GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Environmental Tech serves as a part of the patient care and support teams. Provides daily cleaning in patient and assigned facility rooms, documents patient’s dismissal from rooms, collection, removal and transport of trash and soiled linen, replenishment of supplies and furniture arrangement for meetings. Completes work in accordance with department and Medical Center policies, procedures, and infection control guidelines.

PRINCIPAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. *Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and consistently demonstrates our core values.

2. *Sets up, cleans, and returns required cleaning cart and equipment.

3. *Cleans assigned area per facility and department procedures and guidelines.

4. *Removes trash and soiled linen; accesses medication rooms without supervision to perform necessary cleaning.

5. *Monitors, removes, and replaces sharps containers.

6. *Safely operates required equipment.

7. Power scrubs/buffs floors.

8. Arranges furniture.

9. Reviews unit’s needs for patient dismissals and transfers.

10. Contains and removes contaminated items.

11. Makes dismissal beds.

12. *Replenishes required supplies in assigned area.

13. *Utilizes computer to complete required job training and personnel-related activities as needed.

14. Unloads/sorts linen carts.

15. Stocks shelves/monitors linen inventory.

16. Assists with linen ordering process; assembles, fills and delivers linen orders.

17. Maintains carts, shelves, and work area in a clean orderly fashion.

18. Monitors and changes linen and trash chute collection carts.

19. Seals, transports, and stores infectious and confidential waste and compacts non-infectious and non-confidential waste.

20. Decontaminates/steams trash tubs/barrels.

21. *Wears appropriate protective equipment for products and equipment being used and assignments being completed.

22. Supports and is involved in the Medical Center's Journey to Excellence initiatives.

23. Responds to emergency situations according to Medical Center and department policies; uses proper body mechanics; reports all safety concerns.

24. Enters restricted access areas, without supervision, to perform assigned work.

25. Performs other related duties as assigned.

(Essential Job functions are marked with an asterisk “*”. Refer to the Job Description Guide for the definition of essential and non-essential job functions.) Attach Addendum for positions with slightly different roles or work-specific differences as needed.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Knowledge of cleaning methods, products, and procedures.

2. Skill in the use of cleaning equipment and materials according to facility policy.

3. Ability to follow infection control guidelines.

4. Ability to use keys, telephones, and beepers responsibly.

5. Ability to maintain confidentiality relative to sensitive information.

6. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

7. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel, medical staff, volunteer and ancillary departments including diverse patient populations.

8. Ability to perform work using ladders and step stools.

9. Ability to utilize computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to job training and personnel-related access/activities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High school graduate or equivalency preferred. Previous custodial or cleaning experience desired.

OTHER CREDENTIALS / CERTIFICATIONS:

None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

(Physical Requirements are based on federal criteria and assigned by Human Resources upon review of the Principal Job Functions.)

(DOT) – Characterized as medium work requiring exertion of 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Long periods of standing, walking, bending, pushing/pulling and lifting. Regular exposure to blood/body fluids, chemicals and latex.