Housekeeping/Environmental Services Tech

Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Manager, Environmental Services, the Environmental Service Technician is an active member of the Environmental Service team that delivers professional cleaning services consistent with the strategic vision, goals, philosophy and direction of the Environmental Services Department and CRHS. The Environmental Service Technician performs routine cleaning in assigned areas (patients' rooms and CRHS common areas) following established schedules and prescribed methods.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education:

Requires a high school diploma or GED state certificate or similar demonstrated ability

• Experience:

Requires up to three months of work-related experience, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Licensure, Registrations& Certifications:

This job does not require any professional or technical licenses, registrations or certifications.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Performs routine cleaning in assigned areas following established schedules and prescribed methods.
• Ensures that all CRHS common areas and patient rooms are cleaned according to established standards.
• Cleans all fixtures, walls, floors, vents and lights as required by established schedules and prescribed methods.
• Performs basic floor care using dry or wet mops, floor scrubbers and vacuums.
• Empties trash containers following a prescribed cycle from common areas and patient rooms.
• Removes medical waste and bio-hazardous trash following established safety, containment and infection control procedures.
• Responds to STAT cleaning requests from the nursing or medical staff.
• Assists with setting up for special events, meetings, seminars, educational/training programs and other assignments according to work orders.
• Moves furniture as requested in work order.
• Assists in cleaning of emergency spills that are observed or requested.
• Maintains assigned equipment for cleanliness and has repairs made when needed.
• Observes and reports the need for repairs to equipment, furniture, building and fixtures.
• Cleans elevator floors and door tracks daily.
• Promotes team work on a daily basis, communicates and reports problems and concerns to the Manager.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Standards of Performance:

• Properly performs regularly assigned duties as measured by regular inspections. Properly performs duties such as room cleaning, responding to pages, high dusting, low dusting, restroom cleaning and other duties as measured in regular work inspections.
• Must be able to accurately read SDS labels on supplies.
• Must be able to demonstrate reliability by arriving at work on time and not having excessive absenteeism as documented by time sheets.
• Attends all mandatory safety in-service as measured by attendance records.
• Demonstrates professional conduct by maintaining confidentiality of patient staff and organization information as measured by compliance.
• Adheres to the CRHS Standards of Behavior as measured by observations by staff, patients and other visitors.