ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE TECH - Full Tim Day Shift

Overview

Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and help keep our hospital clean and safe for our patients and staff? We're looking for a dedicated, detail-oriented individual to join our Environmental Services team!

Shift : Full time 6 : 00 am - 2 : 30 pm including occasional weekends. 80 hours per bi-weekly pay period. Career Advancement opportunities.

Fort HealthCare is proud to be named a 15-time award winner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplace award for Southeastern Wisconsin, a 5-time award winner of the USA Top Workplaces award, and a 2-time winner of their Top Workplaces Cultural Excellence award for Purpose & Values. We were awarded the inaugural 2024 Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) Hospital Mentorship and Quality Champion Award for mentoring relationships and engagement through collaboration and sharing of tools and resources with other hospitals.

Our Mission Statement guides us to provide the best health care possible. Our Mission Statement is : Improve the Health and Well-being of Our Community. Our Vision is : Be the Healthiest Community in Wisconsin.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, education, and resources you need to perform your job and ample opportunities for professional growth.

The EVS Tech is an entry level position that requires no previous cleaning experience. The EVS Tech will learn how to maintain and promote a healthy and safe environment within the facility by reducing or eliminating the spread of infection. While training, the EVS Tech will be responsible for daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cleaning of patient rooms and non-patient care areas of the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily, isolation, and discharge / transfer cleaning of patient areas following Fort HealthCare cleaning procedures, including patient interaction terminology.
• Complete cleaning and relocating of medical equipment in outpatient and patient areas following Fort HealthCare cleaning procedures.
• Complete scheduled cleaning of non-patient areas following Fort HealthCare cleaning procedures.
• Respond to requests for specific cleaning tasks, prioritizing emergency requests.
• Follow Fort HealthCare guidelines when handling general and medical waste and soiled linen.
• Collect and transport soiled linen, trash, recycling, and infectious waste from designated areas following Fort HealthCare disposal procedures.
• Vacuum carpeted corridors, entrances, waiting and lobby areas as scheduled.
• Wet / dry mop and machine scrub corridors, entrances, waiting and lobby areas as scheduled.
• Maintain and stock EVS storeroom as necessary, including putting away freight, stocking supply shelves, cleaning and organizing room.
• Laundering of mops, rags, and other cleaning supplies used by staff. Exchange and laundering of cubicle curtains. Laundering of other department items as requested.
• Complete project work including walls / ceiling washing, vent cleaning, and other scheduled projects as necessary to maintain areas of the facility.
• Maintain working knowledge of and follow safety and infection control standards.
• Maintain working knowledge of and follow hospital / department Environment of Care Compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Complete department specific orientation and annual competencies for the position.

Qualifications

Benefits

Education

GED or better in GED.

High School or better in High School Diploma.

Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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