Lead Hospital Services Technician

Stericycle; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Stericycle is seeking a Hospital Services Lead to provide proactive waste management services across healthcare facilities. This role involves travel, customer interaction, and supervisory responsibilities while ensuring safety and compliance in waste management practices. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and relevant experience.

Benefits

Health care program

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and sick time

Mileage reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a customer service role preferred.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Ability to lift up to 55 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Travel between healthcare facilities to collect and exchange waste containers.
• Act as primary contact for customers and resolve issues.
• Train and lead other Hospital Services Technicians.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Independence

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Computer Software Applications

Job description

Looking for a Road Warrior, $24/hr, Day Shift, No Weekends, Good Benefits:

Stericycle has merged with WM!

Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one’s identity.Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Position Purpose:

Under management’s direction, the Hospital Services Lead travels between customer healthcare facilities providing on-site proactive collection and exchange waste containers for various Stericycle programs. This includes, but is not limited to:Sharps Management Services,Pharmaceutical Waste,Controlled Substances,Document Management.

Key Job Activities:

• Travels between customer healthcare facilities to proactively monitor, collect, and exchange waste containers for various Stericycle programs and services, including but not limited to: Sharps Management Service, Pharmaceutical Waste, Controlled Substance and Document Shredding. Installs product, resurvey accounts and assists Supervisor in asset/inventory management.
• In absence of Service Supervisor, is the lead in charge of Hospital Services Technicians. Trains, coaches and provides guidance to them.
• Acts as primary on-site contact for the customer. Interacts professionally with onsite customer staff to ensure service expectations are met or exceeded. May travel to customers in assigned area to proactively resolve customer service questions and issues.
• Interacts professionally with onsite customer staff to ensure service expectations are met or exceeded. May travel to customers in assigned area to proactively resolve customer service questions and issues.
• Maintains a rigid collection and service schedule. May assist with installs as required.
• Communicates duty status on a defined scheduled.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
• Fills in for other Team Members who are on vacation, sick, on leave, etc.
• Position requires extensive lifting, walking, bending, and pushing. Must be able to lift up to 55 pounds and push and/or pull carts weighing as much as 500 pounds.

Experience:

• Education equivalent to graduation from high school, or GED.
• Two or more years of industry-related experience in a customer service capacity preferred, or the equivalent in related work experience, demonstrating strong communication skills and tact in providing superior customer service in a variety of settings and situations.
• May require mandatory immunizations and credentials based on customer requirements.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license. Must possess reliable transportation to travel between customer facilities.
• Must reside within reasonable commuting distance of the primary customer base, based on business needs.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and with little supervision.
• Demonstrates knowledge of computer software applications including spreadsheets and application-based programs to track daily KPIs.

Schedule & Locations:

Shift Days: Monday thru Friday

Shift Times: 4 am to 7 am - depending on the hospital/medical facility

Locations: Serving Hospitals/Medical in and around the State of Missouri and Southern Illinois

• Schedule is Subject To Change Based on Business Needs
• Mileage Reimbursement Available

Benefits:

Stericycle currently offers its employees the option to participate in a full range of benefits, including a health care program that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, healthcare, and dependent care flexible spending accounts, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, a 401(k) plan, and an employee stock purchase plan. Participation in some programs requires that employees be regularly scheduled to work a minimum number of hours and/or to have fulfilled a waiting period after they begin employment with Stericycle.

Our Promise:

Stericycle is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Disclaimer:

The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and it does not constitute any right or guarantee of employment condition. This position is open to people with disabilities. Stericycle will consider requests for workplace accommodations for protected physical or mental limitations in accordance with its human resources and risks prevention policies and local laws. To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Stericycle reserves the right to modify the content formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.