Environmental Services Technician - Temporary (Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital)

Position Summary: This position requires daily cleaning and supplying patient rooms, wards, nursing stations, lounges, lavatories, bathrooms, offices, and any other areas assigned in accordance with standard procedures of the department and in accordance with hospital objectives. The EVS Tech will use cleaning devices including wet mops, wringers, dusters, vacuum cleaners, and other necessary tools, chemicals, and supplies. The EVS Tech receives deliveries, unpacks, stores, and distributes items as necessary, inventories and fills supply carts. The EVS Tech prepares materials, documentation and equipment for shipping. The EVS Tech performs other duties as assigned.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

• Performs the duties as outlined in the housekeeping work schedules in accordance with the 7 Steps of Cleaning.
• Performs patient care cleaning, employee office and work areas; hard floor/carpet, cleaning, and trash removal; equipment cleaning; window and wall washing.
• Responsible for isolation techniques related to Environmental Services and overall patient care.
• Knowledge and safe use of cleaning products and equipment.
• Assists other team members with duties (i.e. discharges) if needed.
• Completes daily project timesheet/Environmental Services dismissal notice.
• Completes all assigned tasks within assigned work period.
• Understands oral and written communications and communicate with supervisor.
• Prepares infection wastes for disposal; terminal cleaning per procedure (include OR EVS Tech).
• Changes water in bucket per procedure.
• Cleans of MRI suite per procedure.
• Cleans OPR rooms between cases during shift.
• Receives all goods delivered by vendor truck, UPS, Federal Express, etc. Unpacks all items; counts, weighs or otherwise measures the quantity of incoming supplies and notes discrepancies or damaged goods; completes the appropriate sections of receiving report.
• Packs inventoried items and deliver supplies to the appropriate department; will inventory and stock nursing supply carts.
• Prepares, packs and makes ready and outgoing packages through UPS, Federal Express or common carrier.
• Always keeps the receiving dock and storeroom area clean and orderly (including pallets).
• Carries out assigned special projects for the Materials Manager, or designee, such as annual inventory and redesign of distribution process.
• Maintain professional appearance as designated by department head.
• Cooperates with all personnel in the proper conduct of the department.
• Rotates within the department and by shift as required.
• Maintains ethical relationships.
• Adheres to hospital and departmental rules and regulations.
• Participates in in-service programs.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned by management.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

• Valid New York State driver’s license.
• Environmental services/general housekeeping duties and processes experience.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications:

• One (1) – two (2) years of experience with disinfection processes, use of microfiber materials.
• Experience in use of Roto floor scrubber and power washer.
• Wet vac use