Hospital Environmental Services Lead Technician - Training & Operations

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Los Angeles seeks a Lead Environmental Services Technician to supervise EVS operations, provide staff guidance, and ensure a clean, sanitary environment across the campus.

Under the EVS Manager, you will coordinate schedules, conduct training, monitor performance, and act as primary on shift contact while performing cleaning duties, floor care, waste handling, PPE use and infection prevention support.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, support and direction within the department.
• Maintains and adheres to environmental services departmental policies/procedures relative to OSHA, DHS, TJC, NFPA, OSHPD, and other governing agency regulations and standards.
• Coordinates, schedules, oversees, and conducts employee training/development necessary to meet established performance standards, teamwork, and service criteria.
• Performs area inspections with assigned environmental services personnel, to evaluate/monitor performance, customer satisfaction, and infection prevention program compliance.
• Assist with scheduling and coverage needs, assigning EVS Technicians to various areas, etc.
• Transport soiled linen, regular trash / biohazardous trash
• Maintains assigned areas in a clean, neat and orderly manner that includes performing the following daily cleaning functions throughout the facility: sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming floors; disinfecting furniture and equipment (I.e. beds, mattresses, walls, windows and window sills, TVs and TV remotes, door handles, blinds, etc.); empties and disinfects wastebaskets; transports waste to disposal area; disinfects bathrooms and maintains appropriate bathroom supplies; special cleaning projects as needed
• Ensures supply rooms are stocked and organized.
• Ensures assigned areas are cleaned in a timely fashion.
• Respond to service calls and pages in timely fashion.
• Arrange and/or moves furniture in patient and non-patient care areas according to room setup
• Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when performing cleaning tasks and entering isolation rooms
• Scrub, strip, wax and buff floors utilizing automatic and multi-speed floor machines and other specialized equipment
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Los Angeles seeks a Lead Environmental Services Technician to supervise EVS operations, provide staff guidance, and ensure a clean, sanitary environment across the campus.

Under the EVS Manager, you will coordinate schedules, conduct training, monitor performance, and act as primary on shift contact while performing cleaning duties, floor care, waste handling, PPE use and infection prevention support.