Environmental Tech, Winnie Palmer Hospital (FT/Second Shift)

Position Summary

Join Our Team at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Woment & Babies!

The Environmental Services Technician lll isresponsible for executing the daily dutiesrequired to establish andmaintain a safe, clean, and healing environment. The EVS Tech will have contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas. Responsible for transporting regular waste, soiled linen, weighing and recording clean linen, bio-hazardous waste, recycling waste, maintenance of trash containers, and performing routine manual tasks inside hospital and operate trash dumpsters, scales, and package bio-waste for shipping

Job Title: Enviromental Technicial Level III

Location: Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, FL

Department: WPH Environmental Services

Type: Full Time

Shift: Second - This is for a 2nd shift. Candidate will be responsible for removing all waste from assigned soiled utility rooms. Start time is 2:30 PM - 11:00 PM. Weekdays with alternating weekends.

Environmental Services Department

• Cleaning and Disinfection: Ensures all areas of the hospital, including patient rooms,

operating rooms, and common areas, are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected to maintain a

safe environment.

• Waste Management: Handles the proper disposal of medical and non-medical waste,

including hazardous materials.

• Linen Services: Manages the distribution and cleaning of linens used throughout the

hospital.

• Pest Control: Implements measures to prevent and control pest infestations
• Environmental Sustainability: Promotes eco-friendly practices such as recycling and

energy conservation. Physical Location and Operating Hours

• Location: Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, 83 W Miller St,

Orlando, FL 32806.

• Operating Hours: The Environmental Services department operates 24/7 to ensure

continuous cleanliness and safety.

Patient Population Served

• Women and Babies: The hospital specializes in the healthcare needs of women and

newborns.

o Labor and Delivery: Comprehensive care for expectant mothers, including highrisk pregnancies.

o Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): Specialized care for premature and

critically ill newborns.

o Gynecology: Services include minimally invasive surgery, urogynecology, and

pelvic health.

o Breastfeeding Education: Support and education for new mothers on

breastfeeding practices.

o Counseling Services: Emotional and psychological support for patients and their

families.

Why Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital?

• One of the largest women’s hospitals in the nation, delivering over 14,000 babies annually.
• Magnet®-recognized hospital.
• A collaborative work culture that fosters innovation and professional development.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, and career advancement opportunities.

At Orlando Health, we’re not just a workplace—we’re a family committed to supporting you through every stage of your life and career. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” isn’t just a promise—it’s a reality we live every day"

Benefits:

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder.

Supportive and collaborative work environment.

Continuing education and professional development opportunities.

Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts.

Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1st year of employment.

Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.

ORLANDO HEALTH: WINNIE PALMER HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN & BABIES

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, part of the Orlando Health Women’s Institute, provides specialized care that covers all facets of women’s health, from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. One of the nation’s largest-volume and most experienced obstetrical centers, we welcome nearly 14,000 babies each year. Our 350-bed hospital includes 142 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, one of the largest NICUs in the nation. Our hospital is nationally recognized for excellence, with Magnet® designation for high-quality nursing care from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2013, Level IV Maternal Levels of Care

Verification from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The Joint Commission, Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission, a national ranking in Neonatology from U.S. News & World Report, and Top Teaching Hospital honors from The Leapfrog Group.

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaintsfrom customers.
• Transports regular waste, bio-hazardous waste, and recycling waste to the designated collection location and prepared for transporting according per Department of Transportation and Department of Health standards.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment around the linen room, dumpster/bio-trailers area, and/or designated areasthat will leave area clean and litter-free.
• Emptiestrash containers and cleansthem so they are free from spills and marks.
• Operates outside cleaning equipment, such as, but not limited to, pressure washer, leaf blower, Billy Goat and cart washing machine.
• Takes a proactive approach to maintaining the identified patient and non-patient areas that need attention to be compliant with all mandated and regulatory agency requirements.
• Maintains work area in a safe manner by utilizing appropriate safety systemsto protect patients, customers, and team members.
• To achieve a Superior Facility Image, this position is responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient rooms, and ancillary areas, to include, but notlimited to, bathrooms, public areas, corridors,medication storage rooms as directed and any other areasthat may require attention using designated and appropriate chemicals and cleaning procedures.
• Maintains equipmentin a clean and functional condition. Keeps work areas orderly, clean, and safe.
• Worksindependently to complete tasks as assigned.
• Responds to common inquiries from units/departments for linen request.
• Delivers clean linen to user areas on established and changing par levels.
• Uses handheld computer (if applicable) or manualsystem to credit and debit clean linen to user areas.
• Recordstelephone requestsfor linen on the Telephone Log. Picks up soiled linen from user areas and dSince eliver to the holding area for Laundry pick up.
• Weighs and records clean and reject linen when delivered and soiled linen at pick up.
• Recordsthe Laundry truck lock tag number to Weight Log for both clean and soiled linen.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Training

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Licensure/Certification

• DOT (Department of Transportation) Certification within the first 90 days. Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician

(CHEST), preferred.

• Linen Helper Software or similar software.

Experience

Three (3) or more years exp. in Health care supportservices and/or environmental services, hospitality, or related field to include one (1) or more years’ experience as a porter or warehouse worker experience.