Environmental Services Technician

Housekeeping Position

This position is responsible for performing general housekeeping tasks to maintain the facility and associated buildings in a sanitary, safe, and attractive condition and to meet hospital and Joint Commission standards.

Posting Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: 10pm-6:30am, 32 hours a week, rotating weekends, holidays, option to work up to 40 hours if available
• Unit/Department: Will work throughout the facility in different assigned locations daily, will help with the Emergency Room, Operating Room, Office Building areas, lobbies, and patient discharge rooms, etc.
• Additional Details: Shift differentials given for evenings, nights and weekends

Essential Functions

• Clean and disinfect assigned areas using department cleaning procedures.
• Uses cleaning chemicals properly according to Joint Commission and OSHA standards.
• Understands procedures and properly disposes of infectious waste and trash.
• Handles and cleans up emergency spills per department guideline, Joint Commission, and OSHA standards.
• Follows all infection prevention practices (i.e. proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Maintains work and storage areas following established policy and procedures to ensure safety

Skills

• Cleaning
• Using chemicals properly
• Reading Labels
• Communication
• Ability to work independently
• Working safely

Qualifications

• Demonstrated communication skills to include differentiating color-coded labels and/or chemicals as well as following written and/or verbal directions.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule when needed to meet the needs of the department.
• Demonstrated professional housekeeping experience. (Preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs
• Frequent interactions with customers require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items

Location: Intermountain Health Layton Hospital

Work City: Layton

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$17.68 - $22.99