Environmental Services Senior Coordinator, Arnold Palmer Hospital (FT/Second Shift) en Orlando Health

Join Our Team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital!

The Environmental Services (EVS) Senior Coordinator is responsible for assisting the supervisor with day-to-day operations, which include scheduling and training of staff, monitoring quality and operating all equipment as necessary. Position requires individual to train team members, monitor all essential functions for all current employees, and serve as a working lead covering positions in Environmental Services. The position is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, clean, healing environment development and monitoring EVS and procedures, and contributes to department quality initiatives and programs. Serves as a member of the EVS Leadership team and assumes shift/operational responsibility in the absence of the supervisor.

Job Title: Environmental Services Senior Coordinator

Location: Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital, Orlando, FL
Department: APH Environmental Services
Type: Full Time

Shift:Second -2:30pm to 11:00pm 

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.

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 1^st year of employment.
• Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.

ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold 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 our 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.

Essential Functions
• Conducts one-on-one training sessions using approved techniques, procedures, and educational materials in the training process.
• Provides instruction to new hires and current employees in various areas.
• Properly demonstrating technical skills, including steps cleaning process for patient & non-patient rooms, isolation rooms, critical care areas, ER trauma units, and ancillary areas, including but not limited to, restrooms/bathrooms, public areas, corridors, and any other areas that may require attention.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, using appropriate designated engagement techniques.
• Maintains accurate floor care logs and checklists.
• Able to mix chemicals according to instructions.
• Recognizes the importance of how their communication is received by patients, visitors, and other health care workers, staff, etc.
• Recognizes their role as part of the larger organization and models the mission statement through interaction with patients, family, visitors, and other facility staff. Adheres to all Standards of Precaution, SDS and Hand Hygiene directives.
• Must complete all mandatory training as designated and required.
• Participates in departmental quality assurance and improvement activities as appropriate.
• Must be able to maintain productivity and volume standards established for the assigned facility.
• Keeps current with all policies and procedures of the hospital and the department.
• Practices critical thinking skills to include prioritization of duties and immediate needs/requests (Stat cleans)
• Identify and utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through.
• Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
• Assists in onboarding new Environmental Services Technicians I, II, III and IV and V’s as requested.
• Cleaning duties include, but are not limited to, patient bed, furniture, light fixtures, ceiling vents, windows, window.
• Instructs proper procedures for replenishing supplies as needed.
• Uses programs that include the hospitals bed management system.
• Instructs in accomplishes these functions by pushing, pulling, cleaning carts, moving supplies and equipment, carrying buckets,
operating equipment such as vacuum cleaners and wearing protective clothing as required by work environment or regulatory agency.
• Provides comprehensive oversight of the shift.
• Provides new hires Sixty (60) Day evaluations and assist with annual competencies.
• Interfaces with Supervisors, Office Coordinators, Ops. Managers and Director

• Proactively handles any improvement opportunities or concerns. Leads or participates in performance improvement projects and
process improvement efforts.
• Research, coordinates, and implements core training programs and systems (cleaning and disinfection practices, protocols,
auditing tools, competencies, job aides, in-services, skills labs, etc.).
• Develops and utilizes appropriate evaluation systems to measure effectiveness of educational activities and uses feedback to adjust programs accordingly.
• Collaboratively selects training materials with department director and/or manager.
• Maintains and organizes training materials and associated validation of employee competency training to meet accreditation requirements.
• Establishes EVS annual continuing education calendar.
• Completes training evaluations and critique reports for each individual trainee.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
• Reports unsafe situations and turns in Engineering Service Requests for repair.
• 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.

Education/Training
High School Diploma or GED

Licensure/Certification
• DOT (Department of Transportation) Certification within the first 90 days of employment
• (CSCT) Certified Surgical Cleaning Technician within the first year of employment.
• (CHEST Certification) Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional Experience within the first year of employment.

Experience
• Five (5) years health care environmental services experience
• Analytical and oral communication skills.
• Bed Management Systems