Environmental Services Tech I

Required Shift Hours: 3:00pm-11:30pm

Position Summary:

Responsible for environmental services in the hospital and office building setting. Carries out duties by adhering to the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct, acts in the best interest of Kootenai Health, and fully supports the mission, vision and values of Kootenai Health.

Team Highlights:

Environmental Services (EVS) technicians play a crucial role in maintaining the safety and overall well-being of both patients and staff in a hospital. Their work goes beyond cleanliness; they help prevent the spread of infections by adhering to strict hygiene protocols, ensuring that patient rooms, surgical areas, and common spaces are properly sanitized. By maintaining a clean environment, EVS technicians support the hospital’s mission and values to improve health in a safe, compassionate, and engaged environment. Their contributions are essential to the smooth operation of the facility and to patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Provides routine daily cleaning of assigned areas
• Utilizes work duty phone for EPIC, work distribution and communication
• Cleans patient discharge rooms, operating and sterile procedure rooms
• Obtains and utilizes knowledge of materials, chemicals, equipment and action processes in cleaning and maintenance of select areas
• Stocks closets, service carts and storerooms
• Maintains cleanliness of environmental services equipment and housekeeping closet
• Transports waste, recyclables, and biohazard wastes, disposing as appropriate
• Arranges Kootenai Health meeting rooms as instructed
• Maintains laundry carts for units/areas as assigned
• Maintains knowledge of environmental services systems
• Demonstrates the ability to interact, relate to, work with, and support the activities of a diverse workforce
• Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA)
• Follows all environmental and infection and infection prevention practices (i.e. proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and processes, hand hygiene, standard and isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function
• Competent to meet age specific needs of the unit assigned

Requirements and Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous housekeeping experience preferred

Working Conditions
• Must be able to lift and move up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to maintain a standing position
• Must be able to stoop, crouch, bend or twist
• Must be able to push, pull, or transport heavy equipment
• Must be able to reach arms above or below shoulder height
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens

About Kootenai Health:

Kootenai Health is a highly esteemed healthcare organization serving patients throughout northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest. We have been recognized with many accolades and distinctions, including being a Gallup Great Workplace, No. 1 Best Place to Work in Large Healthcare Organizations, and Magnet™ Status for Nursing Excellence. We pride ourselves on our outstanding reputation as an employer and a healthcare provider.

As your next employer, we are excited to offer you:

• Kootenai Health offers comprehensive medical plan options, including options for fully paid employer premiums for our full-time employees. For part-time employees, we offer the same plan options with affordable part-time premiums. In addition to medical insurance, we offer many voluntary benefits ranging from dental and vision to life and pet insurance. Kootenai Health also offers well-being resources and telemedicine service options to all employees, regardless of benefit eligibility. Benefits begin on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Kootenai Health’s tuition assistance program is available after 90 days. If you want to further your education, we'll help you pay for it
• Kootenai Health sponsors retirement plans for employees that enable you to save money on a pre-tax and Roth after tax basis for your retirement. Kootenai Health will match your contributions based on years of service ranging from 3-6 percent.
• Competitive salaries with night, weekend, and PRN shift differentials
• An award-winning and incentive-driven wellness program. Including a MyHealth corporate team, onsite financial seminars, and coaching
• Employees receive discounts at The Wellness Bar, PEAK Fitness, and more
• Robust and interactive employee referral program
• And much more

Kootenai Health provides exceptional support for extraordinary careers. If you want to work on a high-quality, person-centered healthcare team, we can't wait to meet you!

Apply today! You can also contact the HR Front Desk at 208-625-4620 or email careers@kh.org with any questions.

Kootenai Health complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex. Kootenai Health does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex.