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The Environmental Services Tech I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. While executing the assigned responsibilities, the EVS Tech will have contact/interactions with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Responsible for ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The environmental services technician, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention and patient experience.
Job Responsibility:
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 healthcare 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
May be asked to perform tasks according to the various facility needs, including but not limited to: conference room set ups, cleaning of stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains
May be asked to mentor new Environmental Services Tech I employees
Ability to collaborate with others as we are a part of the patient care team
Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
Ability to explain orally or in writing the differences between levels of disinfection and perform intermediate level disinfection in areas where required
Communicates orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where co-workers and team members reciprocate in kind. Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others
Can distinguish the differences between levels of disinfection and perform low and intermediate level disinfection
Ability to operate necessary equipment/machines
Effectively uses computers and mobile devices
Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others
Ability to work without close supervision
Previous healthcare experience preferred
High School diploma or GED preferred
Nice to have:
Previous healthcare experience preferred
High School diploma or GED preferred
What we offer:
medical
prescription drug
dental
vision plans
life insurance
paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)
tuition reimbursement
retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings