Orlando Health

Environmental Technician I


PayCompetitive
LocationOrlando/Florida
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 244609

      Position Summary

      Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies

      Orlando Health is seeking for an Environmental Services Technician lll. The Environmental Services Tech III isresponsible for executing the daily dutiesrequired to establish andmaintain a safe, clean, and healing environment. The EVS Tech will have contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas. Responsible for transporting regular waste, soiled linen, weighing and recording clean linen, bio-hazardous waste, recycling waste, maintenance of trash containers, and performing routine manual tasks inside hospital and operate trash dumpsters, scales, and package bio-waste for shipping

      Location: Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, FL
      Department: WPH Environmental Services
      Type: Part Time

      Shift: Part Time

      Why Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital?

      • One of the largest women’s hospitals in the nation, delivering over 14,000 babies annually.

      • Magnet®-recognized hospital.

      • A collaborative work culture that fosters innovation and professional development.

      • Comprehensive benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, and career advancement opportunities.

      At Orlando Health, we’re not just a workplace—we’re a family committed to supporting you through every stage of your life and career.
      “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” isn’t just a promise—it’s a reality we live every day"


      Responsibilities

      Essential Functions
      • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, using appropriate designated engagement techniques.
      • Responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient rooms and ancillary areas, to include, but notlimited to, bathrooms, public
      areas, corridors, medication storage rooms as directed and any other areas that may require attention using designated and
      appropriate chemicals and cleaning procedures.
      • Must have good working knowledge and be capable of accessing and using all department related technology systems, such as but
      not limited to, the Bed Management systems.
      • Replenishes supplies as needed, remove bio-medical waste, trash and soiled linen as required daily and changes cubicle/window
      curtains as needed.
      • Completes patient room and bathroom cleaning daily to accommodate discharges/admissions and overall cleanliness standards
      utilizing the approved proceduresfor patient room cleaning to include Bed Managementsystems where applicable.
      • Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge ofthe health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements,
      proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and labor-saving products for all items within the healthcare environment for
      which tasked with servicing.
      • Adheres to all organization safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of
      safety.
      • Operates UV disinfection machine as needed.
      • Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to,
      improve Customer Experience and cleanliness metrics.
      • Follows all infection prevention practices including proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene,
      standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
      • Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA)
      • Reports unsafe situations and turnsin Engineering Service Requestsforrepair.
      • Ability to communicate, read, and write in standard English asthisisthe main businesslanguage.
      • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal,
      state, and local standards.
      • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
      Other Related Functions
      • Demonstrates effective use of computers and/or mobile devices for daily job performance activities. Identify and
      utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved.
      • Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
      • Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the
      environment.
      • Demonstratesthe ability set up/dismantle bedsfor cleaning according to department cleaning procedures.
      • Complete other task as assigned by EVS leadership.
      • Ability to communicate orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where co-workers and team members
      reciprocate in kind.
      • Respectfully listen to viewpoints and ideas of others.


      Qualifications

      Education/Training
      None

      Licensure/Certification
      None.


      Experience


      No experience or lessthan 3 years exp. in Health care supportservices and/or environmental services, hospitality, or related field


      Education/Training
      None

      Licensure/Certification
      None.


      Experience


      No experience or lessthan 3 years exp. in Health care supportservices and/or environmental services, hospitality, or related field


      Essential Functions
      • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, using appropriate designated engagement techniques.
      • Responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient rooms and ancillary areas, to include, but notlimited to, bathrooms, public
      areas, corridors, medication storage rooms as directed and any other areas that may require attention using designated and
      appropriate chemicals and cleaning procedures.
      • Must have good working knowledge and be capable of accessing and using all department related technology systems, such as but
      not limited to, the Bed Management systems.
      • Replenishes supplies as needed, remove bio-medical waste, trash and soiled linen as required daily and changes cubicle/window
      curtains as needed.
      • Completes patient room and bathroom cleaning daily to accommodate discharges/admissions and overall cleanliness standards
      utilizing the approved proceduresfor patient room cleaning to include Bed Managementsystems where applicable.
      • Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge ofthe health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements,
      proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and labor-saving products for all items within the healthcare environment for
      which tasked with servicing.
      • Adheres to all organization safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of
      safety.
      • Operates UV disinfection machine as needed.
      • Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to,
      improve Customer Experience and cleanliness metrics.
      • Follows all infection prevention practices including proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene,
      standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
      • Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA)
      • Reports unsafe situations and turnsin Engineering Service Requestsforrepair.
      • Ability to communicate, read, and write in standard English asthisisthe main businesslanguage.
      • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal,
      state, and local standards.
      • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
      Other Related Functions
      • Demonstrates effective use of computers and/or mobile devices for daily job performance activities. Identify and
      utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved.
      • Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
      • Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the
      environment.
      • Demonstratesthe ability set up/dismantle bedsfor cleaning according to department cleaning procedures.
      • Complete other task as assigned by EVS leadership.
      • Ability to communicate orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where co-workers and team members
      reciprocate in kind.
      • Respectfully listen to viewpoints and ideas of others.

  • About the company

      Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

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