EVS Technician - 40 hour, Mixed Shift

Housekeeping

According to established procedure, cleans and services building areas. Moves furniture, equipment, and supplies in and around hospital departments; and performs a variety of environmental services duties to maintain the hospital in a neat, orderly, and sanitary condition.

Major Responsibilities

• Loads service cart with appropriate materials and supplies for assigned area.
• Operates and cleans various types of cleaning equipment (mechanical and electrical).
• Cleans operating suites using germicidal cleaning solutions and arranges furniture and equipment.
• Cleans patient rooms, observing isolation techniques and ensuring a safe, clean environment.
• Cleans assigned areas including walls, doors, ceilings, fixtures, and windows.
• Climbs ladders to reach high areas for cleaning, using safety precautions.
• Collects and/or distributes soiled or clean linen, maintaining linen closet cleanliness.
• Dust mops, wet mops floors, and vacuums carpets.
• Maintains floors and baseboards using appropriate cleaning methods.
• Maintains carpets through regular vacuuming.
• Collects waste and/or hazardous waste, following infection control policies.
• Performs any duty assigned by a supervisor to ensure a safe, comfortable, and sanitary environment.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
• All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education Required: None specified

Preferred: High School Graduate or G.E.D.

Experience/Skills Required: None specified

Preferred: Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare environment

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

This position involves frequent standing, pushing, pulling, bending, reaching, and performing repetitive movements. It may require climbing and working at heights. The role includes exposure to temperature extremes and requires precise motor skills, vision, and hearing. Lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing weights up to 100 lbs may be required occasionally to frequently.