Environmental Services Assistant

Environmental Services Assistant

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:

HCA Florida Westside Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more. Free counseling services and resources are also available for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing. Additionally, there is a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, an employee stock purchase plan, family support through fertility and family building benefits, and more. Employee benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking an Environmental Services Assistant for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications:

• Provides cleaning services as directed with consideration for patients, their family and friends
• Demonstrates understanding and respect for the personal dignity and values of all patients and visitors
• Ensures compliance with all required process and procedural steps
• Adheres to Infection Control policies and procedures
• Maintains a clean and safe patient environment at all times
• Promotes efficient performance of all the EVS required duties
• Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures related to the housekeeping function
• Reads, understands and follows manufacturer's directions, complies with MSDS requirements, and follows Supervisor's, Director's or manufacturer's representative's additional directions, as appropriate for all chemicals and equipment used
• When entering an occupied patient room, observes patient's rights by announcing himself or herself before entering
• Consistently demonstrates a positive attitude
• Fosters teamwork by offering assistance to others
• Provides positive welcome to all clients and family members
• Acknowledges and responds tactfully to all requests
• Shows consideration in interaction with patients, family and other health care team members by demonstrating therapeutic listening skills and cooperation
• Communicates and interacts with others in a professional, responsible, cooperative, and positive manner at all times
• Protects confidentiality of hospital and patient information
• Protects physical assets used in job, using supplies sparingly and accounting for them accurately, and protecting and maintaining equipment used
• Follows proper procedures for tagging and turning in found personal property
• Always posts wet floor sign when wet mopping floors or when liquids or spills are found on floors
• Is alert to safety hazards and notifies supervisor or Plant Operations as appropriate of any potential hazards found
• Completes assigned duties within shift
• Notifies supervisor of any duties which, for any reason, could not be completed within shift so that they may be attended to during the next shift
• Assists in other duties or areas of the department or hospital as requested

Qualifications:

• Two years' experience providing environmental services in a healthcare environment preferred
• Ability to read, write and converse in English required
• High school diploma/equivalent preferred

HCA Florida Westside Hospital is a 250-bed medical center and healthcare complex. Our facility was founded in 1974. We offer the latest in minimally invasive spine and colorectal surgery. We are one of nine Joint Commission-certified centers in the United States for minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Our Comprehensive Stroke Center is certified by the Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA). We are certified as a Thrombectomy Capable Center by the Joint Commission. We are a teaching and research facility. We offer Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in podiatry, surgery, and internal medicine. We are committed to expanding and improving every facet of the organization. We devote significant time and resources to enhancing our facility, staff, and medical care. Our medical services and compassionate care illustrate why we are one of the leading healthcare facilities in South Florida. At HCA Florida Westside Hospital, we care like family! Join our family-oriented team of more than 1,200 professionals and nearly 750 physicians. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Environmental Services Assistant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.