Job Overview
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee wellness programs
Training and Development
Employee assistance program
Job Description
DCH Health System is a comprehensive healthcare provider known for its commitment to delivering high-quality medical services and patient care. Situated in a community-focused setting, DCH Health System operates a hospital and associated facilities dedicated to ensuring a safe, clean, and efficient environment for patients, staff, and visitors alike. With a strong emphasis on standards of performance, patient satisfaction, and employee well-being, DCH Health System integrates advanced healthcare practices with a supportive work culture that fosters growth and professionalism. As an established healthcare institution, it adheres strictly to health and safety guidelines, regulatory compliance, and employs innovative systems that support its operations, including technology for time management, communications, and learning management.
The role of Environmental Service Worker at DCH Health System plays a vital function in maintaining the cleanliness and operational hygiene of the hospital and its patient care areas. This position involves cleaning and servicing building spaces following established procedures and schedules to ensure a sanitary environment conducive to healing and safety. Responsibilities are comprehensive and include cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, hallways, and other hospital areas using a standard eight-step cleaning method, washing walls, doors, ceilings, and furnishings, and managing floor care such as vacuuming, mopping, and buffing. The position also requires handling waste disposal, linen distribution, furniture arrangement, and operation of various cleaning machines and equipment.
Environmental Service Workers have an essential role in safeguarding medication storage areas by maintaining secured access and alerting supervisors immediately if any discrepancies or unsafe conditions are found. The role also entails reporting broken furniture or equipment, training new employees, and consistently adhering to organizational standards for performance and behavior. Staff in this position support the hospital’s compliance with policies pertaining to patient and employee satisfaction, safety, and confidentiality. They must be comfortable working in an environment where physical activity such as walking, lifting, and standing is routine, and exposure to infectious materials is possible, necessitating adherence to safety protocols and usage of protective equipment. This position requires excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written. The Environmental Service Worker position is generally full-time, demanding a physical presence on-site for shift work that supports hospital operations around the clock. While a High School diploma or GED is preferred, the role places a premium on reliability, teamwork, and the ability to follow rigorous processes ensuring the cleanliness and safety of critical healthcare spaces. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute directly to patient care through maintaining a clean and safe hospital environment, with benefits aligned with healthcare industry standards.
The role of Environmental Service Worker at DCH Health System plays a vital function in maintaining the cleanliness and operational hygiene of the hospital and its patient care areas. This position involves cleaning and servicing building spaces following established procedures and schedules to ensure a sanitary environment conducive to healing and safety. Responsibilities are comprehensive and include cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms, hallways, and other hospital areas using a standard eight-step cleaning method, washing walls, doors, ceilings, and furnishings, and managing floor care such as vacuuming, mopping, and buffing. The position also requires handling waste disposal, linen distribution, furniture arrangement, and operation of various cleaning machines and equipment.
Environmental Service Workers have an essential role in safeguarding medication storage areas by maintaining secured access and alerting supervisors immediately if any discrepancies or unsafe conditions are found. The role also entails reporting broken furniture or equipment, training new employees, and consistently adhering to organizational standards for performance and behavior. Staff in this position support the hospital’s compliance with policies pertaining to patient and employee satisfaction, safety, and confidentiality. They must be comfortable working in an environment where physical activity such as walking, lifting, and standing is routine, and exposure to infectious materials is possible, necessitating adherence to safety protocols and usage of protective equipment. This position requires excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written. The Environmental Service Worker position is generally full-time, demanding a physical presence on-site for shift work that supports hospital operations around the clock. While a High School diploma or GED is preferred, the role places a premium on reliability, teamwork, and the ability to follow rigorous processes ensuring the cleanliness and safety of critical healthcare spaces. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute directly to patient care through maintaining a clean and safe hospital environment, with benefits aligned with healthcare industry standards.
Job Requirements
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
- Must communicate effectively
- Ability to read and write
- Must be physically able to perform duties including lifting up to 20 lbs occasionally and 10 to 20 lbs frequently
- Ability to walk, stand, climb ladders, push, and pull
- Ability to use hands skillfully
- Normal or corrected hearing and vision
- Ability to work onsite
- Willingness to wear protective safety equipment
- Ability to reason and express ideas
- Ability to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation
Job Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED is preferred
- Ability to follow/understand verbal communications and written procedures required
- Ability to verbally communicate with others
- Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English
Job Duties
- Daily cleans assigned areas following 8 step cleaning procedure or other procedures as appropriate
- Performs tasks such as cleaning of occupied and discharged patient rooms, washing walls, doors/door frames, ceilings, patient room furnishings, windows and if required refinish and burnish floors
- Dusts, damp mops, vacuum floor areas as applicable, vacuums carpets, spot-cleans carpet, collects waste from all areas of hospital, routinely cleans waste receptacles, cleans compactor area, collects soiled linen and distributes clean linen, moves furniture within facility, arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning assigned area
- Requests cleaning supplies and equipment as needed and returns unused supplies to housekeeping closet, cleans carts and equipment and ensures all items are replaced in orderly manner
- Operates various types of cleaning equipment both mechanical and electrical, i.e. buffers, wringers, scrubbers, vacuums
- Reports all broken furniture or equipment repair needs immediately to supervisors daily
- Cleans and services building areas as assigned including medication storage areas according to established procedures and schedule assignment
- Maintains secured access to designated medication storage areas when assigned to work in those areas and alerts nursing/clinical supervisor immediately if medications are discovered in any unlocked, unsupervised area
- Provides training for new hires and others to the units
Job Criteria
Experience
No experience required
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