Lead Environmental Services Technician (41846)

Under general supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor, assists the supervisor in maintaining a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for patient, staff, and visitors. Promotes cleanliness of environmental surfaces at each facility in an attractive condition and adheres to regulatory and accreditation standards. Maintains cleanliness of the entire facility including satellite clinics. Uphold the principles of WIHCC’s Vision, Mission, and Value Statements. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Serves as a backup to EVS supervisor in the adjustment of daily assignment of EVS duties/responsibilities to accommodate departmental workload  and ensure facility-wide sanitation needs are covered
• Inspects and rounds on work of employees to ensure proper cleaning/disinfecting techniques and adherence to cleaning schedule/checklist when operationally necessary (e.g. evening shifts, weekends, holidays).
• Serves as a backup to EVS supervisor in department supply management including ordering, receiving, inventory rotation, and distribution of EVS supplies.
• Assists EVS supervisor with completing accurate records creation and retention. Records include (but not limited to) terminal cleaning tracking, shift assignments/checklists, schedule development, and infection control adherence/outcomes.
• Provides regular education to staff during huddles/departmental meetings on cleaning techniques and department equipment operation.
• Acts as a role model and leader for environmental services staff and professionally/effectively communicates recommended corrective action when observing unsafe acts or procedures.
• Serves as a backup point of contact in communicating and implementing safety measures, changes in department policies and correct cleaning procedures.
• Assists with the enforcement of staff adherence to departmental policies, procedures and standard practices.
• Reports any safety or risk factors seen or observed, initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures.
• Sets up, cleans and straightens conference rooms and offices.
• Cleans and disinfects all clinics areas to include rest rooms, patient rooms, waiting areas, stairways, lobbies, hallways, exam rooms, labs, and all other areas exposed to patients, staff, and visitors.
• Maintains cleanliness of furniture, windows, ventilation louvers, washes walls, windows, windowsills, blinds, glass partitions, and fixtures by dusting, wiping, and vacuuming.

• Disinfects floors of the facility corridors, offices, utility rooms, patient waiting areas and urgent care utilizing accepted standards and guidelines appropriate for healthcare organizations.
• Maintains daily cleanliness of the linen rooms, lounges, bathrooms and other areas using appropriate germicidal solution for disinfecting.
• Maintains cleanliness and disinfects commodes, urinals, washstands, plumbing and door fixtures, mirrors, soap a