Environmental Services Technician

About the role

Performs a variety of duties for the cleaning and maintenance of the clinic. The primary responsibility of the Environmental Services Technician is to provide the highest quality of service to customers at all times.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service to customers by offering one-on-one attention to detail.
• Responds to calls for housekeeping issues.
• Contributes to team efforts; exhibits professionalism with customers, fellow team members, and others.
• Cleans light fixtures, ceiling and vents, walls, furniture, windows and window coverings, floors and carpets, restroom fixtures, nurses stations, patient service areas, business offices, front lobby areas, and waiting room areas.
• Disposes of trash according to prescribed guidelines.
• Replenishes paper and plastic products.
• Moves furniture, supplies, and equipment.
• Realigns furniture and amenities according to prescribed layout.
• Pushes/pulls cleaning cart or flatbed and carries buckets.
• Operates equipment such as vacuum cleaner.
• Maintains equipment and wears protective clothing as required by the work environment or safety regulations.
• May train workers engaged in cleaning and maintaining the premises.
• Communicates daily with applicable staff on cleaning and scheduling.
• Completes Daily Task Sheet.
• Responds to guest queries and requests.
• Travels to clinics for general cleaning as requested by management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have a reliable source of transportation.
• Current valid Arkansas Driver’s License required for Little Rock and Pine Bluff locations.
• High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
• Minimum of one year housekeeping experience preferred; preferably in a hospital or healthcare setting.

Skills

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.
• Must interact and communicate both verbally and in written form.
• Must interact and exchange information regarding patients with physicians and other departmental personnel, and outside agencies on a frequent basis while respecting the confidentiality of patient information.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• May require frequent pushing and pulling of heavy objects and the ability to lift, carry, and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment described here is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• This position involves potential exposure to infectious diseases. Colleagues are offered appropriate vaccinations and safety training.
• This is a Safety Sensitive Position requiring the employee to maintain the ability to work in a constant state of alertness in a safe manner.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.