Beebe Healthcare

Provides inpatient and outpatient healthcare services

Environmental Services Tech 1 - South Coastal

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMillville, DE, USA$16.50 - $25.58 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare institution, school, or hospitality environment is preferred, not required.
The employer provides on-the-job training.
Experience using cleaning equipment, including floor equipment, sweepers, or commercial washers and dryers, is preferred.
Must have strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

Clean assigned patient and non-patient areas, offices, elevators, grounds, parking garages, lobbies, and conference rooms according to location standards.
Wash furnishings, curtains, and walls; vacuum upholstery; remove trash, cardboard, and biohazard supplies; replenish collection devices; and clean equipment with disinfectant solutions according to established policies and procedures.
Leave assigned areas neat and orderly after moving items for cleaning, and notify leads when evidence of pests is observed.
Sweep, mop, and wax vinyl tile floors; vacuum and shampoo carpets; and scrub grout according to established procedures.
Report floors needing more than minor attention so that waxing or shampooing can be scheduled, and complete floor care as assigned and needed.
Complete required departmental documentation, including daily assignments, soiled-laundry weights, linen inventory, requested projects, equipment or facility concerns, and discharged-patient-room data.
Keep up to date on department communications, read emails and bulletin boards, attend monthly department meetings, and participate in improvements.
Report concerns about equipment, furniture, and work areas, including broken or unsafe equipment, unusual sounds, broken call bells, leaking faucets, soiled furniture, damaged tiles or walls, and burnt-out lights.
Leave equipment in the specified condition, including emptying, cleaning, or charging it as applicable; complete EVS Assistant tasks and operate the wheelchair washer.
Monitor supplies, use chemicals appropriately, report low or ineffective supplies to leads, request minor equipment as needed, and assist with departmental supply storage.
Collect soiled linen using infection-prevention procedures; prepare linen for laundering on and off campus; wash and dry linen according to departmental policy; deliver clean laundry to designated areas at established stocking levels; keep the laundry area organized; document soiled-laundry weight; and maintain washing and drying equipment in good operating condition, reporting when service may be needed.
Follow infection-prevention policies, clean and sanitize blood and body-fluid spills using proper techniques, use appropriate personal protective equipment, and follow hand-hygiene policy.
Work flexibly across assignments involving floor care, cleaning, and linen processing, and assist leads in meeting customer needs.
Work flexible shifts as needed.
As a patient escort team member, transfer patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or other available equipment; accompany ambulatory patients; clean and maintain stretchers and wheelchairs after each use; and mark cleaned equipment with green tape.
Perform light maintenance, including unclogging toilets, identifying and reporting leaks, and generating work orders for repairs.

Desired Qualifications

Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare institution, school, or hospitality environment.
Experience with cleaning equipment, including floor equipment, sweepers, or commercial washers and dryers.

Why Beebe?

Why Beebe? Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

Overview

Under the general supervision of the Environmental Services Lead, Manager, and/or Director, EVS Tech I- South Coastal is responsible for providing Environmental Services support to the South Coastal Emergency Department. In addition, this position assist in the transportation of patients and materials to and from the patient care units and other hospital departments utilizing pre-defined response criteria. This position will assist with light maintenance to include unclogging of toilets, investigating/identifying and reporting leaks and generating maintenance work orders of other building related concerns

Responsibilities

CLEAN: assigned areas on the campus(Patient/Non-patient; Offices; Elevators; Grounds/Parking garage/Lobbies/Conference rooms) following the standards of the location. Washing furnishings/curtains/walls; Vacuuming upholstery; Removing of trash, cardboard, biohazard supplies and replenishing the collection devices; Equipment cleaning with disinfectant cleaning solutions, following established policies and procedures, paying close attention to details of the area assigned. Notify leads when evidence of pests have been sited. Must always leave the locations assigned neat and orderly after moving all items to clean. FLOORS: Sweeping, mopping, waxing vinyl tile floors; vacuuming and shampooing carpets; scrubbing grouts following the established policies and procedures: report when floors are in need of more than minor attention(mopping/vacuuming) so that scheduling of waxing/shampooing can placed on the project list; complete floor care, as assigned and needed. DOCUMENTATION/COMMUNICATION: Support all required documentation of the department; from daily assignment documentation; to weight of soiled laundry; to inventory of linen; to projects that have been requested; to equipment/facility that require attention; to discharge patient room data. Keep up to date on department updates(read emails/dept. bulletin boards frequently; attend department meetings monthly and participate in improvements. EQUIPMENT: Report concerns related to equipment(broken parts/unsafe/unusual sounds/broken call bells; leaking faucets), furniture(safety issues/soiled), and work areas throughout the hospital(soiled tiles/broken tiles/damage to walls/burnt out lights); Leave our equipment as specified, which may include emptied/cleaned, and charging. Complete all tasks listed for EVS Assistant; operation of wheelchair washer. SUPPLIES/STORAGE: Monitor your supplies- use chemicals appropriately, share with leads when supplies are low or chemicals are not working for their applications, share with leads when minor equipment(mop heads/mop handles/vacuums) are required; Assist in the storage of all supplies in our department. LINEN: collect soiled linen following infection prevention procedures; prepare linen for laundering on and off campus; wash and dry linen in our laundry per our dept. policy; deliver cleaned laundry to the designated areas following the established stocking levels; maintaining our laundry area clean and organized so items are easy to find; documenting the soiled laundry weight per dept. policy; maintain our washing/drying equipment in good operation. Report when service may be needed. INFECTION PREVENTION: observes and follows all infection policies; cleans and sanitizes after blood and body fluids spills as needed; using proper techniques; consistently uses proper personal protective equipment. Follows the hand hygiene policy. DEPARTMENT SUPPORT: Flexible in assignments from working a variety of areas completing tasks related to floor care to cleaning to linen processing; eagerly and positively assists the leads in maintaining expectations/needs of our customers; Flexible in shift, as needed;Ability to Work as Patient Escort Team Member: transferring patients via wheelchair, stretcher, to vehicles, accompanying ambulatory patients and use of any other transfer equipment available. Cleans and maintains stretchers and wheelchairs after each patient use. Utilized the Green is clean tape on equipment that is cleaned. Performs light maintenance duties, ie: unclogging toilets, identifying and reporting leaks and generated work orders for repairs.

Qualifications

Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare institution, school, or hospitality environment preferred.On the job training providedExperience with any equipment used to clean from floor equipment to sweepers to commercial washers/dryers; Must have excellent customer service skills.

Credentials

Education

Other Information

Entry

USD $16.50/Hr.

Max

USD $25.58/Hr.

Compensation: 16.5 to 25.58 (USD)

About the Company

Beebe Healthcare

Provides inpatient and outpatient healthcare services

Beebe Healthcare is a health system that emphasizes practical nursing education and patient care in a variety of settings. Its nursing program follows a structured curriculum that progresses from basic to complex nursing care, integrating biological, behavioral, and social sciences to prepare graduates for entry-level practice. The program uses active learning and community resources, guided by Bloom’s Taxonomy and Maslow’s hierarchy, to develop independent judgment, critical thinking, and safe, high-quality care. Beebe Healthcare differentiates itself by linking education to real-world community needs, emphasizing ethical and professional accountability, patient advocacy, effective health teaching, and efficient use of resources. The company’s goal is to produce nursing graduates who can function as competent members of healthcare teams, deliver comprehensive care, and maintain professional standards in acute, long-term, and community-based settings.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lewes, DE
Founded: 1916

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