Floor Tech; Casual​/Weekend​/Nights; Lansdale Hospital

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

The Environmental Services (EVS) Specialist aids in maintaining a high-quality standard of housekeeping. This includes performing cleaning functions in assigned areas while following assigned schedules and specific methods to provide patients, visitors, and staff with a sanitary, orderly, and safe patient care environment. EVS Specialists aid in the prevention of cross contamination, controlling bacteria, odor, and sustaining acceptable aseptic conditions. They may assist with moves, recycling, delivery of supplies, and the removal of trash and biohazard waste.

The EVS Specialist may use industrial cleaning equipment.

The Environmental Services (EVS) Specialist aids in maintaining a high-quality standard of housekeeping. This includes performing cleaning functions in assigned areas while following assigned schedules and specific methods to provide patients, visitors, and staff with a sanitary, orderly, and safe patient care environment. EVS Specialists aid in the prevention of cross contamination, controlling bacteria, odor, and sustaining acceptable aseptic conditions. They may assist with moves, recycling, delivery of supplies, and the removal of trash and biohazard waste.

The EVS Specialist may use industrial cleaning equipment.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.(Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
• Establishes and maintains clean, sanitary, and safe environment in assigned work areas by following departmental policies and procedures (20%)
• Proper disposal of biohazards according to EPA and OSHA codes and regulations. Handle thedisposal of environmental Contaminants such as: batteries, thermometers (mercury), and needles. Keep biohazard food and loading area safe and clean of debris. (20%)
• Maintains equipment, clean carts, buckets, floor machines, other equipment, and supply closets to give the hospital a professional appearance. (20%)
• Must comply with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary forprotection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances. (5%)
• Follows hospital/departmental policy on hand hygiene. (5%)
• Completes and maintains all carpet and hard surface flooring in accordance with departmental procedures. (10%)
• Observes safety precautions when pushing equipment. Reports faulty mechanical, structural or electrical problem in accordance with safety policy creating an environment of safety (5%)
• Utilizes wet floor signs to prevent slippage by patients, employees, and visitors in accordance with safety policy. Performs duties in compliance with policy and safety practices. (5%)
• Converses with patients and visitors using scripting to establish dialogue and extend every possiblecourtesy. Demonstrates high standards of conduct in the work environment to make Jefferson the choice for patients and employees. (5%)
• Assist with the moving of furniture, equipment, supplies, recycling, and set-ups by request of the supervisor and/or staff. (5%)
• May use industrial cleaning equipment such as an extractor, bovac, buffer, roto, advance walk behind auto-scrubber and/or burnisher for floor refinishing and maintenance.
• Respond to pages or phone calls in a timely fashion.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Utilizes knowledge of patient safety and error prevention to impede the spread of infection and disease.
• Knowledge of processes for providing a clean and bacterially safe environment for patients and facility staff.
• Knowledge of practices and procedures involved in the task of responding to and cleaning potentially hazardous…