Environmental Services Technician; Housekeeping) Evening Shift

Shift
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Monday - Friday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm, Every Other Weekend

Work Arrangement
:
On-Site

Department
:
Housekeeping

Facility
:
University Hospital - 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO

Compensation
:

• Base Pay Range: $15.78 - $22.53 per hour, based on experience
• Shift Differentials: Additional $2.00 per hour for evening shift

The Environmental Services Technician performs environmental services cleaning work in a health care setting with a high priority placed on customer service and will interact with patients, staff, and the public daily. Employees will perform cleaning routines in an acute setting to include but are not limited to patient care areas, restrooms, specialized procedure areas, public areas, offices, clinics, and other ancillary areas.

Employees will work in areas where they will follow infection control and PPE procedures/guidelines. Employees will handle soiled linen and regular and medical waste.

Employees will work in sensitive areas where the utmost privacy and confidentiality must be maintained under HIPPA guidelines.

Employees will maintain a high level of cleanliness and safety in their assignments and will receive specific training with regard to a healthcare environment.

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits.

• Work with medical staff, other ancillary professional staff, departmental service staff, patients, visitors, and the general public. Use a high degree of professionalism focused on customer satisfaction at all times. Use proper scripting while in contact with patients, family, and guests. Maintain strict confidentiality and the utmost privacy of patient information, as required by HIPPA guidelines. Greet people with a smile and refrain from negative talk and public venting at all times while in MU Health Care facilities.
• Follow directives of the Environmental Services management team related to work assignments, workloads, and areas needing improvement. Training will be provided and it is expected that employees will master these skills within their initial evaluation period including work routines, chemicals, equipment, scripting, and customer-focused skills.
• Perform cleaning activities within a healthcare environment to ensure that infection control guidelines are met. This will include but is not limited to dusting wall surfaces, floors, ledges, and furniture, disinfecting wall surfaces, floor ledges, unoccupied beds, bathrooms including toilets and showers, furniture, and high-touch surfaces. Remove bed linen and remake beds according to standards. Clean rooms around patients in occupied beds and after patient discharge.
  
  Perform cleaning routines in an acute setting to include but not limited to patient care areas, restrooms, specialized procedure areas, public areas, offices, clinics, and other ancillary areas according to proper procedures and standards.
• Follow proper infection control guidelines for the cleaning and disinfection of areas assigned and follow all body substance precautions and PPE guidelines. Handle soiled linen, regular waste, and medical waste following all precautions required for personal safety and the safety of others.
• Perform clean linen activities such as delivering clean linen exchange carts daily to assigned areas and stocking ancillary department closets. Use electronic devices such as handheld or desktop computers to enter daily par-level usage numbers. Operate approved software programs for data entry to determine linen usage by area and linen that has been injected into the system or discarded.
• Perform health care cleaning tasks requiring standing on stepladders and/or ladders and follow all safety requirements at all times. Follow all hospital protocols for body substance precautions and PPE use when working around patients, in isolation areas, and when handling soiled materials such as soiled linen, regular waste, and medical waste. Maintain and operate equipment safely. Avoid safety issues with staff, patients, and the general public such as keeping carts and items out of traffic ways and ensuring items are locked when not in eyesight.
  
  Report any safety issues discovered…