Environmental Services Specialist

Job Summary: Cleans all areas of the hospital according to policies and procedures. Participates in the department’s continuous quality improvement activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the facility and the environmental services department.
• Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, offices, clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators and stairways in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.
• Complete work assignments in a timely manner.
• Utilizes the appropriate chemicals, supplies and cleaning techniques according to procedure and manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Uses and maintains equipment properly.
• Observes safety precautions at all times. Uses safety signs, WET FLOOR and ropes off section of floor for cleaning where appropriate.
• Always introduces self to patient, families and visitors.
• Reports safety hazards as appropriate.
• Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.
• Replenishes supplies, notifies the supervisor when supplies need to be ordered.
• Follows all infection control practices including hand hygiene techniques, standard precautions and isolation precautions.
• Assists visitors with direction whenever requested.
• Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
• Works day, evening or night shift as assigned.
• Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
• Observes safety precautions at all times.
• Able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out daily activity written or oral instruction.
• Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Professional Requirements:

• Meets dress code standards; adheres to dress code of a specific unit. Appearance is neat and clean.
• Complete annual educational requirements.
• Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state federal and CMS regulations.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
• Wears identification while on duty; uses computerized time system correctly.
• Ask supervisor if needing more education on task or system.
• Attends annual review and departmental in-services, as appropriate, and in a timely fashion.
• Attends department staff meetings.
• Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicates the mission, vision, core values, ethics and goals of the facility as well as the focus statement of the department.
• Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments and staff.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Actively participates in the department CQI activities.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire, safety and infection control.

Regulatory Requirements:

• High School graduate or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum of six months housekeeping in a healthcare facility is preferred.