Job brief
Responsible for performing duties in accordance with established organizational policies and procedures for providing a safe environment, achieved by demonstrating the principles of cleaning, disinfection and quality assurance toward the reduction of harmful pathogens for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff. While executing the assigned tasks, the floor technician will have contact with patients and contact with patients and family. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety-related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in the assigned work areas. Possesses technical skills required to properly use cleaning and maintenance chemicals, and floor equipment prescribed by written procedures of the environmental services department. Responsible for responding favourably to requests to adjust daily workflow or area department. Responsible for responding favourably to requests to adjust daily workflow or area assignments to meet facility needs.
Primary Responsibilities
- Performs all types of floor care and maintenance throughout the facility, including hard surfaces and carpeting.
- Adhere to all organizational safety, risk management and infection control standards and promotes a culture of safety.
- Cleans and performs routine maintenance on floor equipment; requests assistance from plant operations and maintenance as needed.
- Maintains accurate floor care logs and checklists.
- Operates all equipment with care and according to facility and manufacturers’ safety standards and procedures.
- Participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, initiatives to improve HCAHPS scores as it relates to hospital cleanliness & “always quiet.”
- Performs project work and speciality tasks according to facility needs. This can include tasks such as conference room set up/dismantling according to function sheets and schedules, cleaning stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains.
- Remove waste and transport it to the appropriate disposal area while identifying the proper waste stream (i.e., regulated medical, recycle, solid and hazardous).
- Follow all infection prevention practices (i.e., proper cleaning process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions where and if required and proper use of personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).
Experience
- 1 year of Environmental Services experience.
- Previous floor care maintenance experience desired.
Special Skills/ Equipment
- Knowledge and skills in using power equipment, conventional and high-speed floor machines, carpet cleaning equipment, wet, dry and power vacuum equipment and push sweeper.
- Effectively uses computers and mobile devices.
- Communicating orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where others can do likewise.
- Respectfully listens to the viewpoints and ideas of others.
- Ability to work without close supervision.
- Ability to operate necessary equipment/machines.
