Environmental Technician II

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Job description

Position Summary:
Department: EVS

Status: Full-time

Shift: 4/12s

Title: Environmental Technician II

ORLANDO HEALTH DR. P. PHILLIPS HOSPITAL

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital is an award-winning, full-service medical/surgical facility that has been serving the residents of southwest Orange County and Orlando's growing tourist population since 1985. With a highly qualified team of nurses, support staff and physician specialists, our 285-bed facility provides combined expertise and advanced technology in numerous areas of specialty, including diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular care, orthopedic care, surgical services and emergency medicine. The hospital is equipped with robotic surgical capabilities for colorectal, general, gynecologic and urologic surgeries and has earned Joint Commission certification for its total hip and knee replacement programs utilizing innovative, personalized technologies. Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips proudly holds recognition as a "Best Regional Hospital" by U.S. News & World Report.

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

"Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it's our promise to you.

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health - Dr. P. Phillips Hospital:

Competitive Pay: Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.

All Inclusive Benefits: Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, and more for full time and part time employees.

Employee-centric: P. Phillips Hospital has been selected as one of the 2020 "Best Places to Work in Healthcare" by Modern Healthcare.

Committed to Community: Orlando Health provides more than $450 million in total value to the community in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more.

Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer

Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2021. Orlando Health is the top healthcare organization in the Metro Orlando area to make the prestigious list. "We are proud to be named once again as a best place to work," said Karen Frenier, vice president, Human Resources. "This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued.

Position Summary

The Environmental Services Technician ll is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, clean,
healing environment. Responsible for ensuring daily room cleaning and timely room turnaround times related to patient throughput
within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The Environmental Services Technician, in accordance with
organizationalstandards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and customer experience.

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 areasto 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.
• Accesses and uses all departmentrelated technology systems such as, but not limited to, the Bed Management systems.
• Replenishessupplies as needed, removes bio-medical waste, trash, and soiled linen asrequired 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 or according to policy.
• 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).
• Assistsin onboarding new Environmental Services Technician I and II's asrequested.
• Reports unsafe situations and turnsin Engineering Service Requestsforrepair.
• 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.

Qualifications:
Education/Training
High School Diploma or GED, preferred

Licensure/Certification
Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST), preferred.

Experience
Three (3) or more years experience in Health care supportservices and/or environmental services, hospitality, or related field

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