EVS TECH/HOUSEKEEPING AIDE

VALOR HEALTH•Emmett, ID

165d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician is responsible for maintaining the facility’s interior in a clean, sanitary, and attractive condition while following applicable safety practices, policies, and procedures. The role performs routine and scheduled cleaning throughout patient-care, clinical, and public areas, as well as terminal cleaning and biohazard spill cleanup. The employee maintains cleaning supplies and equipment, supports schedule coverage, keeps required records, attends meetings as required, and maintains positive relations with coworkers, patients, and visitors. The position is listed as full-time/part-time, with any shift, at Valor Health Hospital in Emmett, Idaho. The department supervisor is the Facility/EVS Manager. No qualifications are listed after the “Qualifications” heading in the supplied description.

Requirements

Follow established safety, infection-control, cleaning, and department procedures.
Wear nonskid shoes that fully cover the feet; keep long hair off the shoulders and tied back; and wear a badge in full view during working hours.
Help cover schedules during vacations and sick leaves.

Responsibilities

Follow policies and procedures for daily cleaning and sanitizing facility surfaces, furnishings, equipment, fixtures, and other listed areas.
Operate mechanical floor-cleaning equipment and polish, vacuum, buff, strip, and wax floors according to schedule.
Wet- and dry-mop hard floors daily and vacuum carpeted areas daily.
Spot-clean furniture.
Use a ladder for high work when necessary, following proper procedures and safety standards.
Remove waste and soiled linens and place them in specified bags; gather and dispose of trash and waste according to policies and safety procedures.
Move furniture and other objects to clean effectively.
Perform scheduled or as-needed terminal cleaning of patient rooms, surgery areas, and other facility areas.
Clean occupied patient rooms daily and clean dismissal rooms to prepare them for new patients.
Clean public restrooms daily and clean the Laboratory, X-ray Department, offices, dining room, clinic, emergency areas, Same Day Surgery, Surgery, conference rooms, and lobby areas daily.
Clean up biohazard spills.
Follow strict infection-control and physical-safety standards and the cleaning procedures established by the department supervisor.
Maintain the cleaning cart, keep chemicals in a locked bin or on the bottom shelf of carts without locked bins, and keep carts neat.
Launder and dry used rags and mops daily and restock them.
Maintain a neat and clean appearance; wear nonskid, fully covering shoes, keep long hair tied back and off the shoulders, and wear badges in full view during working hours.
Obtain pre-approval before leaving early and help cover schedules during vacations and sick leaves.
Maintain records of daily census and dismissal rooms cleaned.
Attend required meetings and participate on committees as directed.
Maintain positive and effective relations with coworkers, patients, and visitors.
Perform other related duties as assigned.