**The Environmental Services Tech is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. Responsible for ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention.**

+ Responsible for completing as assigned, daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and other common areas.

+ Performs duties while demonstrating a working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements.

+ Displays safe chemical use and equipment handling for all items within the healthcare environment.

+ Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.

+ Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies, and equipment, as outlined in the Standard Work cart set up.

+ Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste stream handling (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous) in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.

St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital in Lufkin, TX, paves the way for quality innovative health care in East Texas. With hospitals in Lufkin, Livingston, and San Augustine, St. Luke’s Health provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. Our facility is a collaboration between St. Luke’s Health and a team of specialized physicians focused on General and Interventional Cardiology, Sports Medicine, and Orthopedics, including Total Joint Replacement and Spine Care.