Environmental Svcs Tech I

St Joseph Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision

Paid vacation

FSA

Matching retirement plans

Job summary

St. Joseph Health in the Brazos Valley region seeks a Hospital Housekeeper to perform daily cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and common spaces in accordance with CDC guidelines and hospital safety standards.

The role involves sanitizing patient rooms, nurse stations, waiting areas, and offices, while maintaining secure storage of hazardous materials and promoting a culture of safety and cleanliness across departments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Previous experience in housekeeping or commercial cleaning in high-traffic facilities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sanitize and disinfect patient rooms, nurse stations, waiting areas, meeting rooms, offices, corridors, and common areas.
• Contribute to hospital efficiency by maintaining quality cleanliness per hospital and CDC guidelines.
• Follow safety guidelines when using cleaning chemicals and disposing of hazardous materials.
• Inventory and properly store hazardous materials according to ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity guidelines.
• Display warning signs to prevent injuries to patients, employees, and visitors.

Skills

Safety awareness

Housekeeping experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Responsible for completing as assigned, daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas. Performs duties while demonstrating a working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements. Displays safe chemical use and equipment handling for all items within the healthcare environment. Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety. Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.

• Sanitize and disinfect specific areas such as patient rooms, nurse's stations, waiting areas, meeting rooms, offices, corridors, and common areas
• Contribute to hospital efficiency and integrity by maintaining quality cleanliness in accordance with hospital and CDC guidelines
• Understand and utilize all safety guidelines and procedures when using cleaning chemicals and disposing of hazardous materials
• Inventory and ensure proper storage of hazardous materials for ignitability (flammable), corrosivity (rust), reactivity (explosive), toxicity (poison), etc.
• Appropriately display signs to prevent injuries of patients, employees, and visitors such as slips and/or falls

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)-

• Previous experience in housekeeping or commercial cleaning in high traffic facilities such as hospitals, clinics, hotels, casinos, convention centers, schools, and the like

Benefits

• health/dental/vision
• paid vacation
• FSA
• matching retirement plans
• and more

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.

St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic Services.