Environmental Services Specialist

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.

As an Environmental Service Specialist you are responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients, staff, and visitors by following procedures and standards established by the department. Will provide excellent customer services whenworking with patients, visitors and other staff members.

• Performs cleaning and sanitizing procedures in restrooms, common areas, treatment rooms and utility areas.
• Performs cleaning and sanitizing procedures of walls, vents, ledges and windows.
• Perform checkout cleaning procedure in patient room according to departmental policies and procedures, including medical equipment.
• Removes and transports soiled linens, trash, infectious waste and recycling according to departmental policy and procedures.
• Maintains all required records and information for all regulatory agencies (i.e., TJC, NFPA, state and city health departments).
• Participates as required in safety training and understands and follows hospital and department policies and procedures in all safety areas including hazardous materials and waste handling, life
  safety, medical equipment safety, accident reporting and security.
• Perform intensive cleaning procedures in specialty areas such as Emergency Department, Surgery and Pharmacy to a level acceptable that eliminates the risk of infection to the patient.
• Perform technical cleaning procedures such as mopping and scrubbing floors, using appropriate equipment and chemical dilution.
• Perform carpet and hard surface floor care including stripping, refinishing, bonnet cleaning, extraction and polishing.
• Assists with set-ups and other project related tasks.

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• High School Diploma or GED, preferred.
• Minimum six months of institutional or commercial cleaning experience required.
• Three months experience as an Environmental Services Worker in the company and completed competency checklist or equivalent experience in an institutional or commercial setting.
• Strong communication skills; ability to read, write and
  speak English. Must possess basic computer skills

Physical Requirements
Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly.

At CommonSpirit Mountain Region, we believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

At Holy Cross Hospital – Jordan Valley, our Respiratory Therapy department consists of nearly 25 talented employees including respiratory therapists, clinical coordinators, supervisors, and a charge respiratory therapist. As a level 3 trauma center that has recently expanded to triple our capacity, we care for patients of all age groups. In West Jordan, we are known for a positive and caring culture within the relaxed suburban area. Many of our employees have several years of experience within our facilities and their tenure shows they enjoy their work and are committed to excellent care to support each other and our community. Driven by our passion for humankindness, we work in synchrony as a team and are looking for dedication, compassion, and collaboration in a new team member.

At Holy Cross Hospital – Jordan Valley, our Telemetry department has 16 beds with a 4:1 ratio during the days and 5:1 ratio during the nights. Here, our nurses gain experience in a hospital setting by monitoring patients with acute diagnoses of sepsis, strokes, and heart attacks. Patients in this department are not sick enough for ICU, but not well enough for MedSurg. This department is an excellent place for learning and growth, especially for nurses who are interested in ICU or ER. Our team consists of passionate and driven caregivers who are always willing to go above and beyond for patients and coworkers. An ideal candidate for our team will be compassionate, teachable, and dedicated to patient care.

Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation!  Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with generous match
• Daycare FSA that can include a company contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness and more! 

View more on our benefits HERE.