Environmental Services Technician PT- Smith

At Houston Methodist the EnvironmentalServices (EVS) Technician position performs a variety of general aswell as moderately complex cleaning tasks in assigned specialtyareas to provide a safe and attractive environment for patientsguests and staff.

This position maintains environmental andinfection control standards within established policies andprocedures. In addition the Environmental Services Technicianposition follows Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)standards for turnover and terminal cleaning of procedure rooms.

This position works with floor maintenance equipment and chemicalsas well as handling and interaction with hazardous materials forappropriate disposal conference room set ups and linen distributioncollection and tracking asappropriate.

PEOPLE ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

• Interacts in apositive professional manner with patients family andstaff
• Activelyparticipates in meetings huddles and with other team members usingpositivecommunication
• Promotes apositive work environment and contributes to a dynamic team focusedwork unit to achieve optimalresults.

SERVICE ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

• Responds promptlyand positively to requests for assistance with directions andinformation from patients staff andvisitors
• Promptly respondsto all assignments to create an environment that is conducive forhealing. Communicates and documents any facility or patient relatedissues to management asappropriate.
• Performsefficient room cleaning processes ensuring timely patientadmissions

QUALITY / SAFETYESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Followsdepartment process for room cleaning and discharge inspections asappropriate with the goal of meeting or exceeding HCAHPScleanlinessscores.
• Achieves dischargedaily room cleaning and assigned area turnaround times asappropriate
• Duringdischarge activity tracks logs and notifies appropriate managementof safety and repair needs forequipment
• Follows policiesprocedures and safety rules. Corrects minor safety hazards andobserves standard infection control precautions and complies withOSHA standards
• Performsone or more of the following : Follows proper cleaning / maintenanceprocedures for all floor types utilizing equipment as appropriate.

Collects transports and disposes of solid / biohazard waste throughproper procedures. Follows identified cleaning procedures which mayinclude utilizing specialty equipment in assigned areas (e.

g.surgical procedural or isolation areas etc.). Uses appropriatetransporting techniques for clean or soiled linen and assists withquality assurance by examining identifying and rejecting poorquality linen.

FINANCEESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

• Appropriately usesand stores chemicals paper goods supplies and equipment utilizedduring a shift. Reports tracks and assesses wastefulpractices.
• Manages timeeffectively and prioritize department daily tasks minimizingincidentalovertime

GROWTH / INNOVATIONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assumesresponsibility for growth and development. Participates incontinuing education and inservice programs. Actively participatesin EVS shared governance meetings or huddles by contributing ideastowards improving the efficiency and effectiveness of departmentprocesses
• Fosters apositive and constructive teaching environment by engagingcoworkers in learning opportunities that are valuable and inalignment with businessobjectives

This job description isnot intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also performother reasonably related business / job duties as assigned.

HoustonMethodist reserves the right to revise job duties andresponsibilities as the needarises.

EDUCATION

HighSchool diploma or equivalent education (examples include : GEDverification of homeschool equivalency partial or full completionof postsecondary education etc.)preferred

WORKEXPERIENCE

One year ofexperiencepreferred

LICENSES ANDCERTIFICATIONSREQUIRED

DOTHAZMATCertification (DOT) US Department Of Transportation HazardousMaterials Certification within 90 days

LICENSESAND CERTIFICATIONSPREFERRED

DL Driver LicenseState Licensure

KNOWLEDGE SKILLSAND ABILITIES

• Demonstratesthe skills and competencies necessary to safely perform theassigned job determined through ongoing skills competencyassessments and performanceevaluations
• Sufficientproficiency in speaking reading and writing the English languagenecessary to perform the essential functions of this job especiallywith regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety orsecurity
• Ability toeffectively communicate with patients physicians family members andcoworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus andapplication of positive languageprinciples
• Demonstratesthe ability to access information both in the department and withinthe hospital system to support the department asappropriate
• Multitaskoriented ability to complete work within designated timeframes
• Ability toaccurately and efficiently perform duties with minimalsupervision
• Demonstrateefficient and safe use of housekeeping equipment andchemicals
• Ability toeffectively communicate in a manner consistent with a customerservice focus

SUPPLEMENTALREQUIREMENTS

WORKATTIRE

• UniformYes
• Scrubs Yes
• Businessprofessional No
• Other (department approved)Yes

ONCALL*

• Notethat employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie.DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selectionbelow.
• On Call*No

TRAVEL

Travelspecifications may vary bydepartment

• May requiretravel within the Houston Metropolitan areaNo
• May require travel outside HoustonMetropolitan areaNo

CompanyProfile :

Houston Methodist is oneof the nations leading health systems and academic medical centers.Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals : Houston MethodistHospital its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the TexasMedical Center and seven community hospitals throughout the greaterHouston area.

Houston Methodist also includes an academic institutea comprehensive residency program a global business divisionnumerous physician practices and several freestanding emergencyrooms and outpatient facilities.

Overall Houston Methodist employsmore than 27000 employees and is supported by a wide variety ofbusiness functions that operate at the system level to help enableclinical departments to provide high quality patientcare.

Houston Methodist is an equal opportunityemployer inclusive of women minorities disabled persons andveterans.

Equal EmploymentOpportunity

Houston Methodist isan Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal employmentopportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodistis firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage indiscrimination against or harassment of any person employed orseeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of racecolor religion sex sexual orientation gender identity nationalorigin age disability status as a protected veteran or othercharacteristics protected by law.

VEVRAA Federal Contractorpriority referral Protected Veteransrequested.