Environmental Services Team Leader

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Environmental Services Technician youll keep our patient rooms and all areas of the hospital clean and sanitized. This protects everyone from potential illness or injury due to infectious diseases or other hazards.

Every day you will perform routine cleaning tasks such as sweeping mopping or dusting. You will also use specialized equipment and techniques to further sanitize our facility. This role requires you to learn and adhere to proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials including bodily fluids or sharp objects. You may also refill soap dispensers paper towel dispensers and other supplies as well as deliver clean linens.

To be successful in this role you are thorough and committed to safety. You truly are the most important component contributing to the safety and comfort of our patients visitors and staff. A well-maintained facility with compassionate staff brings comfort and peace of mind to patients their loved ones and all who serve here.

• Capable of performing job responsibilities in the EVS Tech classifications.
• Follows infection control/prevention practices and safety practices in all activities.
• Activities include: leading the work of others scheduling coordinating shift change activities assigning work to others cleaning floors; damp dusting furniture and fixtures; making and cleaning patient beds; cleaning and emptying ash urns and waste receptacles; washing windows walls ceilings vents and lights; changing light bulbs; performing non-routine floor care duties (buffing shampooing etc.); inspecting and replace curtains and cubicles; checking and stocking soap and paper supplies; hauling out trash; moving furniture; and using various cleaning equipment carts and products.
• Requires leadership responsibilities and ability to team build and motivate employees. Requires a normal responsive relationship indicating sensitivity to other people. Must maintain as confidential information accidentally gained in the process of doing ones own work. Must demonstrate the ability to cooperate with others.

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED

Preferred

• Previous healthcare experience

Where Youll Work

St. Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas St. Lukes Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. Were the areas first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full-spectrum stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence St. Lukes Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate comprehensive health care including off-campus rehab and outpatient facilities and addition to its large emergency department there are 32 private rooms dedicated imaging and OBGYN wound care infusion and lab services.

Required Experience:

Manager