DEFINITION/PRIMARY FUNCTION
The Environmental Services Coordinator independently coordinates the clerical duties for the department. The coordinator maintains and produces Environmental Services reports and statistics. The coordinator dispatches telephone requests for services from patients, and staff. The coordinator provides assistance to the Director of Environmental Services and other department staff. He/She also has the responsibility of overseeing the daily operations of the department, and coordinates workloads for project workers, room set ups. Maintains medical waste and sharps logs, including weights for shipments, tracking forms on shipments, maintains infection control and daily construction site surveys, ILSM reports, and hazard surveillance surveys for the Safety Supervisor. Process payroll for department.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum qualifications are required unless stated otherwise.)
Experience:
Two (2) years of secretarial or related clerical position experience, and two (2) years of Environmental Services experience.
Education and Training:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Associate's Degree in Secretarial Sciences or Office Management Preferred.
License, Certification & Registration:
None required.
Other Requirements:
Word processing skills of 50 wpm.
Experience with Hospital-based computer software, Microsoft Office, including Excel and/or Midas preferred.
Data entry experience required.
Excellent organizational skills.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Documented ability to work independently, anticipates needs within the department, and manages assignments to completion without continuous monitoring and redirection.
Ability to communicate effectively, ability to use communication devices such as telephone, pagers, vocera, amcon software.