Environmental Services Technician; Weekends

Statement of Purpose

To provide a safe, sanitary, orderly, and attractive environment for patients, hospital employees and visitors. Responsible for repetitive tasks in routine cleaning and special assignments in designated areas and other assigned areas.

Part‑time, benefit‑eligible, weekend‑only position working 48 hours per two‑week pay period, with variable hours. Shift differential of $4 per hour for work between Friday 3:00 pm and Monday 7:00 am.

• Cleans OR suites and Sterile Processing Department, corridors, service areas, lounges, offices and assigned areas.
• Cleans rest rooms and replenishes essentials.
• Collects linen and disposes of trash to designated area.
• Performs tasks as assigned on cleaning schedules including washing walls, washing windows, cleaning drapes, blinds, refrigerators, etc.
• Cleans IV stands, wheelchairs, instrument carts, utensils, etc. with germicidal solutions and transports them to proper area.
• Moves equipment and furniture for cleaning and rearrangement.
• Operates various types of cleaning equipment.
• Cleans work area and equipment at the end of the shift.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

• Must follow oral or written orders.
• No formal experience required; on‑the‑job training provided. Previous institutional housekeeping experience desirable.
• Punctual and regular attendance is essential: report on time, prepared to start, remain for entire schedule.
• Work independently, using judgment to plan and carry out tasks within established procedures.
• Frequent contact with patients, visitors, and nursing personnel.
• Does not supervise work of others.
• Carelessness could lead to moderate harm to patients, visitors, and coworkers from wet floors or improper cleaning.
• Must be able to speak and write English in an understandable manner; visual/ural abilities adequate; good general health and emotional stability.
• Indoor work; frequent contact with water and cleaning solutions; may be required on shifts other than hired; subject to falls from wet floors or reactions to dust and disinfectants; contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Participates in and complies with JRMC Safety Management Program; maintains knowledge of and observes Standard Precautions; practices sanitary technique when cleaning.
• OSHA Job Classification:
  Category 1 – exposure to blood borne pathogens.
• Operates a variety of cleaning equipment; costs minimal.
• No apparent exposure to physical injury; risk of disease and infection when cleaning contaminated rooms.
• No formal line of promotion.
• Background check required.
• Physical requirements:
  
  standing continuously; walking continuously; sitting never; hand and finger dexterity continuously; reaching with hands and arms frequently; climbing occasionally; stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling frequently; hearing/listening frequently; tasting or smelling occasionally; working inside continuously; working outside never; extreme heat or cold never; hazardous materials occasionally; noise occasionally; dirt/dust occasionally.
• Lifting: up to 10 pounds frequently; up to 25 pounds occasionally; up to 75 pounds never; up to 100 pounds never.

• Standing continuously
• Walking continuously
• Sitting never
• Hands and finger dexterity continuously
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently
• Climbing occasionally
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling frequently
• Hearing and listening frequently
• Tasting or smelling occasionally
• Working inside continuously
• Working outside never
• Working in extreme heat never
• Working in extreme cold never
• Working with hazardous materials occasionally
• Noise occasionally
• Working in dirt/dust occasionally

• Up to 10 pounds – frequently
• Up to 25 pounds – occasionally
• Up to 75 pounds – never
• Up to 100 pounds – never