Environmental Svcs Tech

About the Role

As our Environmental Services Technician at CHI St Vincent, you’ll keep our patient rooms and all areas of the hospital clean and sanitized to protect everyone from potential illness or injury due to infectious diseases or other hazards. You’ll succeed in this job if you are thorough and committed to safety. You will perform routine cleaning tasks and use specialized equipment and techniques to further sanitize the facility. You must learn and adhere to proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials, including bodily fluids or sharp objects. You will also refill soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, tissue holders, and other supplies, as well as deliver clean linens to patient rooms.

You will truly excel in this role if you are friendly and enthusiastic about helping others. A clean facility with kind staff provides comfort and peace of mind to patients, visitors, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine cleaning and decluttering to appropriate areas of the hospital, including dusting, sweeping, mopping, and disposing of trash.
• Sanitize appropriate areas of the hospital using approved tools and routines, which may vary by location (e.g., patient rooms, emergency rooms, operating rooms, hallways, nurses’ stations, waiting areas, and restrooms).
• Use proper chemicals, procedures, and equipment to clean and disinfect surfaces thoroughly.
• Restock supplies as needed in supply areas, common areas, and patient rooms, including soap, paper towels, bath tissue, facial tissue, bath linens, bed linens, and cleaning supplies.
• Learn and follow proper techniques for disposal of all medical waste, including biological or biohazard waste such as bodily fluids or sharp implements.
• Remain patient, kind, and personable in all interactions with patients, visitors, and staff.

Requirements

• None required upon hire.
• Preferred: High School Graduate or GED in General Studies.
• Preferred: Previous healthcare experience.

About the Workplace

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating healing both inside our hospitals and in the community.

CHI St. Vincent provides team members with benefits that complement and support work/life balance.

Pay

$15.00 - $15.69 per hour.