Floor Tech-1st Shift

Riverside Health System; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA seeks a dedicated Environmental Services associate focused on floor care and cleaning to maintain a safe, neat patient environment. You will follow Infection Control standards, use approved products, and ensure supplies and equipment are maintained.

Responsibilities include patterned cleaning, responding to needs with urgency, supporting team, and upholding state and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Less than 1 year floor care experience required.
• Less than 1 year healthcare setting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform proper cleaning and floor maintenance meeting regulatory standards.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and safe work environment; assist teammates with equipment and beds as needed.
• Follow infection control standards and RHS policies to ensure patient and staff safety.
• Ensure timely completion of assignments with quality and infection control considerations.
• Maintain supplies and equipment and report needs to supervisor.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Floor care equipment

Job description

Newport News, Virginia

$15.60 - $20.25/HourlyActual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

Performs duties to include proper cleaning and floor maintenance that meets state, regulatory agencies, facility regulatory requirements, RHS Infection Control standards, and Environmental Services policies and procedures. Ensures a neat, clean and safe work environment is maintained. Ensures adequate supplies for cleaning and assists team members with moving equipment, cleaning and beds.

What you will do

• Demonstrates positive customer service behaviors consistently. Strives to meet/exceed the needs of the facility's customers/patients by demonstrating flexibility and sense of urgency to create a service excellence experience.
• Demonstrates respect, concern and empathy for the diverse needs of patients, customers and co-workers.
• Demonstrates ability to identify floor coverings and provide appropriate care in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations. Able to determine floor care needed by assessing floor coverings condition and perform accordingly.
• Responsible for routine cleanliness and preventative maintenance of floor care equipment to maximize life of machine and reduce replacement costs.
• Maintains a safe patient care environment by consistently complying with RHS, DNV, State and regulatory standards to ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff. Follows guidelines for proper body mechanics, hazardous materials handling and universal precautions to prevent accidents and injuries. Maintains a safe work area.
• Responsible for assuring safe practices as referenced in the National Patient Safety Goals and in accordance with RHS policies and procedures. Performs all cleaning duties in a timely, safe, and thorough manner in compliance with Infection Control Standards. This includes dusting, cleaning, sanitizing, trash removal, and other services as needed. Areas are cleaned according to schedule and in accordance with departmental policies.
• Ensures assignments completed in a timely manner ensuring quality/infection control measures are met consistently. Ensures assigned areas are cleaned and continuously monitored to maintain highest quality of order/cleanliness in accordance with departmental policies/procedures and schedules.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED, (Preferred)

Experience

• Less than 1 year Floor care experience (Required)
• Less than 1 year Experience in a healthcare setting (Preferred)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.