What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN PER DIEM position at Penobscot Valley Hospital?
POSITION: Environmental Services Technician
DEPARTMENT: Support Services
Job Type
Full- Time
Job Description:
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SCOPE: Provides housekeeping services throughout the building. Patients, staff and visitors are provided with a clean, safe and effective environment.
COMMITMENT: It is the policy of Penobscot Valley Hospital to provide services in compliance with all state and federal laws governing its operations and consistent with highest standards of business and professional ethics. This policy is a solemn commitment to our patients, to our community, to those government agencies that regulate the hospital, and to ourselves. All employees of PVH agree to comply with all local, state, and federal regulations and conduct themselves in a highly-ethical manner in the course of fulfilling their job duties.
JOB FUNCTIONS
A. Operations/Technical
1. Participates in the E.S. team that cleans all public areas and most patient areas and offices of the hospital.
a. Other areas may be assigned, including off-site offices and facilities and in-hospital areas.
b. Does not clean areas which are cleaned by the staff of that area. Examples: Kitchen and dining room are cleaned by food services staff, operating rooms by surgical department staff.
2. Maintains non-medical supplies for use by patients, public, or hospital staff use in each area.
a. Examples: paper towels, toilet paper, hand soap.
3. Handles biohazard cleaning and appropriate removal of items from a designated location.
4. Duties include
a. performing commercial type floor care in all patient rooms and other areas as needed.
b. defrosting refrigerators.
c. removing drapes for cleaning.
5. Inventories and orders supplies.
a. Maintain supplies of needed cleaning products, paper stock, and related items.
6. Follows a checklist when performing cleaning duties.
a. Documents activities and progress on the checklist.
b. Files reports with supervisor.
7. Sets up all cleaned discharge rooms for new admissions.
8. Exercises discretion while working around clinical or other activities in a designated area.
a. The work of the E.S. Tech is critical to the functions of the hospital and presents the challenge to remain generally unobtrusive: uninvolved with patients, courteous with visitors, cooperative with clinical care such as nursing, and responsive to unexpected circumstances.
9. Seeks appropriate assistance when confronted with an unusual request from a patient or family member.
B. Coordination with Maintenance
1. Performs incidental maintenance on premises being cleaned when a repair can be made readily with skills and equipment that the E.S. Tech has at hand.
2. Reports any maintenance-related problems that the E.S. Tech cannot take care of incidentally.
C. Performs courier duties as needed.
Quality Improvement
Actively participates in the Hospital-wide Quality Improvement Program, actively supports and implements Department-specific Quality improvement initiatives and projects, recommends process improvement as appropriate, reports any quality issues in service delivery and consistently commits to a focus on quality improvement and organizational excellence.
As an employee of Penobscot Valley Hospital, the position has an inherent role to care for our community members when in need. To this regard, the incumbent will be expected to participate in emergency/disaster preparedness planning and drills as requested. When called upon during a real life disaster/emergency event, the incumbent will be expected to participate in the Hospital’s response to this event, within the scope of professional and personal ability to do so.
Requirements:High school diploma or equivalent required. Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
Benefits
PVH has a Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits Plan and pays a portion of the cost of our health plan, dental, basic life, and disability insurance for employees with 30 authorized hours, and provides partial subsidy for dependent health insurance. Part-time employees are eligible to receive dental, life, and disability coverage and are eligible to participate in the health insurance plan. Other benefits include a 403(b) plan and earned time off accrual.
