UNM Hospital · 3 days ago
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECH -
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$16.03/hr - $17.86/hr
0+ years expUNM Hospital is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to maintain a safe and hygienic care environment. The role involves executing daily cleaning duties, ensuring adherence to infection prevention protocols, and contributing to patient experience and departmental performance improvement initiatives.
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Responsibilities
RELATED WORK - May be called upon at times to perform other similar or related duties not included in this job description
PEOPLE - May be asked to assist with on-boarding of new Environmental Services Technicians
QUALITY AND SAFETY - Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge of the 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
SERVICE - Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety
PEOPLE - Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics
FINANCE - Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies and equipment evidence by properly stocking and restocking environmental services cart in a neat and orderly fashion
SERVICE - Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste streams handling (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous)
QUALITY AND SAFETY - Follows all infection prevention practices (i.e. proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
QUALITY AND SAFETY - Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPPA)
PEOPLE - Practices critical thinking skills
SERVICE - Demonstrates personal accountability
QUALITY AND SAFETY - Identify and utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved
QUALITY AND SAFETY - Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements
SERVICE - Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment
SERVICE - May be asked to perform specialty tasks according to facility needs including tasks such as conference room set up/dismantle according to the function sheets and schedules, cleaning of stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains
GROWTH - Responsible for daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment as assigned and other common areas of assignment
Qualification
Required
1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience
Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
Working conditions: Med Haz: Mod exposure to chemicals/dangerous equip/materials
Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required
Preferred
Bilingual English/Spanish
Company
UNM Hospital
As a teaching hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the state of New Mexico, we offer our professionals the opportunity to do impactful work and to grow, as individuals and a team.
5001-10000 employees
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