Environmental Services Technician

Schedule  Gettysburg Hospital Full Time: 80 Hours/Biweekly Hours: 3:00pm - 11:30pm  Every Other Weekend and Holiday, Required  Starting Rate: $18.00/hr + pay for experience  General Summary Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas of the hospital. RESPONSIBILITIES Duties and Responsibilities * Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks to maintain offices, hallways, and other assigned areas. * Cleans and disinfects all fixtures, floors, mirrors, windows, doors, and walls of bathrooms. * Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment and dust mops floors. Polishes and cleans fixtures in utility rooms and bathrooms. * Wet mops rooms, halls, stairways and public areas. * Cleans fixtures, tops of windows, door frames and high areas using a ladder. * Gathers and disposes of trash and waste materials. * Removes waste and soiled linens from work area and places in specified bags or containers. * Assists in hanging drapes and dividers and takes them down for cleaning. * IF ASSIGNED TO A PATIENT CARE UNIT: Performs terminal cleaning procedures of patient rooms and prepares room for new occupant; follows isolation procedures in isolation rooms. * IF ASSIGNED TO A PATIENT CARE UNIT: Receives direct supervision from professional nursing staff and Supervisor-Environmental Services. * IF ASSIGNED TO A PATIENT CARE UNIT: Responds to call lights, if in immediate area. * IF ASSIGNED TO A PATIENT CARE UNIT: Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of work areas and/or patient rooms. * IF ASSIGNED TO A PATIENT CARE UNIT: Ensures patient rooms are stocked with appropriate items prior to patient's admission. * IF ASSIGNED TO A PATIENT CARE UNIT: Communicates with patients and families to promote their comfort. Notifies the nurse or other available care team member as needed to meet a patient's request. Common Expectations: * Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards. * Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings. * Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation. QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications Minimum Education: * None Required Work Experience: * Less than 1 year Relevant experience. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * Ability to read, write, understand and speak English at a level that enables the individual to perform the functions of the job satisfactorily. Benefits Offered: * Comprehensive health benefits * Retirement savings plan * Paid time off (PTO) * Education assistance * Financial education and support, including DailyPay * Expanded Paid Parental Leave For additional details: Benefits & Incentives | WellSpan Careers (joinwellspan.org) [https://www.joinwellspan.org/benefits/]