Environmental Services Technician

About the Role

Promotes environmental protection by maintaining healthy and safe medical facilities for employees and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Performs complete cleaning of assigned areas to include, but not limited to: dusting and sanitizing furniture, equipment, mirrors, and fixtures; washing windows, walls, ceilings, vents, and light fixtures; sweeping, scrubbing, and refinishing floors; vacuuming and shampooing carpet; re-stocking restrooms; replacing light bulbs; and reporting repairs.
• Removes waste by collecting and transporting soiled linen, emptying trash containers, changing sharps containers, transporting solid and hazardous waste to compactors, recycling material, and emptying cigarette receptacles in smoking areas.
• Keeps equipment associated with the job clean and orderly, and reports equipment failures or other mechanical issues to maintenance staff.
• Maintains a safe working environment and provides quality service by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, infection control guidelines, and meeting departmental quality standards.
• Attends all required in-service education and training classes, including safety update programs, to maintain technical knowledge.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to meet time schedules and deadlines.
• May assist with outdoor cleaning, including parking lot, windows, and roof. Various cleaning activities may include the use of a ladder.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• One year of experience preferred.
• Heavy contact with cleaning chemicals, disinfecting agents, floor strippers, and finishes.

Skills

• Prioritizes assignments to complete work in a timely manner.
• Ability to operate equipment.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Works occasionally in extreme temperatures and around unpleasant smells.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers.

Work Environment

• Performs repetitive work according to set procedures.
• Stressful, fast-paced environment.
• Works in contaminated, isolation, construction, and renovation areas.
• Exposure to individuals with various degrees of mental and physical conditions and illnesses.