Days

Gaylord Hospital•Wallingford, CT

11d

About The Position

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a health system dedicated exclusively to medical rehabilitation, providing inpatient and outpatient care throughout recovery. Its mission is to enhance health, maximize function, and transform lives, guided by the values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. The EVS Aide II provides timely cleaning of patient rooms and helps maintain cleanliness throughout the facility. The role performs discharge cleaning, routine patient-room maintenance, cycle cleaning, office cleaning, and cleaning of ancillary areas to support continuous patient care and daily operations. The position also supports Environmental Services Aide I duties as needed. The role follows infection-prevention and control procedures, handles waste and hazardous materials in accordance with applicable regulations, and participates in recycling and sustainability initiatives. The schedule is full-time days, including every other weekend and every other holiday.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and one year of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid driver’s license if required to operate hospital vehicles.
Follow infection-control, hand-hygiene, and personal protective equipment protocols.
Work a full-time day schedule that includes every other weekend and every other holiday.

Nice To Haves

Housekeeping experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform daily floor maintenance, including sweeping, vacuuming, extracting, mopping, scrubbing, buffing, and waxing.
Operate and maintain floor-cleaning equipment such as buffers, scrubbers, and vacuums.
Wash and spot-clean walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, sills, stainless steel, and other surfaces; perform high and low dusting.
Dust furniture and equipment, and disinfect and sterilize equipment.
Maintain clean and welcoming lobbies, hallways, waiting rooms, staircases, elevators, and common areas.
Respond promptly to spills, bloodborne pathogens, and hazardous-material cleanups.
Support discharge and cycle cleaning and patient-room disinfection procedures as needed.
Clean ancillary areas, including offices, restrooms, nurses’ stations, and shower rooms, as needed.
Restock supplies.
Follow infection-control protocols and disinfect patient rooms, restrooms, and high-touch surfaces using approved disinfectants and proper techniques.
Handle soiled linens, biohazardous waste, and bodily fluids to prevent contamination; follow hand-hygiene and PPE protocols.
Dispose of general, biohazardous, pharmaceutical, and sharps waste according to OSHA, EPA, and hospital regulations.
Ensure waste bins are closed, labeled correctly, and emptied regularly.
Participate in hospital recycling and sustainability initiatives.
Monitor and report waste-handling issues or environmental risks to the team leader or supervisor.
Collaborate effectively and contribute to a safe, inclusive, respectful, and high-quality workplace.