Enviromental Technician| Housekeeping - Jewett Orthopedic Institute, Hospital - Orlando Health

Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is one of the region’s largest orthopedic and sports medicine practices, providing comprehensive care for more than 250,000 patients each year. In August 2023, the institute opened Florida’s first dedicated orthopedic hospital, featuring 75 private inpatient rooms, 10 operating  suites with four virtually connected suites that can be used to train surgeons  around the world, and a state-of-the-art research and innovation center with a  10-station bio skills lab and 3D printer. 

In March 2023, a new medical pavilion opened  adjacent to the hospital and houses outpatient clinics, an imaging suite, physical  therapy spaces and the largest orthopedic ambulatory surgery center in Florida.  Expertise, technology and services come together under one roof and cover the  whole spectrum of care — from prevention and diagnostics to therapeutic and surgical treatment options to physical therapy, rehabilitation and performance  health. The institute also holds official medical roles with multiple professional,  college and high school athletic teams as well as well-known sporting events and venues. 

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Jewett Orthopedic Institute is hiring for an Environmental Services Technician! 

The Environmental Services Technician will be responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, clean, and healing environment. They will have contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff; contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related. The Environmental Services Technician will be responsible for transporting regular waste, soiled linen, weighing and recording clean linen, bio-hazardous waste, recycling waste, maintenance of trash containers, and performing routine manual tasks inside hospital and operate trash dumpsters,
scales, and package bio-waste for shipping.

Title:Environmental Services Technician III

Status: Full-Time

Location: 62 Columbia St, Orlando, FL 32806

Essential Functions

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
• Transports regular waste, bio-hazardous waste, and recycling waste to the designated collection location and prepared for transporting per Department of Transportation and Department of Health standards.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment around the linen room, dumpster/bio-trailers area, and/or designated areasthat will leave area clean and litter-free.
• Empties trash containers and cleansthem so they are free from spills and marks.
• Operates outside cleaning equipment including, but not limited to, pressure washer, leaf blower, Billy Goat and cart washing machine.
• Takes a proactive approach to maintaining the identified patient and non-patient areas that need attention to be compliant with all mandated and regulatory agency requirements.
• Maintains work area in a safe manner by utilizing appropriate safety  systems to protect patients, customers, and team members.
• To achieve a Superior Facility Image, this position is responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient rooms, and ancillary areas, to include, but not limited to, bathrooms, public areas, corridors, medication storage rooms as directed and any other areas that may require attention using designated and appropriate chemicals and cleaning procedures.
• Maintains equipment in a clean and functional condition. Keeps work areas orderly, clean, and safe.
• Works independently to complete tasks as assigned.
• Responds to common inquiries from units/departments for linen request.
• Delivers clean linen to user areas on established and changing par levels.
• Uses handheld computer (if applicable) or manual system to credit and debit clean linen to user areas.
• Records telephone requests for linen on the Telephone Log.
• Picks up soiled linen from user areas and deliver to the holding area for Laundry pick up.
• Weighs and records clean and reject linen when delivered, and soiled linen at pick up.
• Records the Laundry truck lock tag number to Weight Log for both clean and soiled linen.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Licensure/Certification

• Ability to obtain DOT (Department of Transportation) Certification within the first 90 days.
• Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) preferred.
• Linen Helper Software or similar software preferred.

Experience

• Three (3) or more years experience in Healthcare support services and/or environmental services, hospitality, or related field to include
  one (1) or more years’ experience as a porter or warehouse worker required.