Floor Tech - GCH

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

At Garden City Hospital, we pride ourselves on community involvement and commitment to preserving access to quality and compassionate healthcare. We are a state-of-the-art medical facility with over 300 licensed beds and a teaching hospital, offering medical education to students, residents and fellows from across the country. The residency and fellowship programs offer graduate medical education to more than 80 trainees in specialties. Garden City Hospital has an award-winning staff of over 350 of the area's best and brightest physicians from almost every specialty. Learn more at .

Responsibilities

The Environmental Services Floor Technician is responsible for maintaining a high level of cleanliness within the hospital and adjacent buildings, which may require traveling from one facility to another without assistance. Complete assigned projects (Stripping/ waxing / refinishing of hard surface Flooring, Carpet Extracting / Bonnet Buffing, Restorative scrub Ceramic tile). Work Indiviually and also in a team environment, complete other tasks as assigned. Respond to and initiate communication by phone, handheld radios, pagers etc.

Under the general supervision of the EVS Manager/Supervisor, duties include but are not limited to: Floor Scrubbing/stripping, refinishing, carpet shampooing, carpet extraction, cleaning floor corners/edges/baseboards, removing trash, floor buffing, floor burnishing, elevator track cleaning, other floor and carpet maintenance, Upholstery cleaning, conference room set ups, stairwell cleaning, in all assigned areas of the hospital using standard cleaning procedures and chemicals. The EVS Floor Tech will actively participate in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all, while implementing the principles of the organization.

• Performs routine cleaning of the floors on the assigned facility in a neat and sanitary manner.
• Mops, a sweeps, scrubs, and strips floor, applies floor sealers and finishes.
• Full vacuuming will be required in traffic areas and any visible debris on carpets.
• Spot clean carpets as needed, utilizing extraction and bonneting methods.
• Maintain hard floors with no build up in corners and provide dust mop.
• Polish floor using buffing products to restore shine high gloss and uniform appearance to the traffic areas.
• Must maintain and keep equipment clean and in good operational conditions.
• Secures the work area with all Safety Signs.
• Reports safety hazards as appropriate.
• Locks and unlocks doors and windows to offices and other rooms as necessary. Turns off lights when rooms are unoccupied.
• Works day, evening or night shift as assigned.
• Must do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
• Observes safety precautions at all times.
• Perform related work as directed.
• At the end of the shift equipment must be left clean and ready to use including cleaning materials.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. One (1) year of knowledge within acute care hospital environmental service techniques, practices and procedures required. Preferred two years of Floor Tech experience in a healthcare setting.
2. High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
3. Must be able to read, understand and communicate effectively.
4. Ability to understand written and verbal instructions.
5. Apply common sense understanding to follow instructions that were provided.
6. Must be able to communicate and understand English

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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