Environmental Services Tech Lead

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado^TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Leads the work of Environmental Services employees in the absence of the supervisor. Maintains the Hospital’s environment to be clean and safe. Displays mission, vision, and values of the Hospital by demonstrating courteous and professional behavior towards patients, physicians, visitors, volunteers and other employees.

• Capable of performing job responsibilities in the EVS Tech and EVS Tech Specialist classifications.
• Follows infection control/prevention practices and safety practices in all activities.
• Lead the work of others, scheduling, coordinating shift change activities, assigning work to others.
• Cleaning floors, damp dusting furniture and fixtures, making and cleaning patient beds; cleaning and emptying ash urns and waste receptacles; washing windows, walls, ceilings, vents, lights, and changing light bulbs.
• Perform non-routine floor care duties (buffing, shampooing, etc.)
• Inspect and replace curtains and cubicles; checking and stocking soap and paper supplies; hauling out trash; moving furniture, and using various cleaning equipment, carts and products.
• Requires leadership responsibilities and ability to team build and motivate employees.
• Requires a normal, responsive relationship indicating sensitivity to other people.
• Must maintain as confidential information accidentally gained in the process of doing one’s own work. Must demonstrate the ability to cooperate with others.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• High School diploma or GED preferred. Previous healthcare
  experience preferred
• Requires self-discipline to perform work specifically assigned.
• Requires a display of personal attitude, courtesy, and appearance for others to look favorably on the institution (much contact with public).
• Requires understanding of either verbal or written communications and instructions.
• Must be able to interpret written warnings as posted on doorways and chemicals. Requires use of judgment making decisions adherent to standards.
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays.
• Requires continuous contact with cleaning solutions.
• Requires a normal, responsive relationship indicating sensitivity to other people.
• Must maintain as confidential any information accidentally gained in the process of working.
• Must demonstrate the ability to cooperate with others.

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit.

Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.

We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer: 

• Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options.
• Spending Accounts including a Dependent Care FSA that can include an employer contribution
• Retirement account options with a generous employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness, and so much more!

View more on our benefits HERE.

$19.13 - $30.20 / hour