Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

Environmental Services Technician

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Posted on Nov 9

Full-timePeoria, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Less than a high school education is required.
A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
Twelve to twenty-four months of experience is preferred.
A valid driver's license is required.
For environmental services technician positions that require driving HonorHealth vehicles, the incumbent must have a clean driving record under HonorHealth Network Driver Qualification Policy Q-359, be at least 21 years old, provide a current and valid Arizona driver's license, have a Motor Vehicle Report obtained and reviewed by Human Resources, and successfully complete the next available quarterly in-house HonorHealth Defensive Driving Course and provide a certificate of completion.
Personal protective equipment must be worn while performing cleaning responsibilities or transporting waste.

Responsibilities

Perform heavy cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned hospital areas.
Perform cleaning and floor-refinishing functions according to established protocols and quality standards; operate floor-care equipment and other necessary tools, products, and supplies; and gather and dispose of trash and waste materials.
Place linen on distribution carts, fold and stage scrub sets for stocking in Scrub Ex machines, and clean and organize the linen room.
Fill requisitions for housekeeping supplies, deliver and replenish nursing-unit supply closets, stage housekeeper carts with supplies, chemicals, and mops, and deliver and stock items in designated storage areas.
Dust-mop floors and corridors as assigned.
Inspect cleaning equipment and perform scheduled preventative maintenance.
Participate in patient-safety rounding, monitor patients for signs of distress, and alert nursing personnel when intervention or clinical monitoring is required.
Maintain hard-surface floors through daily and periodic floor-care processes, evaluate the process needed, follow stripping and refinishing procedures, and meet organizational standards.
Maintain carpets through daily and periodic carpet-care processes, evaluate the process needed, use spotting techniques, and meet organizational standards.
Clean assigned patient and non-patient areas and equipment daily according to the department’s seven-step or ten-step cleaning procedure, meeting a 90% quality-inspection standard.
Clean, sanitize, and make beds following patient transfers and discharges as soon as possible, meeting a 90% quality-inspection standard for discharge and transfer cleaning.
Transport regular waste, medical waste, and linen from patient rooms to appropriate collection sites; keep soiled utility rooms and waste carts clean; and take waste and linen to designated pickup areas.

Desired Qualifications

A high school diploma or GED.
Twelve to twenty-four months of experience.

Primary City/State:

Complete Care - 25550 North Lake Pleasant Parkway Peoria, AZ 85383

Category:

Waste Management

Shift:

Day

Department:

Complete Care-Lake Pleasant



📅 Schedule: 1000-2030, 4 days per week (1 of those days would be on Thursday)

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Responsibilities:

JOB SUMMARY

The Environmental Services Technician performs a variety of heavy cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways and other assigned areas of the hospital. They perform cleaning and floor refinishing functions following established protocols to achieve quality standards and facility objectives; operate a variety of floor care equipment and other necessary tools, products and supplies; and gather and dispose of trash and waste materials.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Places linen on distribution carts. Folds and stages scrub sets for stocking in Scrub Ex machines. Cleans and organizes linen room.
Fills requisitions for housekeeping supplies, delivers and replenishes nursing unit supply closets. Stages Housekeeper carts with supplies, chemicals and mops. Delivers and stocks in designated storage areas.
Dust mops floors and corridors as assigned
Inspects cleaning equipment and performs scheduled preventative maintenance.
Participates in patient safety rounding. Monitors patient for signs of distress. Alerts Nursing personnel when intervention or clinical monitoring is required
Maintains hard surface floors by following the correct processes for daily and periodical floor care. Evaluates what process is needed to maintain hard surface floors and maintaining them to organizational standards. Follows correct stripping and refinishing procedures and daily hard surface floor care. Inspects cleaning equipment and performs scheduled preventative maintenance.
Maintains soft surface floors (carpet) by following the correct processes for daily and periodical carpet care. Evaluates what process is needed to maintain carpets. Is knowledgeable about spotting techniques as demonstrated by maintaining floors to organizational standards.
Clean assigned patient/non-patient areas and equipment Daily cleaning of assigned patient/non-patient areas and equipment according to a 7-Step or 10-Step cleaning procedure (determined by dept) as demonstrated through inspection and feedback. Standards of 90% on Quality Inspections must be met
Clean/sanitize/make beds on transfers/discharges. Patient beds from transfers and discharges are to be cleaned as soon as possible as demonstrated by inspection. Standards of 90% on Quality Inspections for discharge/transfer cleaning must be met.
Transports regular waste, medical waste, and linen to appropriate collection sites from patient rooms. Waste and linen are collected and taken to designated areas for pickup by the waste tech as demonstrated by inspection. Soiled utility rooms and waste carts should be kept clean at all times. PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) must be worn for all staff while performing cleaning responsibilities or transporting waste.

EDUCATION

Other / Certificate Less than High School Required
High School Diploma or GED Preferred

EXPERIENCE

Other 12 to 24 months experience Preferred

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

Drivers License (DL) - License Driver License Required
Drivers License (DL) - License Other For those environmental services tech positions that will be required to drive HonorHealth vehicles, incumbent must have a clean driving record as defined by HonorHealth Network Driver Qualification Policy Q-359 (available upon request) and meet the following: 1) Must Be at least 21 years of age 2) Provide a current and valid Arizona driver's license 3) Have a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) from the Department of Motor Vehicles obtained and reviewed by Human Resources 4) Successfully complete the next available, quarterly conducted, in-house training HonorHealth Defensive Driving Course and provide a certificate of completion. Required

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About the Company

Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

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Company size: 5,001-10,000
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Headquarters: Scottsdale, AZ
Founded: 2013

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