaching, and occasional bending, kneeling, and squatting.
• No recent disciplinary actions.
• Eligible applicants aged 17 and older.

LINEN SPECIFIC

• High physical activity level required.
• Lifting/carrying laundry bags up to 25 pounds.
• Repetitive lifting and hoisting laundry onto carts.
• Pushing/pulling carts weighing up to 850 pounds.
• Reaching into laundry tubs and carts to handle linen.

ATTRIBUTES:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Institutional cleaning and floor care experience
• Good customer service skills

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Scheduled weekends and holidays, every other weekend and holiday.
• Potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or airborne pathogens with appropriate barriers.

POSITION EXPECTATIONS

• Maintain a safe environment, report hazards.
• Use appropriate cleaning products and techniques.
• Complete assignments timely.
• Clean units, make beds, spot clean walls and carpets.
• Stock supplies, perform wet mopping, operate equipment properly.
• Handle trash per procedures, keep carts and tools clean and ready.
• Perform floor care duties: operate floor scrubber, strip, wax, burnish floors.
• Manage waste: transport to dumpsters, handle bio-hazardous waste, operate autoclave.
• Assist co-workers and report on weekly activity.

RELIEF CHARGE DUTIES:

• Lead department in supervisor’s absence, assign work, manage coverage.
• Respond to house pages on day shift.

LINEN ROOM RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Train new employees on linen procedures.
• Deliver, stock, and handle linen and uniforms according to procedures.
• Collect soiled linen, handle bags up to 60 pounds, transport carts exceeding 850 pounds.