Environmental Services Floor Technician - Coliseum

Environmental Services Floor Technician - Coliseum

Coliseum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a Long-Term Care and Rehab Center located in Hampton, VA and named one of Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes 2023, is seeking a Full Time, Environmental Services - Floor Technician to join our team! This will be a Monday-Friday (12p-8p) position, including every other weekend.

Job Summary:

• 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 family. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned work area.
• Possesses technical skills required to properly use cleaning and maintenance chemicals, floor equipment prescribed by written procedures of the environmental services department.
• Responsible for responding favorably to requests to adjust daily workflow or area assignments to meet facility needs
• This position requires you to visit multiple facilities through the week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs all types of floor care and maintenance throughout the facility, include hard surfaces and carpeting.

• Adhere to all organizational safety, risk management and infection control standards while promoting a culture of safety.

• Cleans and performs routine maintenance on floor equipment; requesting 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 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.

• Remove waste and transport to appropriate disposal area while identifying 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)

Other Responsibilities:

• Practices critical thinking skills to include prioritization
• Demonstrates personal accountability
• Identify and utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved
• Recognizes the importance of how their communication is received by patients, visitors and other health care workers, staff, etc.
• Recognizes their role as part of the larger organization and models the mission statement through interaction with patients, family, visitors and other facility staff.

Qualifications

Education/Certifications/Licenses:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) desired

Experience:

• 1 year Environmental Services Experience
• Previous floor care maintenance experience desired

Special Skills/ Equipment:

• Knowledge and skills in the use of 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.
• Communicates orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where can do likewise.
• Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment/machines.

Why join Virginia Health Services?

Locally owned and headquartered in Newport News, Virginia since 1963, Virginia Health Services offers exceptional senior living and health care services. Our 1,200 employees are passionate and committed to the well-being and quality care of our residents.

A career with Virginia Health Services means you'll be part of a collaborative Team whose dedication and compassion are recognized and valued. We believe in quality of life and want to help you live your best life too!

Recognizing you have many options; Virginia Health Services is committed to investing in its Team members and offers the following benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Get some of your paycheck early instead of waiting for payday with Netspend Earned Wage Access
• Group Health insurance including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings account
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and personal days
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with an employer contribution annual basis.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral program
• State-of-the-art, Employment, Enrichment and Education Center to provide hands-on opportunities for training and development of our team!

Learn more about us at: http://www.vahs.com

Virginia Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability or veteran status. We are a drug free workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.