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Environmental Services Technician II - Full Time

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Retirement Plan
Tuition Reimbursement

Job Description

The hiring organization is a healthcare facility committed to maintaining a clean, safe, and hygienic environment for patients, staff, and visitors. Dedicated to enhancing patient care outcomes and safety, the facility employs a full team of Environmental Services Technicians who play a vital role in infection control and facility maintenance. This healthcare provider is renowned for offering comprehensive health services alongside a supportive work environment where employees are valued and given opportunities for professional growth. The facility embraces modern cleaning technologies and rigorous cleaning protocols to meet the highest standards of cleanliness and safety in healthcare settings.

The Floor Care Technician position, classified under Environmental Services Technician II, is instrumental in upholding the facility's cleanliness standards by performing thorough cleaning and floor maintenance tasks. This role involves operating an array of electric and battery-operated cleaning machines like vacuum cleaners, auto scrubbers, rotary machines, and burnishers to ensure floors, walls, windows, and ceilings across the healthcare environment are impeccably maintained. The technician will work in diverse hospital areas, including inpatient rooms with various precaution levels, outpatient clinics, operating suites, public spaces, offices, and support service suites. This position requires attention to detail, the ability to follow strict procedures for cleaning and disinfection, and competence in handling specialized equipment to prevent contamination and infection spread.

The technician's responsibilities extend beyond floor care to include window washing, curtain and blind maintenance, waste disposal, bed making, and equipment transport. Familiarity and compliance with healthcare environmental standards are critical as tasks are performed in occupied patient care areas requiring sensitivity and safety awareness. The technician also uses computers for documenting work, equipment inventory, communication, and organizational education helping streamline operational activities within the department.

This full-time employment opportunity offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability insurance, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement. It is ideal for individuals who are detail-oriented, physically fit to operate machinery and perform repetitive tasks, and motivated to contribute to a safe healthcare environment that supports patient wellbeing and recovery. The employer values experience in healthcare or cleaning and prefers candidates with a high school diploma or GED. Upon joining, new employees benefit from career advancement and ongoing education opportunities, making this an attractive role for those seeking long-term growth within the healthcare sector.

Job Requirements

  • high school diploma or GED
  • ability to perform repetitive or routine duties working from detailed instructions and under standard procedures
  • competency to communicate in English to read, write, and speak
  • competency to use and understand computer programs including time and attendance, bed tracking, disinfection equipment, organizational education programs, text communications, and Microsoft Outlook
  • ability to follow department cleaning techniques and procedures as written

Job Qualifications

  • high school diploma or a GED is strongly preferred
  • healthcare and/or cleaning experience preferred
  • competency to communicate in English to read, write, and speak
  • competency to use and understand computer programs including time and attendance, bed tracking, disinfection equipment, organizational education programs, text communications, and Microsoft Outlook

Job Duties

  • operate electric or battery-operated vacuum cleaners, wet vacuums, back pack vacuum cleaners, auto scrubbers, rotary machines, extractors and burnishers
  • apply floor finish or sealers
  • remove, clean, replace portable floor matting
  • wash windows, walls and ceilings
  • remove and replace window draperies, window blinds, cubicle curtains and shower curtains
  • replace mattress covers and mattresses
  • cleans stairwells
  • remove non-hazardous waste and recyclables from point of generation and transport to designated locations daily
  • damp wipe, dust, mop, and vacuum various surfaces and department tools daily
  • operate ultraviolet light equipment to disinfect touched surfaces, furniture, equipment, and building permanent surfaces daily
  • make beds, cribs, and stretchers
  • remove linens from point of generation and transport to designated locations daily
  • clean and transport clean IV pumps, Gaymar Pumps, IV Poles, Commodes, Seizure Pads, Walkers, Canes, Sequential Teds, AV Impulse, Feeding Pumps, PAPR Machine, from patient rooms to designated locations
  • fill hand soap, hand sanitizer, hand lotion, face mask, paper towel and toilet tissue dispensers daily
  • move and replace furniture to access cleaning and improve presentation
  • operate computer to enter and receive information for time and attendance, bed tracking, disinfection equipment, communication, equipment inventory, and organizational education daily
  • document cleaning completed in department forms daily
  • operate communication devices designated within department daily
  • report all damaged areas, defective equipment, and areas in poor appearance, or unsafe situations

Job Criteria

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)


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