Environmental Services Technician Evening Night

About the role

This position is responsible for performing general housekeeping tasks to maintain the facility and associated buildings in a sanitary, safe, and attractive condition and to meet hospital and Joint Commission standards.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect assigned areas using department cleaning procedures.
• Use cleaning chemicals properly according to Joint Commission and OSHA standards.
• Understand procedures and properly dispose of infectious waste and trash.
• Handle and clean up emergency spills per department guideline, Joint Commission, and OSHA standards.
• Follow all infection prevention practices (i.e. proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)).
• Maintain work and storage areas following established policy and procedures to ensure safety.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated communication skills to include differentiating color-coded labels and/or chemicals as well as following written and/or verbal directions.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule when needed to meet the needs of the department.
• Demonstrated professional housekeeping experience (preferred).

Skills

• Cleaning
• Using chemicals properly
• Reading labels
• Communication
• Ability to work independently
• Working safely

Physical requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Additional details

Assignment options: Custodian / EVS Tech at the Eccles Outpatient Building (half trash and half cleaning stairwells and elevators, Monday–Friday with rotating holidays) or at the main Primary Children's Hospital building (rotating weekends and holidays). Floorcare experience preferred to be able to help with projects or fill in on maintenance when the regular Floor Care caregiver is off. Located in the Environmental Services at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT.

Needs to be able to adapt to different situations and deal with different personalities. Incumbent needs to be comfortable working around chaos and being watched but also able to keep themselves motivated when not being directly supervised. This is a very physical job and incumbent will be expected to stand/walk for 8 hours constantly. Will also need to be able to bend and get down and up easily. Needs to have good hand dexterity and be able to bend and lift loads. Needs to have good vision and attention to detail.

Pay

• Hourly range: $17.68 – $22.99
• Eligible for up to 10% shift differential due to working the Evening/Night shift.

Schedule

• Full-time (40 hrs/wk) Evening/Night shift (5:00pm – 1:30am)

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.