Environmental Specialist - Part Time - Varied Shifts

Department: Environmental Services | Reports to: Environmental Services Lead/Supervisor | Safety Sensitive: Yes | Non-Exempt

About the Role

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in a manner that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned Environmental Services duties for which the employee has been trained or is qualified to perform, following KHI policies, department procedures, infection prevention standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Cleans, disinfects, and sanitizes assigned patient rooms, bathrooms, clinical areas, public areas, work areas, equipment, and high-touch surfaces using approved products and procedures.
• Resets assigned areas after cleaning to support a safe, clean, organized, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, staff, and other customers.
• Follows standard precautions, transmission-based precautions when applicable, and proper hand hygiene practices to help reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections.
• Wears appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follows all safety procedures when handling waste, soiled linen, chemicals, equipment, blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials.
• Uses cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, and laundry-related products safely and according to manufacturer instructions, safety data sheets, KHI policies, and department procedures.
• Monitors assigned areas for cleanliness, safety concerns, supply needs, damaged surfaces, equipment issues, spills, or other environmental risks, and reports concerns to the supervisor or appropriate leader.
• Completes required documentation, logs, delivery records, cleaning records, or other assigned records accurately and timely.
• Participates in department meetings, training, competency reviews, and process improvement efforts, and adapts to changes in workload, assignments, priorities, or patient care needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of the department and organization.
• Collects, removes, and disposes of trash, soiled materials, medical waste, and biohazard waste according to federal, state, organizational, and departmental guidelines.
• Operates and maintains assigned EVS equipment, laundry equipment, floor care equipment, carts, and related tools safely, appropriately, and efficiently.
• Performs routine floor and wall care duties, including cleaning, disinfecting, maintaining, and restoring assigned surfaces, using approved procedures and equipment.
• Maintains an adequate stock and flow of clean linen, laundry, and related supplies throughout assigned areas to support patient care and department operations.
• Handles, stores, transports (if designated), and delivers clean and soiled linen in a manner that helps prevent contamination, cross-contamination, and exposure to infectious materials.
• Maintains laundry areas, linen storage areas, supply closets, carts, and equipment in a clean, sanitary, organized, and safe condition.

Requirements

• Able to communicate well with a variety of customers.
• Able to read and write well enough to respond appropriately during emergencies and complete required competencies.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a positive and productive manner.
• Able to use good judgment and seek guidance when needed.
• Able to work safely around patients, visitors, staff, chemicals, equipment, waste, and soiled materials.

Qualifications

• Designated drivers must have a valid US driver’s license (must be 21 years of age or older).
• Previous experience in commercial cleaning, healthcare environmental services, laundry services, floor care, or a healthcare setting is preferred.

Work Requirements

• Exposure Category I: Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, soiled linen, contaminated surfaces, cleaning chemicals (to include formaldehyde), disinfectants, chemotherapy-related exposure risks, and other potentially infectious materials.
• Constant physical effort may be required during the shift, including: standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pulling, pushing, and lifting up to 20 pounds.
• Operation of commercial cleaning, laundry, and floor care equipment.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally pulling or pushing carts weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Climbing of approved safety ladders for high cleaning, curtain changes, or similarly assigned duties.
• This position may require travel to other KHI campuses and medical buildings.