Environmental Services Technician

Environmental Services Technician

Caldwell Medical Center - PRINCETON, KY 42445

JOB TITLE: Environmental Services Technician

DEPARTMENT: Environmental Services

REPORTS TO: Plant Operations Supervisor/Plant Operations Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Is accountable for the delivery of consistently high quality cleaning during their assigned shift.

• Functions under the supervision of the Plant Operations Supervisor.

• Is accountable for the effective, efficient and safe operations of the Environmental Services office ensuring that the objectives of the Environmental Services department and the organization are met.

• Ensures appropriate organizational and patient safety practices are in use.

• Promotes good public relations through contacts with patients, practitioners, visitors, employees, peers and the public at large.

• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, office, hallways and other assigned areas of the hospital and offsite clinics/office in sanitary, orderly and aesthetic condition.

• Disinfects all areas including patient rooms with detergent solution, cleaning cloths and disinfecting wipes.

• Ensures cleaning related tasks are completed in a safe, competent, appropriate and timely manner.

• Trash removal.

• Performs dusting, dry mopping and wet mopping activities.

• Performs linen duties.

• Operates floor equipment to maintain floors.

• Maintains assigned equipment in working condition and has repairs made as needed, reports malfunction, cleans carts and closets.

• Assists in maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

• Assists in maintaining departmental reports and records as directed.

• Assists in implementing department specific goals and objectives in keeping with overall environmental services and organizational goals and objectives.

• Assists in maintaining adequate and effective communication between the environmental services and ancillary departments for problem solving.

• Interacts with others (on the phone or in person) in a positive, professional and appropriate manner.

• Works cooperatively with others. Has respect for and an understanding of the contributions of all team members.

• Attends required meetings and participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.

• Promotes a safe environment that allows for the delivery of high quality cleaning.

• Protects patient confidentiality by promoting appropriate staff communication practices.

• Works shifts as required.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Temperature changes: variations in temperature from hot to cold. Wet: frequent contact with water or other liquid. Humid: condition from high moisture content to cause bodily reactions. Atmospheric conditions: conditions that affect the skin or respiratory. May be expose to extremes of heat and cold in all weather conditions.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases.

• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.

• May be exposed to hazardous toxic chemicals, biohazardous and radioactive substances

• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and wastes.

• Exposed to odorous chemicals, specimens and patient related odors.

• Exposed to housekeeping/cleaning agents/chemicals.

• Subject to hazards of flammable/explosive gases.

• Subject to burns and scrapes related injuries.

• Subject to injury from moving parts of equipment.

• Exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness).

• Contact with patients and patient families under a wide variety of circumstances.

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.

• Exposed to hot and humid work environment, heat, wetness and odors in kitchen and/or patient areas.

• Subject to many interruptions.

• Occasionally subject to long irregular hours.

• Handles absentee replacement on short notice.

• Works in precarious or high locations (ladders, etc.).

• Frequent pressure due to multiple calls, inquiries, questions and requests.

• Performs both standardized and non-standardized duties that require independent judgment and initiative on an ongoing basis.

• Travel required.

REQUIRED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Eye protection, face protection, gown, lab coat or apron, mask, sterile and non-sterile medical gloves, utility gloves at times.

EXPECTATIONS:

• Must be skillful in written and oral communication.

• Demonstrates basic problem solving and time management skills.

• Must demonstrate the ability to interact with other personnel in a positive fashion.

• Must demonstrate the ability to work independently and to accept delegation of appropriate tasks.

• Must be able to respond to voice paging equipment, etc.

• Must be able to pace their work with a list given at the beginning of the day of all duties and/or responsibilities for the day and use of a check off list they can log their performance as they work.

• Answers and converses on the telephone.

• Ability to follow oral and written instruction and established procedures.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Activities prolonged, extensive standing, walking and/or sitting

• Lifts supplies and equipment with weight requirements of approximately 50lbs*

• Manual dexterity and mobility, reach with hands and arms, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching, push/pull, use hands and fingers to touch & feel.

• No hearing loss greater than 40 decibels.

*Seek assistance if the weight requirement for the performance of a job or task requires greater than 50lbs of effort/force

LANGUAGE SKILLS/READING SKILLS/HEARING:

• Ability to talk/converse with and be understood by others.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret written information.

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers

• Ability to effectively present information to others (individually or in groups)

VISION REQUIREMENT:

• Far acuity: ability to see clearly at 20 feet or more

• Near acuity: ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less

• Depth perception: ability to accurately judge distance

• Field of Vision: ability to see peripherally

• Accommodation: ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus

• Color Vision: ability to distinguish and identify different colors

SKILLS – MACHINE LISTING:

• Computer (Desktop, Portable, and Hand held devices)

• Printers

• Copy Machine

• Fax Machine

• Telephones – Desk and Portable

• Calculators

COMPLIANCE:

Acts in accordance with the compliance policies set forth in the compliance plan and to report violations of these policies.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.