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William Newton Hospital is Hiring an Environmental Services Specialist Near Cedar Vale, KS
Part-time
Description
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:
- Expected to be on site 1-2 hours a day, 5 days per week, Mon-Fri.
- 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.
- Disinfects surfaces in exam rooms on a daily basis.
- Mops/sweeps floors on a daily basis.
- Clean/disinfects bathrooms on a daily basis.
- 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 on a daily basis.
- 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.
- 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.
Requirements
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.
- High School graduate or equivalent is preferred.
- Minimum of six months housekeeping in a healthcare facility is preferred.
Job Summary
Full Time
$72k-88k (estimate)
11/28/2023
12/17/2023
wnhcares.org
WINFIELD, KS
200 - 500
Private
RICHARD H VAUGHT
$10M - $50M
Hospital
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