Environmental Service Specialty Tech

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an Environmental Service Specialty Tech in Phoenix, AZ. The role involves specialized cleaning of hospital environments, focusing on flooring maintenance and disinfection in various specialty units. Responsibilities include using mechanical cleaning equipment and ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff. Preferred qualifications include a high school diploma and previous healthcare experience. This is a full-time position at St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center.
Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Environmental Service Specialty Tech, your role will be to provide basic and specialized cleaning services throughout the hospital. Your primary focus will be on the maintenance and cleaning of hard and soft flooring surfaces, including stairwells, hallways, and public spaces, using heavy mechanical equipment such as scrubbers, buffers, polishers, extractors, and wet vacuuming equipment, used in the cleaning and maintenance of hard and soft (i.e., carpet) flooring surfaces, including stairwells, hallways and public spaces.

You will also work in Specialty Units, providing a safe care environment for patients, and staff (visitors as appropriate to setting) within a specialty area (surgical services/perioperative suite, cath lab, endoscopy, etc.) achieved by demonstrating the principles of cleaning, disinfecting and quality assurance toward the reduction of harmful pathogens for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff. Other responsibilities may also include work in the Environmental Services Tech I classification.
• Responsible for completing as assigned, performs all types of floor care and maintenance throughout the facility, including hard surfaces and carpeting.
• Performs project work and specialty tasks according to facility needs. Can include tasks such as conference room set up/dismantle according to function sheets and schedules, cleaning of stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains.
• Responsible for cleaning and disinfection of specialty units & equipment. Areas include but are not limited to Surgical Services, Labor Delivery, Critical Care, Endoscopy, MRI, Trauma, Cath Lab, NICU, Mental Health and Burn Unit.
• 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 specialty environment tasked with servicing.

Job Requirements

Preferred:
• HS Diploma or GED
• Previous healthcare experience
Where You'll Work

St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center is a 23 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Glendale, Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.