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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Environmental Service Technician

Environmental Services (Healthcare)Posted on Nov 13
Part-timeBattle Creek, MI, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Previous cleaning or maintenance experience is helpful but not required.
  • Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above the 8th-grade level with departmental staff and internal and external customers.
  • Must be able to follow safety and cleanliness guidelines and detailed instructions.
  • Must be able to work independently and with a team, and comfortably accept delegation and negotiate task priorities.
  • Must maintain confidentiality of patient and unit data under HIPAA regulations.
  • Must be able to perform physical duties including lifting or pushing supplies and equipment, frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching, working on a four-foot stepladder, and walking stairs.
  • A Michigan driver's license and insurability may be required at the Bronson Battle Creek location.
  • Must comply with applicable laws, regulations, and standards from the CDC, OSHA, EPA, and Joint Commission, as well as relevant policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Perform daily general cleaning of patient rooms, operating rooms, ancillary areas, patient-related areas, and departmental areas according to the Environmental Services Department Manual's ten steps of cleaning.
  • Follow isolation procedures in isolation and contact-plus rooms.
  • Detail-clean vents, fan fixtures, window tops, door frames, wall art, bumpers, furniture, and other areas as necessary.
  • Clean assigned public and facility areas, including lobbies, waiting rooms, restrooms, elevators, utility rooms, examination rooms, offices, stairwells, and other areas.
  • Collect and replace sharps and black pharmacy-box containers in patient-care areas.
  • Document and maintain records of assigned cleaning tasks.
  • Restock supplies in assigned areas as needed.
  • Communicate relevant information and requests to registered nurses and patient-care assistants, and provide service to patients, staff, families, and visitors.
  • Remove trash and soiled linen from assigned areas and transport them to disposal areas.
  • Keep work areas neat and orderly, clean and store equipment, and perform other assigned duties.
  • Operate mechanical floor equipment, including floor-cleaning machines, vacuums, and sweepers, as applicable.
  • Direct visitors as necessary and collect trays from patient rooms as applicable.
  • Coordinate cleaning activities for the assigned area with the department coordinator as needed.
  • Attend regular staff meetings, support personal growth and development, attend huddles, and participate in the Bronson Management System's problem-solving methods.
  • Operate the Surfacide ultraviolet disinfection robot at Bronson Battle Creek, as applicable.
  • Use the trash compactor and empty trash and linen chutes as assigned.
  • At specified facilities, collect, label, and organize biomedical waste for pickup; collect and transport recycling; transport waste to the appropriate compactor or dumpster; change privacy curtains; and inspect and maintain assigned areas.
  • At specified facilities, properly use and maintain assigned floor-care machinery, including auto scrubbers, corded and battery-powered vacuums, iMop machines, burnishers, and side-by-side scrubbers.
  • Rotate weekend and holiday shifts as scheduled.

Desired Qualifications

  • A positive attitude and a desire to help others.
  • Attention to detail, thoroughness, time-management skills, and the ability to stay focused in a fast-paced environment.
  • Interpersonal skills that represent the employer positively and professionally.
  • Willingness to learn.

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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