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10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a dedicated Environmental Services Associate to maintain a high standard of cleanliness across the hospital. The role involves leading shift activities, training staff, and ensuring safe cleaning practices while delivering courteous service to patients and staff.

Minimum 3 years of environmental services experience and a high school diploma are required. This on-site position offers day shifts and opportunities to contribute to a high-quality patient

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and coordinate schedules.
• Knowledge of cleaning and chemical safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, dusts, disposes waste, restocks supplies, and maintains room cleanliness.
• Provides excellent service in interactions with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Acts as shift lead in supervisor's absence and supports daily operations.
• Assists with staff training and evaluates workflow to improve quality.
• Supports discharge/transfer cleaning to aid patient flow.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Self-motivation

Scheduling

Decision making

Multitasking

Chemical safety

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Assists in maintaining a high quality level of housekeeping by effectively managing through proper scheduling, training, motivation, and follow-up. Promotes the mission, vision, and values of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, meets regulatory requirements, and maintains accurate records across the system. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

3 years of experience in environmental services

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certification Summary

No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Ability to coordinate work schedules and effectively utilize manpower to accomplish required tasks and projects
• Ability to apply judgment and make sound decisions
• Ability to balance a hectic workload and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to identify problems, brainstorm possible solutions, communicate and take action, solve the problem, and prevent the problem from recurring
• Understands procedures for handling, mixing, using, labeling, and disposal of all chemicals used in performing job functions
• Knows correct methods for cleaning up chemical spills and the procedures for reacting to chemical exposures

Job Responsibilities

• Cleans, dusts, empties waste baskets, removes trash, replenishes room supplies, wipes/polishes furniture and porcelain fixture, cleans floors, cares for beds and linens, and performs checkout cleaning.
• Provides excellent service in interactions with all customers, including coworkers, patients, visitors, physicians, and volunteers.
• Acts as a shift lead in supporting supervisor with operational responsibilities on a daily basis.
• Assists with training needs of staff.
• Thinks, acts, and behaves as the shift lead in the absence of supervisor or manager.
• Assists with completion of required number of inspections in a timely manner.
• Complies with procedures for handling, mixing, using, labeling, and disposal of all chemicals used in performing job functions.
• Supports and participates in the continuous assessment and improvement of quality of services provided.
• Drives and facilitates timely discharge and transfer cleaning to support admission, discharge, and transfer process through prioritization of resources.
• Removes barriers or escalates to appropriate leader.
• Assist Supervisor and/or Manager with development of staff by being available to teammates, acting as a resource to help complete complicated/complex tasks, providing on the job training to team, and seeking out opportunities to become actively involved in staff workflow and development.
• Provide Supervisor and/or Manager feedback on staff performance, educational needs, and workflow status.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location

Address: 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

Work Details

Work Shift: Day Work Day(s)

Variable Shift Start Time: 7:00 AM

Shift End Time: 3:30 PM

Worker Sub-Type: Regular

Company Overview

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials.

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country.

Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

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