Environmental Services Technician

Job Summary Performs a variety of healthcare environmental services (EVS) duties to enhance the healthcare environment by maintaining the location assigned. Follows special healthcare cleaning and trash handling techniques as required, ensuring professional and appropriate service standards while performing the job. Ensures the very best patient/family/customer experience by optimizing all customer interactions. Job Duties Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient facing areas, departments and spaces. Handles various waste streams to include but not limited to municipal waste and recyclable waste. Wears standard personal protective equipment as required. Follows procedures for the proper use of hospital approved products utilized in the cleaning and disinfection processes. Places the appropriate signage in an area to indicate cleaning is occurring and floor is wet to reduce the risk of falls. Reports identified facility repairs as directed or observed, according to current established policy or procedure. Utilizes mobile technology to ensure compliance with bed management procedures and other environmental services functions that are performed daily. Performs detailed cleaning to include but not limited to high dusting, walls, ceilings, tracks, vents and lights. Collects soiled linen and transports to hospital staging area for vendor pickup as applicable. All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol. Position Details Join our EVS team and play a critical role in the cleanliness of Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint in Pittston, PA! Hours for this position are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm + weekend rotation. EVS provides healthcare environmental services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. We clean and disinfect both patient and non-patient areas, helping to prevent communicable diseases by thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting public areas, hospital office and administrative areas, patient rooms, restrooms and hallways. Benefits Sign-on Bonus up to $2,500 for eligible candidates. Competitive compensation and benefits packages. Education and professional development including the nationally recognized CHEST certification (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician). Education High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) – Preferred. EEO Statement We are an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr