Environmental Services Tech

St. Thomas More Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, is the cornerstone of health care services for Fremont County and surrounding southern Colorado communities. St. Thomas More offers 24 hour emergency and trauma services; inpatient acute care; intensive care; labor, delivery, and nursery care; multi-modal diagnostic imaging; inpatient and outpatient surgical services; rehabilitation services; cardiopulmonary rehab and diagnostics; sleep studies; an infusion center; wound care; and a community blood bank. We are on a mission to provide high quality care with zero harm to patients and employees. Our board-certified physicians specialize in emergency medicine, internal medicine, urology, bariatric services, obstetrics/gynecology services, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and osteopathic treatment. Employees of St. Thomas More enjoy the camaraderie of a close-knit community hospital, the relaxed feel of small-town life and an affordable cost of living in a town rich in culture and historic architecture. Located about 50 miles from Colorado Springs at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Royal Gorge, locals and visitors alike enjoy this area for some of the state's best hiking, wildlife, rafting, camping, fishing, climbing, and mountain biking. Canon City has an assortment of restaurants, and breweries, and Farmer's Markets in the summer months.

You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

As an Environmental Service Specialist with us you are essential to ensuring every patient, associate and visitor has an exceptional experience. We hire for a variety of roles that function to provide clean surroundings, beautiful indoor/outdoor spaces and create delicious meals to nurture every life we touch - body, mind and spirit.

This Environmental Service role will be responsible for:

• Maintaining safe and clean environments for patients, staff, and visitors by primarily cleaning procedural areas that are established by the department.
• Providing excellent customer services when working with patients, visitors and other staff members, and that as a Environmental professional you will have industry knowledge in the cleaning of specific departments such as the Emergency Department, Operating Rooms and other unique procedural areas.

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Strong communication skills; ability to read, write and speak English.
• Must possess basic computer skills.
• Can distinguish the differences between levels of disinfection and perform low and intermediate level disinfection.
• Ability to explain orally or in writing the differences between levels of disinfection and perform intermediate level disinfection in areas where required.
•  Ability to operate necessary equipment/machines
• Effectively uses computers and mobile devices.
• Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others.
• Communicates orally or in writing openly and candidly,
  creates an environment where co-workers and team
  members reciprocate in kind.
• Respectfully listens to
  viewpoints and ideas of others.
• Ability to work without
  close supervision.

Schedule: Variable based on operational and facility needs. Holiday coverage is required on a rotating basis.

Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)