Lead Environmental Svcs Tech-Columbia County (FT) Night

2610 Columbia County Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Lead Environmental Services Technician to supervise night shift cleaning across patient rooms, surgical suites and public areas, ensuring safety and sanitary conditions for patients, staff and visitors.

Responsibilities include training new hires, coordinating labor, maintaining supply levels, and upholding HAIs and quality initiatives while following hospital policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare housekeeping or related field.
• Ability to lead huddles and coordinate staff.
• Night shift experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills and ability to use common software.

Responsibilities

• Lead department huddles and reassign staff to meet facility needs.
• Maintain safe, clean environments in patient areas and OR/ER.
• Ensure supplies and equipment are available to complete tasks.
• Comply with hospital policies and safety procedures.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

English communication

Leadership

Precepting

Huddle coordination

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Tools

UV Disinfection Technology

Cleaning Equipment

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift Night (United States of America) ***Shift: FT Night***

The Lead Environmental Services Technician is responsible for carrying out set plans and leading department activities such as huddles and coordination of labor during their shift to ensure all hospital areas are safe, orderly and in sanitary condition in the absence of the supervisor. The job may entail access, cleaning or transporting of hazardous, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy chemical, soiled or other regulated materials. This individual will perform cleaning of public areas, patient rooms, surgical suites, ancillary, administrative offices, and physician areas to ensure a clean, safe and attractive environment for staff, patients, physicians and visitors. This position is exposed to hazardous materials and a variety of infectious diseases.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Quality & Safety

• Serves as a preceptor for new hires and uses on time demonstration to drive performance
• Inspects random areas while at work to assess completion and quality of work.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff members as well as self by following department policies
• Performs full range of cleaning duties as required in the Environmental Services Technician positions
• Reinforces all departmental practices focused on HCAHP scores and HAIs Budget/Finance
• Ensures that proper and adequate supplies and equipment are available to accomplish assignment and to prevent non-productive time
• Order supplies and keeps proper inventory minimizing excess
• Shift staff according to volumes and need in order to maximize productivity

Customer Service

• Maintains courteous and cooperative working relationships with WHS management, patients, physicians, other professional contacts and the general public
• Demonstrates ability to tactfully handle difficult situations and is able to manage up people and situations

Expected Performance, Behaviors and Results:

• The WellStar Experience (Must demonstrate a commitment to Service Excellence by):
• Creating first impressions, memorable moments and impressions that fulfill the expressed and unexpressed wishes and needs of patients and family members
• Valuing patients and family members as partners in their care
• Having world-class processes in place
• - Focusing on constant innovation and creating improvements
• Celebrating our diversity with sensitivity and understanding
• Embracing the idea that we are all owners of our health system

General

• Completes annual mandatory training as required
• Attends select departmental meetings at the request of WHS Management
• Provides proper notice of absences, tardies and schedule deviations
• Performs other duties as assigned Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma
• Other or GED Required

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 1 year of experience in housekeeping/environmental services role in Healthcare, Hospitality or Class A Commercial field.

Required Minimum Skills:

Basic computer skills including Microsoft Excel and Word; operate enhanced Environmental Services Technologies (ultra-violet disinfecting technology); communicate effectively in the English language; work effectively in a fast paced environment with continuous exposure to known occupational risk factors; lead departmental huddles and reassign staff to meet the need of the facility; perform a proper terminal clean in the OR, ER and IP care areas; able to serve as a front line team member in most areas of the facility; effectively communicate with diverse work groups which include clinical and business departments; train employees and serve as a positive role model and preceptor; demonstrate compliance with departmental and organizational policies and regulations; problem solving and manging up. Able to use and teach proper customer service scripting; ordering supplies and linen to par levels; familiar with floor cleaning and maintenance equipment; proficient on cleaning all clinical settings

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care.

Mission, Vision & Values

At a time when the healthcare industry is changing rapidly, Wellstar remains committed to exceeding patients’ and team members’ expectations, while transforming healthcare delivery.

OUR MISSION: To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

OUR VISION: Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.

OUR VALUES: We serve with compassion We pursue excellence We honor every voice Culture of Excellence Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality. Featured on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.