E S Technician-Environmental Services-PT

General Purpose of Job

To clean all assigned areas in accordance with department policies and procedures. To provide a safe, clean, and attractive environment for all patients, staff, and visitors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Exercises appropriate age-specific communication skills when interacting with customers, patients, and families (e.g. courtesy, smiling).
• Exercises appropriate age-specific practices when interacting with customers, patients, and families (e.g. locking up cleaning cart to prevent children from accessing chemicals).
• Selects cleaning supplies, materials, and equipment and transports to work area.
• Cleans assigned areas by cleaning furniture, floors, fixtures, restrooms, sinks, tubs, showers, curtains, equipment, ledges, walls, doors and frames, vents, televisions, windows and frames, carpets, baseboards, corners and edges, desks, countertops, phones, water fountains, ice machines, elevators, and stairwells.
• Cleans assigned areas by following Environmental Services / Sodexo Shine cleaning procedures.
• Cleans and disinfects following infection control protocol and standards.
• Cleans and disinfects beds and cribs.
• Removes and replaces cubicle curtains.
• Transports beds, cribs, and furniture as needed.
• Cleans spills, broken glass, body fluids in general, and large volumes of water.
• Performs floor care including extracting and/or shampooing carpets, spot removing stains, buffing floors, stripping/scrubbing and refinishing floors.
• Performs daily cleaning of patient rooms.
• Performs discharge cleaning of patient rooms.
• Performs daily cleaning and terminal cleaning of isolation rooms.
• Performs daily cleaning of offices and ancillary areas.
• Performs daily cleaning of public areas and restrooms.
• Replenishes supplies such as paper towels, toilet tissues, and hand soap.
• Returns unused supplies to janitor's closet.
• Cleans cart, equipment, and janitor closets when shift ends.
• Reports needed repairs and safety hazards.
• Adjusts schedule to meet department needs and changes.
• Collects, transports, and disposes of regular wastes, infectious wastes, and recycled wastes.
• Adheres to infection control guidelines.
• Performs all "STATS" cleaning requests without delay.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Adheres to hospital and department attendance guidelines.
• Adheres to hospital and department health and educational requirements.
• Attends department meetings and in-services.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of Fire Plan, Disaster Plan, and other DCH codes.
• Communicates with supervisors on areas that need clarification or guidance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.