Environmental Services Tech

Job Description

Environmental Services Tech

Who we are: CAMcare Health is made of a diverse and innovative team motivated to provide the best possible healthcare to communities in Camden and the surrounding areas. We live our values by providing primary health care to everyone regardless of their ability to pay at seven sites throughout Camden and Gloucester counties. Focused on leveling up patient care, we are incorporating technology, creative problem solving, and innovating healthcare every day.

How you can make an impact: As an Environmental Services Tech at CAMcare you will contribute your love for patient care, strong desire to maintain a safe and sanitary environment for patients, visitors, and employees to a growing and mission-driven organization. You will be part of an organization that thrives on safety, collaboration, novel thinking and transformation.

What you will do:

• Maintains a safe and sanitary environment for visitors, patients, and employees.
• Cleans and maintains facilities as directed. Includes responsibilities such as cleaning, removing trash, and exam room set up.
• Maintains universal precautions to ensure patient and employee safety.
• Safely handles and disposes of regulated medical waste, and other trash.
• Responsible for proper chemical usage and maintaining a safe environment, including storage of chemicals.
• Facilitates patient care by meeting specific environmental requirements. Duties include, but are not limited to cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces in an around patient examination rooms.
• Wears appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Practices infection control isolation precautions according to Infection Control Isolation policies.
• Checks facility and patient areas for equipment and returns to proper location.
• Prepares cleaning solution according to written standards.
• Properly dispose of infectious waste and soiled linens.
• Reports any work-related injury according to Occupational Medicine: Employee Access and Blood-Borne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan
• Safeguards all patient protected information according to HIPAA policies
• Demonstrates an awareness of patient/employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of position
• Performs isolation cleaning procedures as instructed in order to prohibit the spread of infection.
• Other duties as assigned and may be required to work in other facilities as assigned.

What you bring:

• Compassion for patients.
• Proven ability to work with patients
• Proven working experience as a janitor/porter, housekeeping or environmental services.
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals and supplies.
• Integrity and ability to work independently.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential functions, as required under the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") or other applicable state/local law.

CAMcare Health Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance