EVS Tech I

BHS•Richmond, KY

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician I (EVS I) performs daily duties to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. The primary goal of Environmental Services is to provide a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The role involves contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff, with interactions appropriate to the demographics of patients served in assigned areas. This is a full-time, second-shift position, described as mid-day.

Requirements

Prefer completion of a high school diploma or equivalent.
Safely and properly lift and transport items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Safely and properly pull, push, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and stretch.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure timely patient-room turns while following basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention.
Empty trash, clean trash cans as needed, and replace liners.
Remove infectious waste and fill sharps containers as needed.
Damp-dust furniture, ledges, and fixtures using a germicidal agent.
Dry-mop and wet-mop floors and vacuum carpeting.
High-dust vents, over-bed lights, and other items above shoulder height.
Operate several types of vacuum cleaners and other miscellaneous cleaning tools.
Wear personal protective equipment as needed, including rubber gloves, eye protection, gowns, booties, masks, and hair covers.
Perform other assigned duties, including alternate EVS aide responsibilities as needed.