Banner Staffing Services EVS Associate

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Staffing Services is hiring an EVS Associate for Banner University Medical Center Tucson’s Environmental Services department. This registry/per-diem position supports a fast-paced, cohesive, and diverse team. The associate helps provide a clean, safe, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing environment for patients, visitors, and staff, while following infection-control and safety procedures and minimizing interference with others. The position performs cleaning in patient rooms and other assigned areas, including dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming, and polishing. It also involves handling soiled linen, trash, and medical waste; replenishing supplies; caring for and tracking equipment; responding to questions and requests; and occasionally completing special cleaning projects. The work schedule is Wednesday through Saturday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., in eight-hour shifts. Registry/per-diem positions have no guaranteed hours and do not include a medical benefits package. A post-offer occupational health physical assessment, drug screen, and background check are required.

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 material safety data sheets and instructions for mixing and using cleaning chemicals, and to fill out chemical identification stickers.
For employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children: an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained during employment, and 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.
Completion of a post-offer occupational health physical assessment, drug screen, and background check, including employment, criminal, and education checks.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Plan and perform assigned cleaning tasks, including dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming, and polishing, according to departmental policies and procedures.
Empty hampers and transport soiled linen; empty trash containers and remove trash; and 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, use and protect it properly, log equipment in and out, and notify appropriate personnel when repairs are needed.
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 and safety procedures to help maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.