Environmental Services Associate

About the role

Join our dedicated team as an Environmental Services Associate and play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our patients, visitors, and staff. You'll contribute to infection prevention and control efforts by cleaning patient rooms, common areas, and high-touch surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of assigned cleaning tasks, including dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming, and polishing according to departmental policy and procedures.
• Plans the completion of these tasks daily.
• Empties hampers and transports soiled linen.
• Empties trash containers and removes all trash.
• Empties all medical waste containers, including sharps.
• Inventories, restocks, and replenishes supplies such as toilet tissue, paper towels, hand soap, etcetera, located in all assigned areas of the facility.
• Maintains cleanliness of departmental equipment and notifies appropriate personnel as repairs become necessary.
• Protects equipment from damage by proper use; properly logs out and in equipment that has been used.
• May perform special projects such as windows washing, wall washing, removing heavily soiled items or furnishings.
• Responds to questions and requests from patients, staff, and visitors.
• Maintains customer service satisfaction goals.
• Interprets and responds to verbal and written instructions.
• Communicates effectively with others by phone and verbally.
• Reads and understands material safety data sheets and instructions for mixing and use of cleaning chemicals, and fills out chemical identification stickers.
• (For incumbents assigned to the Crisis Response Center (CRC)): Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.

Requirements

Requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team without continuous supervision. Must be able to interpret and respond to verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively with others by phone and verbally. Must be able to read and understand material safety data sheets and instructions for mixing and use of cleaning chemicals, and able to fill out chemical identification stickers.

Qualifications

• Previous related experience and familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques is preferred.
• Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred.

Skills

Must be able to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.

Benefits

Medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match. Education benefits include FHP Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Forgiveness. Other benefits include onsite gym, wellness programs, and discount programs.

Pay

$20 hourly wage. Additional pay includes Shift Differential and Annual Increases. Full-time, DAYS, 40 Hours per week. 7:00am-3:30pm (varied). EVS positions are eligible for one free meal ticket per week (for full-time employees).

Schedule

Full-time, DAYS, 40 Hours per week. 7:00am-3:30pm (varied).