- Floor Tech III The Environmental Services Technician lll is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, clean, and healing environment. The EVS Tech III has contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related interactions and is appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas.
The role is 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 operates trash dumpsters, scales, and packages bio-waste for shipping.
Nights Monday - Friday 8pm-4:30am This would be working as a floor tech for Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies Main Duties Deep Cleaning: Sweeps, mops, strips, waxes, buffs, and polishes hard floors like tile, vinyl, and terrazzo. Carpet Care: Vacuums, shampoos, and extracts dirt from carpets. Machine Operation: Uses heavy-duty equipment like auto-scrubbers, floor buffers, and burnishers.
Infection Control: Sanitizes surfaces to stop bacteria and germs from spreading. Safety Compliance: Sets up wet floor signs and uses chemical cleaners safely. đ Why Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Workđ At Orlando Health, we care about you as much as you care about your patients. As a team member, youâll enjoy comprehensive benefits from day one: Health & Wellness Multiple medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) On-site pharmacy and discounted health services Wellness incentivesâearn up to $500/year Financial Security Competitive 401(k) plan with up to 5% employer match Group life, shortâterm, and longâterm disability insurance at no cost Time Away & Family Support Nearly five weeks of PTOâincluding vacation, holidays, and sick leave Four-week paid parental leave for eligible team members Family care support including fertility benefits (up to $25K), adoption assistance (up to $15K), backup child/elder/pet care, and virtual tutoring Learning & Career Growth âPreferred Education Programâ: earn degrees or technical certificates with zero outâofâpocket costs Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,000/year) and student loan repayment ($1,200/year) Full career development resources: coaching, workshops, events, and leadership training Extra Perks Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling services Access to discounts on attractions, travel, cell phones, insurance, and more Responsibilities
Responds to common inquiries or complaints from customers. Transports regular waste, bio-hazardous waste, and recycling waste to the designated collection location and prepares for transport in accordance with 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 areas to leave the area clean and litter-free.
Empties trash containers and cleans them so they are free from spills and marks. Operates outside cleaning equipment, such as, 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 areas in a safe manner by utilizing appropriate safety systems to protect patients, customers, and team members. To achieve a Superior Facility Image, cleans and disinfects 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 requests. 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 delivers 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.
Other Related Functions Identifies and utilizes appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved. Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements. Demonstrates the ability to operate all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
Demonstrates the ability to set up/dismantle beds for cleaning according to department cleaning procedures. Completes other tasks assigned by EVS leadership. Assists in onboarding new Environmental Services Technicians at Levels I, II, and III as requested.
Reports unsafe situations and turns in Engineering Service Requests for repair. Participates in Department Safety/Quality Assurance activities as assigned (i.e., Linen Area Cart/Bio Bins upon arrival). Qualifications Education/Training High School Diploma or GED preferred.
Licensure/Certification Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) preferred. Experience Three (3) years of experience in healthcare support services, EVS, hospitality, or a related field. 3 Years of Floor Tech experience highly preferred