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Overview:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Fulltime Evening Shift Senior Environmental Services Technician (Team Lead).

Hours/Shift: 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and work every other weekend.

The Senior Environmental Services Technician plays a vital role in maintaining a clean safe and welcoming environment for patients staff and visitors. This position combines handson service with functional supervision of environmental services staff to ensure highquality standards are consistently met in assigned areas.

In this role you will be responsible for maintaining assigned areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition ensuring an appropriate and sanitary environment. As a leader within the Environmental Services team you will also provide training guidance and support to colleagues contributing to a positive and collaborative work culture.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain assigned areas and equipment to ensure a clean safe and sanitary environment.
Perform tasks such as cleaning disinfecting and organizing patient rooms hallways common areas and workspaces.
Provide functional supervision by assigning daily tasks to Environmental Services staff and ensuring work is completed to quality standards.
Train and orient new team members serving as a resource for ongoing support and guidance.
Monitor the quality and timeliness of staff work to ensure compliance with policies procedures and regulatory standards.
Assist in the development implementation and evaluation of quality improvement and customer service initiatives.
Respond promptly to spills urgent cleaning needs and requests for service from clinical staff.
Ensure proper use and maintenance of cleaning equipment and supplies.

Strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to supervise and support a team.
A detailoriented individual who can maintain high cleanliness standards in a healthcare environment.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and provide clear guidance to staff.
Knowledge of infection prevention practices and proper handling of cleaning chemicals and equipment.

CHEST Certification required within 2 years of hire date.

1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience in lieu of High School Education

Education

• 1 year of housekeeping/ESD experience in lieu of High School Education

Experience

• 2 Years Service Associate Experience (Required)
• Supervisor Experience (Preferred)

Keywords: Senior Environmental Services Technician Team Lead ESD Environmental Services Technician Housekeeper Janitor Orderly Cleaner

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital located in Norfolk VA is a 525bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the highquality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence our hospital specializes in heart and vascular neurosciences neurosurgery urology oncology spine care advanced imaging behavioral health maternity and womens health including a stateoftheart neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobaccofree environment.

For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.