Floor Technician

Position Title: Floor Technician Department: Environmental Services Job Description: General Description: Cleans patient areas and facility floors to promote environmental safety and patient satisfaction. Essential Responsibilities: Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position. Cleans patient rooms as required; cleans beds with approved disinfectant. Collects soiled linen; dusts and/or mops floors, washes walls, cleans bathroom fixtures, collects bio-hazardous trash, and performs high dusting, using various cleaning chemicals and disinfectants as required, cleans and maintains equipment, maintains daily report of rooms cleaned and submits to department supervisor. Vacuums/cleans patient care areas, public areas and offices as assigned. Ensures safe care to patients adhering to policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications, including time management, supply management, productivity, and accuracy of practice. Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education, skills competency, supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff. Dust mops, damp mops, and/or vacuums floors as assigned; buffs or extracts carpet; strips and waxes floors as scheduled; cleans and maintains entrances as assigned. Moves furniture as requested; cleans upholstery as scheduled; removes trash; cleans equipment and performs meeting room setups. General Responsibilities: Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Education: High School diploma preferred. Experience: Experience buffing, stripping, finishing, burnishing and waxing floors is preferred. Command of English strongly preferred. Licensure/Certifications/Registrations Required: None required. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Experience buffing, stripping, finishing, burnishing and waxing floors is preferred. Command of English strongly preferred. Physical Functions: Ability to walk, stand, stoop, kneeling, bending, and extending for prolonged periods. Requires lifting up to 75 pounds and push/pull a wheeled cart. Ability to work in a fast paced health care environment. There is exposure to chemicals on a constant basis requiring special clothing or safety equipment. Contacts: Department and Hospital staff, patients, visitors and general public. Current OU Health Employees - Please click HERE to login. OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family. OU Health is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence. With 11,000 employees and more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, OU Health is home to Oklahoma’s largest doctor network with a complete range of specialty care. OU Health serves Oklahoma and the region with the state’s only freestanding children’s hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma’s flagship hospital, which serves as the state’s only Level 1 trauma center and Edmond Medical Center in the heart of the Edmond Community. Becker’s Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. OU Health’s oncology program at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center was named Oklahoma’s top facility for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 rankings. OU Health also was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in these specialties: Colon Surgery, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. OU Health’s mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education and research. Experts in prevention, treatment and cures, our team works to improve lives through innovation in medical care, education and research, while investing in the people, technologies and facilities that will enable us to achieve our goals. We are seeking individuals who have a passion and talent for caring for others. By joining our team, you will provide quality health care to our community through the work you do every day. We provide clinical and non-clinical opportunities to further your career and we invite you to explore our available positions. 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