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Environmental Services Technician
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An Environmental Services Worker maintains the overall cleanliness and sanitation of the facility in which they work. They do so by performing a range of cleaning tasks, from mopping and floor buffing to room sanitizing and waste disposal
$37,920 / year median in Pennsylvania
+1% projected growth
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Environmental Services Technician
Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Apply Now Job Summary Performs a variety of healthcare environmental services (EVS) duties to enhance the healthcare environment by maintaining the location assigned. Follows special healthcare cleaning and trash handling techniques as required, ensuring professional and appropriate service standards while performing the job. Ensures the very best patient/family/ customer experience by optimizing all customer interactions. Job Duties Cleans and disinfects patient and non-patient facing areas, departments and spaces. Handles various waste streams to include but not limited to; municipal waste and recyclable waste. Wears standard personal protective equipment as required. Follows procedures for the proper use of hospital approved products utilized in the cleaning and disinfection processes. Places the appropriate signage in an area to indicate cleaning is occurring and floor is wet to reduce the risk of falls. Reports identified facility repairs as directed or observed, according to current established policy or procedure. Utilizes mobile technology to ensure compliance with bed management procedures and other environmental services functions that are performed daily. Performs detailed cleaning to include but not limited to; high dusting, walls, ceilings, tracks, vents and lights. Collects soiled linen and transports to hospital staging area for vendor pickup as applicable. All EVS Staff who enter Medication Rooms (Where Applicable) must receive mandatory education on proper Medication Room protocol. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position. Position Details Join our EVS team and play a critical role in hospital cleanliness! Hours for this position are 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm + weekend and holiday rotation. EVS provides healthcare environmental services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. We clean and disinfect both patient and non-patient areas, helping to prevent communicable diseases by thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting public areas, hospital office and administrative areas, patient rooms, restrooms and hallways.