Healthcare Environmental Services Technician

Alomere Health; Alexandria (MN); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Clinic

401(k) Matching

Job summary

Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN seeks an Environmental Service worker in the Environmental Services department. The role performs general cleaning to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other areas. It also distributes linens and supports infection control standards.

Hours are full time, with a 6:30am–3:00pm schedule, every other weekend and holidays as scheduled. The position uses cleaning chemicals and PPE and contributes to a safe, sanitary health care environment.

Qualifications

• General cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms and common areas.
• Ability to follow infection control standards and policies.
• Use of cleaning chemicals and PPE as required.

Responsibilities

• Disinfect all areas and equipment with approved cleaners.
• Mop, vacuum floors and make beds as needed.
• Distribute clean linens to user departments and track stock.
• Follow standard procedures and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Cleaning

Disinfectants

Bed making

Linen distribution

Job description

Department: Environmental Services
Employment Status: Full Time (1.0) 80 Hours per Pay Period

Benefit Status: Full-Time

Benefits Include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Health Clinic (health +): Our health+ clinic provides office visits and prescription medications for little to no cost to Alomere Health employees and their dependents who are on a medical insurance plan
• Retirement Savings: (401(k)) - All eligible employees of Alomere Health are automatically enrolled. All eligible employees are able to contribute on a pre-tax and/or post-tax basis and Alomere Health matches 100% up to 6% of employee's contributions.
• Please see more details about our benefits here: Jobs in Alexandria, MN - Alomere Health

Hours:

• Monday - Friday: 6:30am - 3:00pm /Occasional 5:00am - 1:30pm
• Every other weekend and Holidays as scheduled

Position Objective:

The Environmental Service worker maintains environmental information and infection control standards within established policies and procedures of the health care center. The position performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas of the facility. The position distributes and tracks clean linens to user departments and maintains stock levels on nursing floors. The Housekeeper follows standard practices and procedures and complies with regulatory requirements.

Essential Responsibilities:

The following description of responsibilities to be performed is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished.

Technical Capacity:

• Use various cleaning chemicals and disinfectants to disinfect all areas and equipment
• Mop and vacuum floors and make beds

Equipment:

• Obtain department directors approval when ordering non-routine supplies from Materials Management Department
• Relay equipment needs to the department director

Working Conditions/Environment:

• Occasional contact with infectious diseases
• May be exposed to latex supplies/products
• Unpleasant situations and odors are kept at minimum but can occur
• Use of personal protective equipment when there is a risk of exposure to chemicals and/or infectious materials

Laundry/Linen:

• Distribute clean linens to user departments

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all other related duties as assigned in a professional and responsive manner
• Demonstrate the ability to use relevant equipment
• Support, understand, and promote Alomere Health's mission, vision, values, policies and procedures
• Ability to meet the work schedule requirements with flexibility dependent upon the needs of the department
• Foster respectful working relationships with professional colleagues, patients, families, and general public regardless of age, gender, lifestyle, culture, beliefs, race, socioeconomic class, or ability
• Coordinate housekeeping activities on the weekend in the absence of the Director of Environmental Services, which may require the rescheduling of housekeeping staff and answering of all requests of the various departments