Hospital Housekeeping Trainer

Living A Life Inspired! Our new vision at Theda Care is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities, and our world.

At Theda Care, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with Theda Care.

Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness – Lifestyle Engagement e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support Access & Affordability e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

Summary :
The Environmental Services Trainer serves as the primary department resource and is responsible for training department team members. Cleans and disinfects assigned areas, transports and removes waste, sanitizes, stocks, and organizes assigned areas. Follows standard work processes, complies with infection prevention standards, properly mixes and stores chemicals, and uses personal protective equipment.

• Trains team members in the processes for cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, floors, offices, conference rooms, equipment, furniture, common areas, and waiting rooms following hospital-approved infection prevention standards.
• Trains team members on and independently perform high level cleaning in specialized areas such as clinical areas, surgical suites, Cath lab, specialty rooms, and sterile areas.
• Role model and inspiring team members by modeling best practices and behaviors.
• Collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient and department priorities are met day-to-day that result in the safest outcomes for our patients and customers.
• Serves as a resource for external and internal department team members on environmental services matters.
• Rounds on team members to address concerns and provide regular education and assistance.
• Assists department leaders with ongoing educational sessions for team members, and provides input on department processes, training materials, and suggestions for improvement.
• Helps to problem solve concerns and provides daily monitoring of environmental services assigned areas, partnering with environmental services and nursing leaders.
• Identifies issues before they arise and solves the issue or escalates the issue to the appropriate person.
• Coaches and trains team members in methods of collaboration with multiple departments so patient and department priorities are met, ensuring the safest outcome for our patients and customers.
• Trains and educates team members on proper personal protective equipment and cleaning procedures specific to infectious elements in isolation rooms.
• Ensures environmental services team members maintain proper infection control cleaning standards at all times, including hand hygiene requirements.
• Understands, trains, and coaches team members on proper hospital-approved chemicals and disinfectants and dwell times (amount of time the chemical or disinfectant needs to stay wet on surface) for each task performed…