Floor Technician - Environmental Services Unit Evenings

Floor Technician – Environmental Services Unit

Work Shift:

Evening (United States of America)
Full Time – Evenings

Schedule:

Saturday – Sunday and every other weekend, 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM

Required

Minimum Experience:

Some Experience Preferred

This critical role provides the full range of support necessary for regular, terminal, and isolation cleaning. Perform daily maintenance and major restoration of hard and carpeted surface areas in accordance with department and Wellstar Health System policies and procedures. Perform cleaning using the step process in areas as assigned. Conduct project cleaning of walls, entrances, common areas, windows, vents, sidewalks, and other spaces.

Adhere to all policies and procedures set by Wellstar Health System and the department. Actively participate in outstanding customer service and maintain respectful relationships.

More general duties include the following:

• Proper removal, placement, and transporting of waste (solid, chemotherapy, bio‑hazard, pharmaceutical, and hot).
• Proper use of Ultra Violet Light devices.
• Changing out, removal, and replacement of containers (sharps, pharmacy waste, bio‑hazard, and chemotherapy).

• Analyze carpeted and hard surface floors, and apply correct maintenance procedures. Perform cleaning using the steps process in all assigned areas.
• Assist in cleanup of emergency spills as requested or observed. Floor care duties include stripping and refinishing hard surface floors, deep cleaning of carpets, and related maintenance.
• Proper removal of trash and linen, ensuring that waste stream guidelines and protocols are followed based on waste type. Transport hazardous waste to a designated secure storage area. Required initial and refresher training in hazardous waste handling and PPE selection, use, and disposal.
• Monitor and report any equipment issues or shortages. Stock supplies.
• Access secure medication rooms for cleaning purposes only.
• Perform required performance maintenance (PMs) on battery‑operated and cord‑operated floor care equipment.
• Consistently practice skills and behaviors that support efforts toward World Class Service.
• Consistently demonstrate great customer service skills and interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, patient family members, guests, and co‑workers.
• Always exhibit a positive disposition when greeting and supporting staff members, patients, and visitors.
• Perform the full range of restroom cleaning and complete patient room cleaning, following the cleaning protocol as determined for regular, terminal, isolation rooms, etc.
• Follow infection prevention protocols and select proper chemicals.
• Perform routine cleaning tasks such as maintenance of walls, doors, glass/windows, furniture, equipment, floors, dust mopping, wet mopping, corners, edges, base coves, kick plates, etc.
• Consistently use correct PPE and donning/doffing techniques.
• Use proper lifting techniques to avoid personal injury.
• Comply with all hospital and department rules, policies, and procedures.
• Follow all protocol for proper and safe use of Ultra Violet Light equipment.
• Place proper type, size, and number of replacement liners in waste containers and complete proper tie‑off as required.
• Work with special project team and/or projects as assigned by supervisor.
• Participate in performance improvement projects as required.

Perform other duties as assigned. Comply with all Well Star Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

High School Diploma (General‑Preferred) or GED (General‑Preferred).

Required Minimum Licenses and

Certifications:

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

Required

Minimum Experience:

Some experience preferred.

• Ability to speak fluent English and read, write, and understand simple instructions in English.

The satisfactory completion of the Departmental Training Program must be accomplished during the first thirty (30) days of employment.