Environmental Services Tech

Position Summary:Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing designated areas within the Stephens Memorial Hospital campus.

Replenishes supplies in all areas of the hospital, maintains floor care in the hospital/clinics and collects and distributes linens. Areas must meet the highest quality standard for cleanliness and infection control.

• Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing stations, offices, clinical areas, waiting rooms, rest rooms and corridors in a neat and sanitary manner.
• Dust-mops floors, removes trash, fully cleans restrooms and dusts. Damp mops floors and/or vacuums carpeting. Cleans floors with mops, vacuums, buffers and germicide solution; removes spots and spillage. Cleans furniture with approved germicidal solution and polish. Cleans walls by removing dust, including high dusting, spot washing and washing entire wall as assigned. Cleans interior windows. May dust screens and clean televisions.
  
  Replenishes supplies.
• Maintains equipment properly and safely; uses supplies and materials as directed. Stores items correctly.
• Observes and practices standard precautions and hospital established safety regulations and procedures. Reports hazards.
• Follows all infection control practices including proper hand washing techniques, standard precautions and isolation precautions.
• Transports regular and bio-hazardous waste to designated area.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA.
• Always introduces self to patients, families, and visitors when entering a patient room and acknowledges others in other areas of the campus.
• Assists visitors with directions whenever requested.
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, all shifts and have open availability.
• Complies with department Quality Control measures and makes corrections to work quality quickly.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Encourages an atmosphere of optimism, warmth and interest. Implements AIDET philosophy.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Changes cubicle curtains as needed.
• Periodically participates in meeting room set-ups for events, setting up tables, chairs and various items.

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and basic numbers. Ability to speak simple sentences. Ability to read, write and speak the English language fluently.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

No supervisory duties.

Strength Guidelines:
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds on a daily basis and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Motion Parameters:
Frequently required to stand, walk, push/pull equipment; use arm, leg and back muscles for extended periods; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and extended arms; climb, stoop, kneel or crouch; talk or hear; and taste or smell.

Vision and Hearing Requirements:
Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Hearing abilities required include hearing overhead paging system; noise level is moderate.

Work Environment:
Regularly exposed to toxic/caustic chemicals, hazardous materials and waste; frequently works near moving mechanical parts, is exposed to wet, humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electric shock or vibration; occasionally works in outside weather conditions. This position is classified as an OSHA category 1 position:exposed to a specific hazard as a regular part of the job.

Emotional Demands:Must be able to manage difficult or emotional patient situations including the ability to respond promptly to patient or co-worker needs and requests for service and assistance.