EVS ASSOCIATE

Yale New Haven Health•Bridgeport, CT

About The Position

The EVS Associate works under the direction of the EVS Supervisor and performs daily cleaning of patient rooms, nursing stations, lounges, restrooms, offices, clinic areas, corridors, stairwells, elevators, and other assigned areas. Cleaning must follow the standard cleaning and infection-control procedures of Sodexho Marriott Services and Bridgeport Hospital. Employees are expected to support the YNHHS vision and mission and demonstrate integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion. At Bridgeport Hospital, employees contribute to a coordinated, patient-centered care team focused on access, continuous and comprehensive care, and quality improvement.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Ability to understand and speak English well enough to perform assigned duties safely and efficiently.
Must pass all pre-employment screenings required by the client.
After initial training, demonstrate the ability to use supplies, tools, and equipment properly without waste or neglect.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Successful completion of department orientation.
Perform the essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Physical ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stand and walk; and frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled cleaning in assigned areas using established methods, including high and low dusting, emptying and relining trash receptacles, damp wiping and disinfecting surfaces, cleaning bathrooms and fixtures, dry mopping or vacuuming, wet mopping and disinfecting floors, burnishing or refinishing floors, cleaning walls and windows, polishing metallic surfaces, and replenishing room supplies.
Perform room checkout or discharge cleaning, shampoo carpets, collect bulk trash from soiled holding areas, and inspect completed work for quality.
Carry out EVS tasks with urgency and a customer-service orientation, and complete assignments within department-established time parameters.
Measure and dilute cleaning chemicals appropriately after training, and use chemicals for their intended purposes.
Maintain assigned equipment and workstations, report repair needs, assist with emergency-spill cleaning, and report general repair needs involving equipment, furniture, buildings, or fixtures.
Promote the safety of patients, staff, and visitors by following department safety policies and procedures.
Use cleaning equipment, chemicals, and protective clothing or devices safely, including razors, scrapers, vacuums, auto scrubbers, burnishers, buffers, extractors, jackets, gloves, floor signs, shoes, and goggles as applicable.
Immediately report accidents and incidents to the supervisor and notify the supervisor of work-related injuries before seeking medical treatment.
Keep floors free of spills, trash, and other articles; use safe lifting practices; demonstrate the emergency evacuation plan; and follow lockout/tagout procedures.
Perform additional assignments as required by the supervisor and attend scheduled meetings and in-services as directed by the supervisor or manager.