Job Description
Department: Environmental Services (Performs work in all areas of the medical center including patient and non-patient areas). Hours: Fulltime (80 hours per biweekly pay period) – Night (3rd) Shift 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. with 30-minute meal period, includes weekend and holiday rotation Description: Position Overview: The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for maintaining a clean, sanitary, and safe work environment at Floyd County Medical Center in accordance with infection prevention standards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, and medical center policies and procedures. Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, sanitation, and orderly condition of Medical Center buildings and grounds. Assigned work areas include patient and non-patient areas including but not limited to patient rooms, clinical areas, surgery suites, offices, nurses’ stations, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas. This position may participate in a scheduled departmental rotation that includes Surgical Services, Emergency Department, Birth Center, and other high-acuity or procedural care areas, as assigned. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Performs cleaning of assigned areas which includes, but not limited to, furnishing and fixtures, carpets and rugs, stairways and elevators, entrances, vents and ceilings, windows and window treatments, doors, and doorframes. Sanitizes and disinfects assigned work areas following Infection Prevention Standards, including patient rooms and bathrooms, isolation units, all clinical areas, public restrooms, dietary areas, and others as assigned. Cleans and disinfects high-acuity patient care and procedural areas, including but not limited to Surgical Services, Emergency Department, and Birth Center, following approved infection prevention protocols and department-specific procedures. Supports Surgical Services environmental cleaning operations as trained and competent, following infection prevention protocols, including between-case, end-of-day, and terminal cleaning of operating rooms and associated support areas, as assigned. Maintains floors as assigned to include cleaning floors, wet and dry mopping, sweeping, and vacuuming. May include stripping, scrubbing, waxing, burnishing, buffing, steam-cleaning, shampooing, etc. as directed. Performs emergency housekeeping when accidents or spills occur, including the cleanup and disinfection of blood, body fluids, and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM), in accordance with OSHA bloodborne pathogens standards, hazardous materials guidelines, infection prevention protocols, and medical center policies and procedures. Safely handles, transports, and disposes of regulated medical waste, including sharps containers, contaminated materials, used personal protective equipment (PPE), and items exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials, in compliance with OSHA standards and medical center policy. Keeps housekeeping storage rooms and carts clean and orderly. Collects and disposes of all trash in an appropriate manner including pickup, boxing, shredding, and maintaining general cleanliness of trash receptacles, both interior and exterior in accordance with medical center policy and procedures. Services, cleans, and supplies restrooms. Reports any structural, equipment wear, defects, and malfunctions to Environmental Services Manager and/or Facilities Director. Monitors building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created. Moves heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies, either manually or by using hand trucks as requested. Assists with removal of snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas using snow shovels or snow blowers as needed. Spread snow melting chemicals as needed. Sets up, arranges, and removes decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, and scaffolding to prepare facilities for events such as banquets, meetings, and maintenance work as directed. Provides helicopter ground safety per policy. Provides courier service as needed to transport lab samples to other medical facilities. Provides mail drop off at USPS Post Office as requested. Assists in inventory and ordering of supplies and equipment. Assists in maintenance of safe, clean work environment. Assists with the general operation of the Environmental Services Department. Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work