Environmental Services Technician

Thedacare is seeking an Environmental Services Technician in Berlin, WI, responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation in various areas of the facility. Key tasks include cleaning patient rooms, handling waste, and following infection prevention protocols. The role requires collaboration with multiple departments and adherence to hospital standards. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and the ability to perform physical tasks. The position involves day shifts with weekend and holiday rotations.
Why ThedaCare?

Living A Life Inspired!

Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world.

At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare.

Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness –
• Lifestyle Engagement
• e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support
• Access & Affordability
• e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

About ThedaCare!

Summary :
The Environmental Services Technician maintains high standards of cleanliness throughout the facility. Cleans and disinfects assigned areas, transports and removes waste, sanitizes, stocks, and organizes assigned areas. Follows standard work processes, complies with infection prevention standards, properly mixes and stores chemicals, and uses personal protective equipment.

Job Description:

SCHEDULE:

Shift: Day Shift 8:00a-4:30p

Weekend and holiday rotation

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Cleans and disinfects patient rooms, floors, offices, conference rooms, equipment, furniture, common areas, and waiting rooms following hospital-approved infection prevention standards.

Collaborates with multiple departments to ensure patient and department priorities are met day-to-day that result in the safest outcome for our patients and customers.

Works independently or on a team to achieve system standards.

Works with multiple departments to ensure patient and department priorities are met resulting in the safest outcomes.

Learns and uses required personal protective equipment per infection prevention protocol.

Understands and uses proper hospital-approved chemicals and disinfectants and follows dwell times (amount of time the chemical or disinfectant needs to stay wet on surface) for each task performed and product used.

Understands how to handle various types of waste such as regular, recycling, hazardous, chemo, regulated medical waste, pharmaceutical, and radioactive. Understands basic standards set by federal, state, and local regulating bodies.

Demonstrates knowledge of and supports hospital mission, vision, values statements, standards, policies and procedures, confidentiality, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and ethical behavior.

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or GED preferred

Ability to read, write, and comprehend the English language.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of twenty five (25) pounds without assistance

Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and pharmacological agents

Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock

Potential exposure to sharp objects and instruments.

Position requires compliance with department specific competencies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
20Scheduled FTE:
0.5Location:
ThedaCare Medical Center - Berlin - Berlin,WisconsinOvertime Exempt:
No