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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Environmental Services Technician

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Posted on Nov 13
Full-timeBattle Creek, MI, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Ability to work independently and follow detailed instructions, safety procedures, cleanliness guidelines, and infection-control procedures.
  • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above the eighth-grade level with departmental staff and internal and external customers.
  • Ability to represent Bronson positively and professionally and provide service to patients, staff, families, and visitors.
  • Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, thoroughness, and time management, accept delegation, and negotiate task priorities.
  • Ability to perform the physical duties of the role, including standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs and a stepladder, frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching, and lifting or pushing supplies and equipment; regular lifting up to 50 pounds may be required.
  • Ability to work in confined spaces and occupied areas, handle occasional pressure and emergency situations, and use required protective clothing such as gloves, eye protection, face protection, and shoe covers.
  • A Michigan driver's license and insurability may be required at Bronson Battle Creek.
  • Previous cleaning or maintenance experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Clean and sanitize occupied and unoccupied patient rooms, operating rooms, public areas, surgical areas, ancillary areas, and other assigned spaces using the Environmental Services Department Manual's ten steps of cleaning.
  • Follow isolation and contact-plus procedures and comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards, including those of the CDC, OSHA, EPA, and Joint Commission.
  • Detail-clean vents, fan fixtures, window tops, door frames, wall art, bumpers, furniture, and other areas as needed.
  • Clean assigned public and support areas, including lobbies, waiting rooms, restrooms, elevators, utility rooms, exam rooms, offices, stairwells, and other assigned spaces.
  • Collect and replace sharps and black pharmacy-box containers in patient-care areas; remove trash and soiled linen and transport them to disposal areas.
  • Document assigned cleaning tasks and maintain related records; restock supplies in assigned areas.
  • Communicate information and requests to registered nurses and/or patient care assistants, and provide service to patients, staff, families, and visitors.
  • Maintain confidentiality of patient and unit data under HIPAA regulations.
  • Keep work areas neat and orderly, clean equipment, and store equipment in assigned locations; operate mechanical floor equipment and other environmental equipment as needed.
  • Direct visitors as necessary and collect trays from patient rooms as needed.
  • Coordinate cleaning-area activities with the department coordinator as needed; attend regular staff meetings and take responsibility for personal growth and development.
  • Participate in and support the Bronson Management System by attending huddles and using its problem-solving methods.
  • Operate the Surfacide UV Robot ultraviolet disinfection equipment at Bronson Battle Creek.
  • Perform other assigned duties, which may include using the trash compactor and emptying trash and linen chutes.
  • At applicable facilities, collect, label, and organize biomedical waste for hauler pickup; collect and transport recycling to compactors or dumpsters; and transport waste to the appropriate disposal area.
  • At applicable facilities, change privacy curtains as needed and inspect and maintain assigned areas within facility scope, including laboratory work areas, offices, restrooms, waiting areas, patient procedure rooms, stairwells, receiving docks, storage and recycling areas, elevator landings, elevator interiors and exteriors, and elevator tracks.
  • At applicable facilities, use and maintain assigned floor-care machinery, including auto scrubbers, corded and battery-powered vacuums, iMop equipment, burnishers, and side-by-side scrubbers.
  • Perform laundry duties where applicable at Bronson Battle Creek and Bronson LakeView Hospital.

About the Company

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Bronson Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health system serving southwest Michigan. The system provides hospital, primary, specialty, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, and community health services through regional care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout southwest Michigan. Its operating model centers on coordinated hospitals and practices supported by clinical programs, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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