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Job Description
Overview
CHI St. Anthony Hospital is a 25 bed licensed for 49 faith-based acute care level four trauma critical access hospital and healthcare campus serving the Pendleton Oregon area for more than 100 years. We are committed to the highest quality of patient care and safety; and to strengthening our community through wellness education. CHI St. Anthony Hospital is designed specifically to ensure that our physicians nurses and healthcare professionals can continue to provide extraordinary care for our patients. The 103000 square foot hospital features 4 operations rooms 11 emergency rooms 30 private patient rooms and the latest medical equipment. St. Anthony Hospital has plenty of room to grow as needed by the community and will continue to provide the safest quality of care possible. St. Anthony Hospital was also named one of the top patient experience hospitals in 2021. CHI St. Anthony is a member ofCommonSpirit Health the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services-all recognized for quality safety and service. To learn more go to
Responsibilities
Job Summary:
The Environmental Services Tech I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe hygienic and aesthetically pleasing care environment. While executing the assigned responsibilities the EVS Tech will have contact/interactions with patients visitors and clinical and non-clinical staff. Responsible for ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The environmental services technician in accordance with organizational standards of quality is an essential contributor to cleaning disinfection infection prevention and patient experience.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for completing as assigned daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas equipment and other common areas.
- Performs duties while demonstrating a working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements. Displays safe chemical use and equipment handling for all items within the healthcare environment.
- Adheres to all organization safety risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
- Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
- Maintains cleaning cart(s) supplies and equipment as outlined in the Standard Work cart set up.
- Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste stream handling (i.e. regulated medical recycle solid and hazardous) in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Follows all infection prevention practices including but not limited to: proper cleaning and disinfection protocols hand hygiene standard and isolation precautions proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).
- Practices critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrates personal accountability.
- Identify and utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved.
- Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
- Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
- May be asked to perform tasks according to the various facility needs including but not limited to: conference room set ups cleaning of stairwells and elevators and hanging of cubicle curtains.
- May be asked to mentor new Environmental Services Tech I employees.
- Ability to collaborate with others as we are a part of the patient care team.
- Other duties as assigned.
- The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Minimum Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Can distinguish the differences between levels of disinfection and perform low and intermediate level disinfection
- Ability to explain orally or in writing the difference between levels of disinfection and perform immediate level disinfections in areas where required
- Ability to operate necessary equipment/machines
- Effectively uses computers and mobile devices. Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others. Communicates orally or in writing openly and candidly creates an environment where co-workers and team members reciprocate in kind. Respectfully listen to viewpoints and ideas of others. Ability to work without close supervision
Preferred Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Previous healthcare experience
Employment Type
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