Environmental Services Specialist - Environmental Services

Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: Petaluma
Posted on: January 12, 2022

Job Description:

We are looking for an Environmental Services Specialist for the Environmental Services Department at Providence Petaluma Valley Hospital. Apply Today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text with some additional questions from our Modern Hire system.Location: Petaluma, CAWork Schedule: On Call/ Per DiemShift: 8-hour, Days (Variable)Job Summary:Supervises a small group of employees while performing Environmental Services within assigned area of responsibility. This position requires a moderate amount of supervision.Essential Functions:

• Performs Environmental Service duties within area.
• Oversees projects scheduled and performed for department and checks quality of work done by said employees.
• Trains new employees upon hiring, and retrain current employees on floor care techniques and best practices established by department management.
• Schedules and coordinates project work with various department staff and management.
• Provides coverage for department shifts areas as needed.
• Area of Specialization:
• Ability to respond to routine and stat requests generated from patient care areas.
• Provide assistance to fellow staff members.
• Ability to prioritize daily workload and reassess immediate duties to accommodate patient care.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to cover area shifts within the department.
• Oversees floor program for facility and support for other entity floor needs.
• Assumes Lead responsibilities in the absence of Department Shift Lead.SKILLS:
  • Understanding of housekeeping techniques and processes.
  • Understanding of general hospital policies and procedures.
  • Understanding of infection control principles.
  • Interpersonal relation skills.
  • Ability to understand written and oral instructions.Preferred Position Qualifications:Experience: Experience with floor care products, equipment and processes.Providence St. Joseph Health (Providence) has worked for decades to improve health and quality of life in California's North Bay region, starting in Sonoma County, where the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange opened the doors of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in 1950. Today, we continue the mission begun by the Sisters to those we serve through an integrated spectrum of primary, urgent, acute, outpatient, palliative care and regional referral services. Sonoma County facilities aligned with Providence include the 278-bed Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the region's only Level II trauma center. In addition, the 80-bed Petaluma Valley Hospital and 43-bed Healdsburg Hospital are secular (non-religious) affiliates of Providence. Our services also encompass three Urgent Care centers, Hospice of Petaluma, Memorial Hospice and North County Hospice, the Annadel Medical Group doing business as St. Joseph Health Medical Group, as well as the St. Joseph Home Care Network (post-acute care services). We act as a regional referral hub for outlying hospitals, while also providing outpatient behavioral health care, education to promote health and prevent chronic disease, rehabilitation, oral health care, community benefit programs, and more, all fostering health and quality of life throughout the area.Providence provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Providence complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.Positions specified as "on call/per diem" refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff vacancies.Company: Sonoma County EntitiesCategory: Environmental ServicesReq ID: R349907

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