Technician - Environmental Services: JDCH - Environmental Services

Summary:
Creates a sanitary, safe environment and enhances the appearance of the facility.

Detailed responsibilities:
• Cleans patient rooms and other assigned areas daily, including collecting and removing trash, changing bed linens and sanitizing all surfaces. Ensures proper sanitation of medical equipment as required.
• Replenish supplies and/or linen in patient rooms as necessary or designated.
• Maintains cart and equipment in clean, working condition and stores in appropriate storage area when finished with shift.
• May be responsible for maintaining a consistent floor care program according to outlined policies and procedures.
• Performs other environmental services duties as needed.

Competencies and skills:
Essential:
• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECH: Creates a clean and safe environment and enhances the appearance of the facility.
• ROOM CLEANING AND CHECKOUT: Utilizes appropriate guidelines for sanitizing and preparing patient rooms.
• FLOOR CARE: Provides a safe and sanitary environment by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers"

Education:
Essential:
• None

Credentials:

Education equivalent experience:
Essential:
•

Other information:
Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, effective communications skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Required Work Experience: No experience required. Healthcare or hospitality experience preferred.

Working conditions:
Essential:
• Bending and Stooping     60.00%
• Climbing     60.00%
• Keyboard Entry     20.00%
• Kneeling     60.00%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater     20.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient     60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient     60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient     20.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient     60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient     60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient     60.00%
• Reaching     60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg     60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm     60.00%
• Sitting     20.00%
• Squatting     60.00%
• Standing     60.00%
• Walking     60.00%
• Audible Speech     60.00%
• Hearing Acuity     60.00%
• Smelling Acuity     60.00%
• Depth Perception     60.00%
• Distinguish Color     60.00%
• Seeing - Far     60.00%
• Seeing - Near     60.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste     60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory     60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion     60.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids     60.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens     60.00%
• Asbestos     20.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals     60.00%
• Dust     60.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes     60.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals     60.00%
• Latex     20.00%
• Computer Monitor     20.00%
• Domestic Animals     20.00%
• Extreme Heat/Cold     40.00%
• Heating Devices     20.00%
• Magnetic Fields     40.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts     60.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects     60.00%
• Potential Electric Shock     20.00%
• Potential for Physical Assault     20.00%
• Radiation     40.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces     60.00%

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a 226 bed free-standing children’s hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located near Fort Lauderdale. The hospital is currently undergoing a 4-story vertical expansion to double the number of floors and to continue to meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest care for children in the region.

JDCH is one of 6 hospitals that are part of Memorial Healthcare System, the 3rd largest public health system in the country. Memorial delivers nearly 14,000 babies per year in 3 hospitals and has 132 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – both level 2 and 3 (the state of Florida does not yet have a separate designation for level 4 care). JDCH has robust high-risk and congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two active programs in the state that does heart transplants. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News and World Report as number one in Florida and is one of the largest programs in the southeastern United States. JDCH also has robust Neurosciences, Hematology/Oncology and other specialized surgical programs (approximately 10,000 surgeries per year). They also have the area’s largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does mobile ECMO. JDCH serves over 375,000 children per year from around the state. Approximately 100,000 children are cared for in our 3 emergency rooms across the county per year. JDCH’s services continue to grow with the opening of the new specialty center/ambulatory surgery center in Palm Beach County in 2018 and a new ambulatory pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in 2021.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical research to basic science investigation via affiliations with nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for Discovery and Innovation (PIDI). Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has an established pediatric residency program and deep relationships with other hospital providers and universities.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services – delivered with kindness, dedication and compassion.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.