FLOOR TECHNICIAN

Job Description

Job Title : Floor Technician Job Summary :

The Floor Technician maintain all floor surfaces, to include carpet, vinyl and tile. Uses and cares for specialized floor cleaning and buffing equipment and is responsible for stripping, waxing and buffing solid surface flooring areas.

The position relies on established guidelines to accomplish tasks and works under close supervision.

Experience, Education, Training, Special Skills, and Licensure :

• 1 year of experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Communication Skills

Job Function :

• Floor Maintenance & Equipment Operation
• Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp / wet mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, disinfecting, etc. (NOTE : Ensure that appropriate caution / safety signs are properly set up prior to performing such duties).
• Operates equipment and performs job-related duties in a safe manner. Keep equipment clean and in good working order. Ensures proper cleaning , hard surface and carpet floor covering, and upholstery cleaning.
• Sanitation
• Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and / or recreational areas.
• Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants and solutions used for cleaning. Refer to manufacturer's instructions when necessary.
• Trash, Biohazard Waste, Linen Handling
• Follows universal precaution procedures when collecting, cleaning or transporting regular waste, soil linen and infectious waste.

Pull trash carts at the end of each shift.

• Follows safety and infection control polices and procedures
• Trains new team members on how to ensure proper cleaning of hard surface floors.
• Utilizes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the appropriate manner for optimal personal protection.
• Other Duties as Assigned
• Clean windows in recreational areas and entrance / exit ways.
• Maintain a good working relationship with other all Housekeeping team members and Supervisors.
• Keep work / assignment areas free of hazardous objects such as protruding mop / broom handles, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.
• Supports nursing home and department in any changes which may be implemented.
• Reports to work on time, and if necessary, reports tardiness to appropriate person.
• Ensure that work / assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc., are properly stored at all times, a well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times, and end of the work day.

Utilizes time to accomplish work in an efficient manner.

• Attended all required mandatory educational sessions.
• Responds appropriately to fire, safety and disaster situations.
• Accepts additional work assignments as assigned by supervisor.

About Us

The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.

This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.

In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had :

• 1,747 Licensed Beds
• 65,322 Discharges
• 44,592 OR Procedures
• 10,827 Full Time Employees
• 331,360 Inpatient Days
• 1,915 Active Medical Staff
• 229,296 Emergency Visits

As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need.

During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.

Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi.

In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana's citizens, and serve in Mississippi's largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able to pool our resources and share cost and service efficiencies and learn from each other, thereby accelerating our ability to improve care and solve challenges.

Since our founding in Monroe, Louisiana in 1911, we have been blessed by the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters. Through their guidance and steadfast example, we have committed to assure that we perpetuate their healing ministry for another hundred years.

It is a noble purpose we strive to fulfill every day.

Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we serve patients across Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information system.

Our health system has partnered with the State of Louisiana as it transforms its healthcare delivery system. The partnership includes inpatient acute care and primary care delivery in Baton Rouge and Bogalusa.

Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, our team members and physicians are called to provide high quality care and compassion to all people, especially those most in need.

As we look to the future of our healthcare ministry, we chart our course by going where we are called.