Environmental Service Tech

About Connect to Work AZ:

Connect to Work AZ supports the unemployed and underemployed Arizonans by connecting them to quality jobs through our partnership with Skills for America’s Future (Skills).

Across Arizona, people look for jobs and employers seek qualified talent. Often, they struggle to connect. But those connections are made when they use Connect to Work AZ, powered by Skills, a jobs-first program through the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation. Now even more of our Arizona neighbors can get the connections and support they need to secure quality jobs.

By focusing on Arizona’s ready-to-work talent, this program will connect the job seeker with local companies that are eager to hire. This inclusive hiring approach has been proven to be both efficient and effective at getting more unemployed and underemployed people into jobs.

About Dignity Health:

From one hospital in 1854 to forty-one hospitals today, plus many more neighborhood clinics and care centers, Dignity Health has always remained focused on the compassionate care it brings to its communities.

Values:

• Compassion
  • Care with listening, empathy, and love
  • Accompany and comfort those in need of healing.
• Inclusion
  • Celebrate each person’s gifts and voice.
  • Respect the dignity of all.
• Integrity
  • Inspire trust through honesty.
  • Demonstrate courage in the face of iniquity.
• Excellence
  • Serve with fullest passion, creativity, and stewardship.
  • Exceed expectations of other and ourselves
• Collaboration
  • Commit to the power of working together.
  • Build and nurture meaningful relationships.

Job Description:

The Environmental Services Tech I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment.  While executing the assigned responsibilities, the EVS Tech will have contact/interactions with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff.  Responsible for ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The environmental services technician, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention and patient experience.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma/GED NOT required.
• Can understand and apply different levels of disinfection, such as low and intermediate, to effectively clean and sanitize different areas.
• Can explain the differences between levels of disinfection clearly, both in speech and in writing, and perform intermediate level disinfection in areas where it is necessary.
• Can operate necessary equipment/machines.
• Effectively uses computers and mobile devices.
• Can show respect towards others by actively listening to their opinions and ideas.
• Communicates openly and honestly, both verbally and in writing, fostering an environment where colleagues and team members feel comfortable doing the same.
• Demonstrates respect by attentively considering viewpoints and ideas shared by others.
• Capable of working without close supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for cleaning and disinfecting patient areas, equipment, and common areas daily.
• Uses knowledge of healthcare cleaning and disinfection principles to perform duties safely and correctly.
• Must follow safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines to create a safe environment.
• Takes part in improving departmental performance, including patient experience and cleanliness.
• Keeps cleaning cart, supplies, and equipment organized as per the established standards.
• Handles waste disposal properly and follows regulations for different types of waste.
• Follows infection prevention practices, including cleaning protocols, hand hygiene, and wearing protective equipment.
• Respects patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).
• Thinks critically and takes personal responsibility for actions.
• Finds and uses the right resources to solve problems and address concerns.
• Understands and follows safety rules in the facility.
• Can operate and take care of all cleaning tools and equipment properly.
• May be asked to do different tasks as needed, like setting up conference rooms, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and hanging curtains.
• Might be asked to help and guide new employees in Environmental Services Tech I role.
• Can work well with others as part of the patient care team.
• May have additional duties assigned as needed.