ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECH

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Los Angeles is hiring an Environmental Services Tech to maintain cleanliness and safety in various areas including patient rooms, offices, and common spaces. This non-exempt, union position involves housekeeping duties such as cleaning, laundry, and maintaining supplies. Candidates should have communication skills, experience in laundry, and knowledge of cleaning chemicals. The role requires a professional relationship with patients and the ability to work independently.
Title of Position: Environmental Services Tech

Location: Gateways Hospital - Environmental Services(EVS)

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Union/ Non-Union: Union

Supervisor: Director of Environmental Services & Dietary

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center, located in Los Angeles, is a non-profit organization that provides an array of comprehensive mental health services for Children, Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and Adults suffering from mental illness in the Greater Los Angeles area. The organization consists of a standalone fifty-five (55) )-bed hospital and six outlying outpatient facilities that have anywhere from fourteen (14) beds to one hundred and thirty-four (134) beds. The organization has approximately four hundred (400) employees.

Summary Of Position

The responsibility for the Environmental Services Tech is to provide a clean, safe and friendly environment for patients, visitors, and associates by providing housekeeping services. Environmental Services Tech is responsible for cleaning tasks in patient rooms, nursing stations, lounges, restrooms, offices, clinic areas, and any other areas assigned in accordance with standard procedures of the Environmental Services Department.

Essentials Duties
• Cleaned assigned areas according to required method:
• Bathrooms
• Residential (Patient) Rooms
• Hallways and Elevators
• Offices
• Classrooms
• Lobbies
• Activity Rooms
• Outpatient
• Nursing stations and Medication room
• Patios
• Entrances, Sidewalks and Stairways
• Patient Seclusion Rooms
• Kitchens Dinning Rooms
• Workshop
• Dumpsters
• Performs Special Environmental Services projects as directed and according to required procedures:
• Strip and Wax tile floors
• Buffing Tile floors
• Shampoo carpets
• Clean exterior windows
• Clean interior windows
• Clean refrigerators
• Clean light fixtures
• Wash walls, floors, baseboards and clean air vents
• Special event setup and clean chapel
• Complete high dusting regularly and to acceptable standards.
• Stock linen closet and keep s area clean and orderly.
• Collect and separate soiled linen as assigned.
• Performs laundry operation as directed and according to required procedures.
• Maintain housekeeping supplies in an adequate quantity.
• Routinely empties trash in: Offices, residential rooms, bathrooms, showers and bathtub lounges.
• Conscious of patient and employee safety while completing job duties.
• Keep housekeeping supplies storage area clean and orderly
• Effectively spot clean as needed.
• Collect trash from trash carts and closets and transport to dumpster.
• Maintain an objective, professional relationship with patients at all times
• Assist in picking up community donations as directed.
• Maintain job interest and technical skills
• Responds appropriately to stressful or difficult emergency situations
• Able to arrive at sound conclusion after getting and analyzing all pertinent facts.
• Willing and able to work independently
• Keeps self and uniform clean and well groomed.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Essential Skills
• Ability to communicate clearly in English, both orally and in writing
• Experience in laundry
• Operate and maintain selected equipment
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals
• Demonstrate a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
• Adhere to and exhibit Hospital core values
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service and interact effectively with physicians, patients residents, visitors, and staff