As an Environmental Services Technician, you will perform a vital role within Northfield Hospital + Clinics, maintaining our high standards of cleanliness. You will perform various cleaning tasks in order to provide a clean, safe, and infection free environment for patients, residents, staff, and visitors. This position does not provide direct patient care and operates similar to a Custodian or Housekeeper.

Responsibilities:

• Assembles materials and supplies from supply areas and transports to work areas.
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, vacuums, and dust mops floors.
• Operates and maintains floor machines, sweepers, vacuums, carpet cleaning equipment, and snow blowers.
• Cleans areas by washing furnishings, walls, ledges, toilets, basins, tubs, showers, vents, and equipment.
• Gathers trash, biohazardous waste and sharps, and recyclables.
• Handles hazardous pharmaceutical waste in accordance with hospital protocol, including transporting hazardous waste disposal containers.
• Cleans, refinishes, and maintains a variety of floor covering.
• Cleans stains and spills, replaces burnt out lights, shovels snow and makes deliveries as needed.
• Sets up rooms for meetings.

Qualifications:

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Basic math skills
• Ability to lift up to 51 lbs.
• Prefer previous custodian, housekeeping, or cleaning experience in a hospital or clinic setting

Schedule:

• Casual/Call - Varying Days/Shifts
• Flexible day/evening shifts between 6:30am and 11:30pm
• Must be able to work three shifts a month, one being a weekend, based on department need

Benefits:

• Competitive Wages Based on Experience
• PERA Retirement Program with a 7.5% Company Match
• Free On-Site Parking
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work Perks

Northfield Hospital & Clinics is an independent organization with over 800 employees. We are known for our positive work environment and quality patient care. We provide a full spectrum of services with our Hospital and Long Term Care Center in Northfield and primary and specialty clinics in Northfield, Lakeville, Farmington, Faribault and Lonsdale.

With us you’ll find competitive pay and benefits (when hired for 40 hours/pay period or more) including health and dental insurance, vision discount plan, life and disability insurance, PTO, tuition reimbursement, and a pension plan with a generous employer contribution.