Environmental Services Tech II

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Overview

As an Environmental Services Technician II, your role is about much more than cleaning. You help create a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for our patients, visitors, and staff every day. You'll be responsible for cleaning and disinfecting patient rooms and other areas of the hospital while helping ensure rooms are turned over quickly so they're ready for the next patient.

Throughout your shift, you'll interact with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and other team members, so professionalism, kindness, and respect are important. Every task you complete plays a part in infection prevention, patient safety, and the overall patient experience. Your work is an essential part of providing high-quality healthcare and helping our patients feel safe and cared for.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Licensure/Certification

• Valid Illinois driver's license required.
• Must meet Memorial Health's Fleet Safety Policy requirements, including an acceptable 5-year motor vehicle record (MVR).
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) certification preferred.

Experience

• At least 2 years of experience in healthcare environmental services or a related field.
• Equivalent experience with hard and soft floor care maintenance and restoration may be considered in place of healthcare environmental services experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to safely lift equipment and supplies and climb ladders as needed.
• Comfortable performing work that requires moderate physical effort.
• Able to effectively use computers and/or mobile devices to complete daily job responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and disinfects patient rooms, specialty departments, medical equipment, and common areas to maintain a safe, sanitary healthcare environment.
• Performs daily occupied room cleaning, discharge/transfer cleaning, and terminal cleaning according to hospital standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper healthcare cleaning and disinfection techniques, safe chemical use, equipment operation, and labor-saving cleaning products.
• Follows all safety, infection prevention, risk management, and PPE protocols, including hand hygiene and isolation precautions.
• Supports departmental goals by participating in performance improvement initiatives that enhance patient experience and cleanliness.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and fully stocked EVS cart and equipment throughout the shift.
• Properly collects, separates, and disposes of regulated medical waste, recycling, hazardous waste, and general waste.
• Completes specialty cleaning and support tasks as needed, such as conference room setup, stairwell and elevator cleaning, stocking EVS supply rooms, and changing cubicle curtains.
• Assists with onboarding and training new Level I Environmental Services Technicians when requested.