Floor Tech

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital; Palatka (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & vision

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Fertility benefits

Job summary

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital in Palatka, FL is seeking a Floor Tech to maintain clean patient rooms and non-patient areas. You will handle tile and carpet floors, adhere to infection control policies, and ensure equipment is in good working order while following PPE guidelines.

The role emphasizes safety, timely cleaning of rooms, and proper handling of cleaning chemicals, with opportunities to contribute to a respectful patient environment and to the hospital’s quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience providing environmental services in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to read, write and converse in English required.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent must be obtained.

Responsibilities

• Provides cleaning services and tile/carpet floor maintenance with patient dignity in mind.
• Performs infection control tasks to maintain a clean, safe patient environment.
• Cleans patient rooms and discharge rooms promptly for admissions.

Skills

Environmental services experience

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Floor Tech? At HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

• Provides cleaning services and tile/carpet floor maintenance with consideration of patients, their family and friends, with regard to their personal dignity and respect for their values.
• Performs environmental tasks dealing with adherence to infection control policies and procedures to maintain a clean and safe patient environment.
• Responsible for daily cleaning of patient’s room as well as cleaning discharged rooms in a timely manner for incoming admissions.
• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining non-patient areas, offices, common areas, hallways, and common area rest rooms.
• Responsible for proper handling of all chemicals as well as following proper infection control policies and proper PPE use.
• Ensures patient rooms and physical hospital flooring is cleaned and maintained in an efficient, safe, and timely manner, Ensures equipment is in working order, ensures preventive maintenance is completed on equipment.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient and environmental safety issues.
• Ensures proper signage is placed at the appropriate locations when hazards (i.e. wet floor warnings) are plausible.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of equipment used to clean floors and can identify mechanical issues with the equipment to be reported timely and appropriately.
• Dust mops and wet mops all tile floors nightly using an approved germicidal detergent at the proper dilution ratio, or other designated agent.
• Empties mop bucket frequently and mixes new batch of cleaning solution.
• Vacuums and pre-spots all carpeted areas nightly paying particular attention to corners, edges, and under furniture.
• Damp dusts all surfaces using an approved germicidal detergent mixed in 5 qt. bucket.
• When cleaning areas or departments with highly-technical equipment, takes care not to damage equipment by over-wetting when damp dusting.
• Cleans all rest rooms in assigned areas as outlined in the training manual.
• Cleans offices and ancillary areas according to procedures outlined in the training manual.
• Repositions furniture and equipment after room cleaning, turns off lights and closes and locks doors.
• Cleans corridors following departmental procedures and takes extra care to prevent safety hazards to persons using corridor.
• Maintains supply cart with necessary equipment and supplies to avoid need to restock during mid-shift.
• Stores equipment properly when on break, at meal or in meeting.
• Reports any damage to cleaning equipment to supervisor or department head immediately and takes equipment out of service by placing an out of order tag on it.
• Correctly cleans all equipment at start and end of each shift.
• Stores and organizes equipment at end of shift in designated hospital areas.
• Other duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

• Two years’ experience providing environmental services in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to read, write and converse in English required.
• High School Diploma or GED

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital is a 99-bed acute care facility serving North Central Florida. Our hospital is located in Palatka, Florida. We serve the residents of Putnam County and surrounding areas. We provide the latest technology with the assurance of highly trained and empathetic professionals. We have a 10-bed intensive care unit and a 24-hour emergency department. We have a cardiac catheterization laboratory and offer inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services. Our hospital offers a full complement of quality healthcare services while maintaining cost-effectiveness.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Floor Tech opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.