What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Technician II-*Eligible for Difficult-to-Fill Incentives position at Thayer County Health Services?
Environmental Services Technician II-*Eligible for Difficult to Fill Incentives
Thayer County Health Services, Thayer County, NE
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position contributes to the fulfillment of Thayer County Health Services vision and mission by performing daily cleaning, disinfecting and supplying of offices and patient areas including cleaning wellness center, walls, lights, windows, vents, floors, and pool.
SUPERVISION: Reports to Environmental Services Supervisor
SHIFT: Full Time, Non-Exempt, Evenings (10:30am-7pm), Saturday, holiday and on-call rotation
Difficult to Fill Incentives
- Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
- Up to $10,000 Student Loan Forgiveness
- Up to $2,500 Relocation Reimbursement
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school education or equivalent preferred
- Minimum of 1 year cleaning experience in a clinical and/or infection control setting preferred
- Good communication and time management skills required
- Strong attention to detail preferred
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Meets with supervisor on a daily basis to confer on special cleaning needs or problems.
- Cleans floors, rooms, and offices following established schedules and procedures, including moving furniture.
- Shampoo and vacuums carpets for cleaning and bacteria control, and removes spots from carpets, or reports stains to maintenance.
- Assists in cleaning emergency spills as observed or requested. Sanitizes and sterilizes clinic areas.
- Washes ceilings, walls, lights, windows, fixtures, mirrors, and office equipment.
- Dry and wet mops floors in uncarpeted offices and rooms, and scrub floors.
- Transports trash from collection points to designated area and disposes of mounted wall sharps containers.
- Dust surfaces, damp wipe furniture, and cleans and polishes metal and porcelain fixtures in bathrooms.
- Maintains equipment in a clean and orderly manner, and re-stocks supplies as needed.
- Reports any unsafe conditions to Safety Committee Member or Supervisor.
- Completion of on-going education as needed.
- Maintains strictest confidentiality.
- Performs related work as required.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
- Maintains and promotes good health practices.
- Will conform to TCHS procedures and policies.
- Will perform all duties as described by the job description within the scope of licensure.
- Maintains current professional license in accordance with state law.
- Does not discuss patient matters such as medical treatment, diagnosis or history outside of the clinical setting in, keeping in compliance of HIPAA.
- Understand and comply with the requirements of Thayer County Health Services’ Compliance Program, including, but not limited to, the Code of Conduct, the Compliance Manual. All supporting policies for compliance and compliance plans.
- Participate in all education and training programs regarding compliance as required by organizational policy and as requested by supervisor.
- Demonstrates formal greetings with patients, visitor and TCHS staff.
- Willingly accepts new responsibilities and cooperates with implementation of change.
- Dresses in a neat, clean uniform for patient care; maintains high personal hygiene standards.
- Demonstrates respect, integrity, compassion, and excellence through a “We Care” philosophy with all patients, visitors, and TCHS staff.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Works in an indoor, smoke-free, climate-controlled environment.
- Requires vision correctable to within a normal range.
- Health care workers who prepare or administer hazardous drugs or who work in areas where these drugs are used may be exposed to these agents in the air or on work surfaces, contaminated clothing, medical equipment, patient excreta, and other surfaces. Studies have associated workplace exposures to hazardous drugs with health effects such as skin rashes and adverse reproductive outcomes (including infertility, spontaneous abortions, and congenital malformations) and possibly leukemia and other cancers. The health risk is influenced by the extent of the exposure and the potency and toxicity of the hazardous drug. Due to these risks, all pharmacy staff are required to be fitted annually for a filtered respirator.
