Environmental Technician

Touchette-Regional-Hospital; Cahokia Heights (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Touchette-Regional-Hospital is seeking a part-time Environmental Technician to support nightly cleaning operations in a hospital setting. You will clean patient rooms, offices, restrooms, clinics, and operating areas using approved methods to uphold hygienic standards and a safe environment.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (preferred) and 1–6 months healthcare cleaning experience (preferred).

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 1–6 months experience in healthcare cleaning preferred.
• Training in various housekeeping areas (patient rooms, offices, restrooms, clinics).
• Knowledge of hospital cleaning methods and safety procedures.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping in patient rooms, offices, rest rooms, clinics, and operating areas using approved cleaning methods.
• Clean multiple areas including patient rooms, exam rooms, and delivery rooms.
• Sanitize and spot-clean surfaces; damp wipe furniture; vacuum or mop floors.
• Input bed tracking and required information into the computer daily.
• Learn discharge and terminal cleaning turnaround procedures as prescribed.

Skills

Cleaning techniques

Healthcare cleaning experience

Following instructions

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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2 days ago Requisition ID: 2111

Salary Range: $16.85 To $25.28 Hourly

Job Summary: Part-time / Nights

The Environmental Technician is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment in the hospital.

Functions and Duties:

• Observe and follow safety/organizational/departmental procedures and policies at all times.
• Perform housekeeping functions and established methods.
• Clean patient rooms, offices, rest rooms, janitor closets, store rooms exam rooms, delivery rooms, operating rooms and clinics with the approved cleaning methods.
• Follow directives from Environmental Services leadership.
• Report to the department office and receive assignment.
• Collect necessary equipment and supplies and proceed directly to work area.
• High dust and low dust horizontal surfaces.
• Sanitize and spot clean all horizontal surfaces.
• Damp wipe and clean all furniture.
• Perform checkout room cleaning.
• Spot clean walls, windows and polish metal surfaces.
• Vacuum carpet/sweep/mop in patient rooms and other areas.
• Spot clean carpet as assigned.
• Assist in cleaning of emergency spills, observed or upon request.
• Demonstrate the correct use of chemicals and supplies.
• Replenish supplies.
• Input bed tracking and other required information into the computer daily or as needed.
• Learn and apply the principles of regular discharges with a 30-minute turnaround.
• Learn and apply the principles of terminal cleaning with a 55 min turnaround.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred.

Experience

• Training in the various areas of housekeeping i.e. patient room cleaning, office cleaning, restroom cleaning etc.
• One to six months experience in healthcare setting preferred.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

• None.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the various types of cleaning techniques for hospital cleaning to include: dusting, wet mopping, sanitizing, vacuuming, rest room cleaning, trash removal etc.
• Ability to apply commonsense to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instruction; to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

• Medium work; exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or greater than negligible up to10 pounds consistently to move object.
• Required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift, push or pull up to 50lbs.
• Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for light work.
• Mentally able to understand and carry out oral and written commonsense instructions.
• Must be able to stand 4 to 8 hours.
• Must be able to transport heavy linen carts.
• Must have the ability to use all Floor Care Equipment.
• Must be able to stand extreme temperatures.