Overview
Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino California. The hospital offers a full complement of services including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute an award-winning orthopedics program surgical weight loss and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stbernardinemedical for more information.
Responsibilities

As our Environmental Services Technician at St. Bernardine Medical Center now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health you’ll keep our patient rooms and all areas of the hospital clean and sanitized to protect everyone from potential illness or injury due to infectious diseases or other hazards.

You’ll succeed in this job if you are thorough and committed to safety. Not only will you perform routine cleaning tasks such as sweeping mopping or dusting you will also use specialized equipment and techniques to further sanitize this facility.

You must learn and adhere to proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials including bodily fluids or sharp objects. You will learn about and safely use disinfecting chemicals and learn techniques and procedures for cleaning certain specialized rooms or pieces of equipment. You may also refill soap dispensers paper towel dispensers tissue holders and other supplies as well as deliver clean linens to patient rooms.

You will truly excel in this role if you are friendly and enthusiastic about helping others. You are truly the most important component of safety and comfort for our patients visitors and staff. A clean facility with kind staff provides so much comfort and peace of mind to patients their loved ones and everyone working here.

Provide routine cleaning and decluttering to appropriate areas of the hospital - dusting sweeping mopping and disposing of trash.
Sanitize appropriate areas of the hospital using approved tools and routines which may vary by location. Patient rooms emergency rooms and operating rooms will all have their own procedures and vary from the hallways nurses’ stations waiting areas and restrooms. Use proper chemicals procedures and equipment to clean and disinfect surfaces thoroughly.
Restock supplies as needed in supply areas common areas and patient rooms. This may include soap paper towels bath tissue facial tissue bath linens bed linens and your own cleaning supplies in supply closets.
Learn and follow proper techniques for disposal of all medical waste including biological or biohazard waste such as bodily fluids or sharp implements.
Remain patient kind and personable in all interactions with patients visitors and staff.

Position is represented by SEIU

Qualifications

HS Diploma/GED preferred.
Previous experience in commercial/healthcare cleaning preferred.

Pay Range
$23.00 - $23.00 /hour

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