Environmental Svcs Tech

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state - CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.

As our Environmental Services Tech, you will meticulously clean and disinfect patient care areas and common spaces so patients, staff, and visitors can experience a safe, hygienic, and comforting environment. Your dedication ensures adherence to the highest standards of infection prevention and safety.

Every day, you will complete assigned occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning tasks in patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas. You will be expected to demonstrate a working knowledge of healthcare cleaning and disinfecting principles, actively promote a culture of safety by adhering to all guidelines, and collaborate with the team to perform various facility tasks and resolve issues effectively.

Primary Responsibilities

• Performs all types of floor care and maintenance throughout the facility, include hard surfaces and carpeting.
• Adhere to all organizational safety, risk management and infection control standards and promotes a culture of safety.
• Cleans and performs routine maintenance on floor equipment; requesting assistance from plant operations and maintenance as needed.
• Maintains accurate floor care logs and checklists.
• Operates all equipment with care and according to facility and manufacturers safety standards and procedures. 
• Participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, initiatives to improve HCAHPS scores as it relates to hospital cleanliness.
• Performs project work and specialty tasks according to facility needs. Can include tasks such as conference room set up/dismantle according to function sheets and schedules, cleaning of stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains.
• Remove waste and transport to appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste stream (i.e., regulated medical, recycle, solid and hazardous).
• Follow all infection prevention practices (i.e., proper cleaning process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions where and if required and proper use of personal Protective

To be successful in this role, you must possess a strong understanding of infection control guidelines, demonstrate safe chemical use and equipment handling, and exhibit critical thinking and personal accountability in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Required

• Ability to explain orally or in writing the differences between levels of disinfection and perform intermediate level disinfection in areas where required

• Knowledge and skills in the use of power equipment, conventional and high-speed floor machines, carpet cleaning equipment, wet, dry and power vacuum equipment and push sweeper

• 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

• Ability to work without close supervision.

Preferred

• High School diploma or GED
• Previous healthcare experience
• Previous Floor Care experience