Facilities/Environmental Services Technician

Company: Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care
Location: Joliet
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionSalary: Founded in 1982 as Joliet Area Community Hospice, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider licensed in 11 counties in northwest Illinois. We provide exceptional serious illness care, hospice care and grief support for adults and children.The Facilities/Environmental Services Technician is responsible for a wide variety of activities such as minor repairs and cleaning to ensure that the facilities are both tidy and functional.This full time position works 40 hours per week from 1 pm - 9:30 pm Sunday thru Thursday. We have two buildings and an inpatient unit that may require any/all of the following responsibilities:

• Perform maintenance duties as assigned, such as replacing lightbulbs, and minor fixes.
• Conduct floor maintenance including stripping and waxing tile floors and shampooing carpet as assigned.
• Assemble and/or install necessary equipment.
• Clean Inpatient Unit (IPU), offices and common community areas to include cleaning and disinfecting washrooms, cleaning floors and dusting.
• Execute timely cleaning duties when a patient has been discharged, or in the event of death, and prepare rooms quickly and efficiently for new occupant.
• Maintain an organized and stocked work cart at all times while ensuring that chemicals are properly labeled and stored, and the work cart is locked when in common areas or while unattended.
• Follow cleaning practices for isolation rooms using appropriate infection control and isolation guidelines as indicated by department cleaning procedures.
• Responsible for event set-up and take down as instructed.Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, valid driver's license and previous maintenance experience.Lightways offers a generous benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K, paid holidays and a generous PTO plan for full time positions. EOE

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