Environmental Services Aides and Floor Techs

Environmental Services Aide

With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation's top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.

Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers, strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have kept over 12% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years.

We invite you to consider a life-changing career in Environmental Services at Shepherd, where you will play a vital role in saving lives by ensuring a safe and clean environment for our patients, visitors, and staff each and every day. Our Floor Technicians have the opportunity to work in an inpatient hospital setting with set schedules. Our on-site education and in-service opportunities make it possible for you to expand your professional knowledge and skills.

Team members in this department are responsible for maintaining their assigned area in a clean and sanitary condition, per guidelines and standards; and continually seeking ways to improve the appearance of the Center through partnership with leadership.

Job Objective

• Thoroughly cleans assigned, and maintains adequate toilet tissue, paper towels, soap and can liners in assigned area.
• Demonstrates proper use and care of all environmental services equipment and ensures appropriate usage of supplies.
• Practices positive and engaging professional behavior.
• Respects patient's privacy and confidentiality with every interaction as per HIPAA regulations.
• Uses all chemicals correctly and knows safety precautions; changes solutions at proper intervals and ensures that chemicals are properly labeled.
• Performs consistent with Shepherd Center standards, clinical policies, and procedures.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
• Keeps area free of dust including vents, door frames/hinges, blinds, fixtures, pictures, windowsills, wallboards, desks, chairs, etc. using proper equipment and technique.
• Performs other duties as required/requested/assigned.

Main Job Responsibilities: Environmental Services (ES) Aide

• Prepares and sanitizes patient rooms for admission, maintenance, and discharge.
• Cleans and sanitizes Nursing stations, lounge areas, break rooms, and bathrooms.
• Keeps floors clean; cleans epoxy tile floors with dust mop and damp mop with Infection Control germicide and vacuum carpeted floors.
• Clean patient/public bathrooms and water fountains in accordance with procedures.

Main Job Responsibilities: Floor Tech

• Performs floor care including bonnet cleaning and extraction of carpets, mopping, scrubbing, buffing, and waxing floor.
• Disposes of waste properly.
• Collects and distributes linen.
• Sets up rooms for meetings and center functions as assigned.
• Cross-trained in ES Aide responsibilities for backup purposes
• Seals boxes of hazardous waste and transports to bio-hazardous room.

Shepherd Center/Inpatient Hospital

We have full-time/part-time and day/night shift roles available.

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Required Minimum Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Required Minimum Experience: One (1) year in a related healthcare field or commercial cleaning experience preferred. On the job training will be provided.

Required Minimum Skills:

• Must be 18 years old.
• Must be able to read, write, communicate, and understand English.
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
• Must be organized, efficient, and able to work independently and/or in a team setting.
• Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements by determined due date.

Physical Demands: Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Normal patient care environment.
• Some potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
• Some potential exposure to infectious diseases.