EVS Associate

Banner Health • Mesa, AZ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The EVS Associate performs cleaning in patient rooms and/or assigned areas and helps maintain a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing hospital environment while minimizing interference with others. As a member of the environmental services team, the associate supports the safety, health, and morale of patients, visitors, and staff and follows infection-control and safety procedures.

The role includes a range of cleaning and facility-support tasks performed according to departmental policies and procedures. The associate works under regular supervision and is responsible for an assigned facility or area. The position is based at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona, and is full-time, 40 hours per week, on a day shift from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team without continuous supervision.
• Ability to interpret and respond to verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others by phone and verbally.
• Ability to read and understand safety data sheets and instructions for mixing and using cleaning chemicals, and to complete chemical identification stickers.
• For employees working at the specified behavioral-health locations or clinical settings serving children, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained during employment; an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• For employees working at Olive Branch Senior Center, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained during employment.

Nice To Haves

• Previous related experience.
• Familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques.
• Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned cleaning tasks, including dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming, and polishing, and plan the daily completion of those tasks.
• Empty hampers and transport soiled linen; empty trash containers and remove trash; empty medical waste containers, including sharps.
• Inventory, restock, and replenish supplies such as toilet tissue, paper towels, and hand soap in assigned areas.
• Maintain departmental equipment, notify appropriate personnel when repairs are needed, protect equipment through proper use, and log equipment out and back in.
• Perform special projects as needed, such as washing windows or walls and removing heavily soiled items or furnishings.
• Respond to questions and requests from patients, staff, and visitors and meet or exceed customer-service satisfaction goals.
• Follow infection-control, safety, and departmental procedures while providing a clean and safe environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed