Hospital Environmental Services Technician

MyMichigan Medical Group; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

MyMichigan Health in Michigan is seeking a linen and cleaning aide to perform routine cleaning tasks across patient rooms, units, and facilities. Responsibilities include cleaning with various tools, handling soiled linen and waste, operating carts, and assisting with linen processing.

The role requires adherence to procedures, safety training, and ongoing education. The position emphasizes physical stamina, ability to follow written and oral instructions, and compliance with TB testing and OSHA

Qualifications

• Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations.
• Perform tasks in accordance with written and oral instructions.
• Mandatory tuberculosis (TB) testing must be done as required.
• Mandatory Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training must be completed annually according to the Exposure Control Plan.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned tasks in accordance with written procedures, guidelines, directions, checklists, and verbal requests and instructions.
• Cleans and services units, rooms, areas, and facilities including showers, tubs, sinks, water/ice dispensers, counters, toilets, refrigerators, halls, stairways, walls, floors, ceilings, windows, elevators, patient beds, patient units, patient equipment, furniture of all kinds, operating suites, laboratories, procedure rooms, and offices.
• Uses cleaning chemicals, tools, and equipment including cloths, wall mops, floor mops, vacuums, carpet cleaners, floor rotors, and automatic floor machines.
• Performs miscellaneous cleaning and service duties including cleaning building surfaces, equipment, furniture, & fixtures, hanging curtains & window treatments, supplying dispensers, stripping & waxing floors, and maintaining floor matting.
• Operates, pushes, and pulls various carts including work carts, soiled linen tubs, trash utility carts, supply carts, and large delivery carts.
• Removes, handles and transports soiled linen, trash, and medical wastes throughout the facility.
• Operates waste compacting and cardboard bailing equipment.
• Handles and loads bags of soiled linen into washers for processing.
• Unloads wet linen from washers; loads dryers, and unloads dryers.
• Performs manual sorting and folding of linens.
• Stacks clean on shelves.
• Performs continual education and training as assigned through written communications and information, verbal and visual presentations, and computer modules and presentations.
• MyMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows.
• An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health.
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Skills

Math skills

Follow instructions

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

MyMichigan Health in Michigan is seeking a linen and cleaning aide to perform routine cleaning tasks across patient rooms, units, and facilities. Responsibilities include cleaning with various tools, handling soiled linen and waste, operating carts, and assisting with linen processing.

The role requires adherence to procedures, safety training, and ongoing education. The position emphasizes physical stamina, ability to follow written and oral instructions, and compliance with TB testing and OSHA