EVS Associate

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The EVS Associate performs cleaning of patient rooms and/or assigned areas as a member of the environmental services team. The role helps maintain a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing environment for patients, visitors, and staff while minimizing interference with their activities. It also supports infection-control and safety procedures and contributes to the overall patient experience. The position is based at Banner - University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. It is full-time, day shift, scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Weekend rotations and holidays are required. Full-time and part-time employees attend a two-week training schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. during the first week and Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. during the second week, including Monday morning NEO. BUMCT and BUMCS train together at a location determined by the EVS Educator. The posting offers a $1,000 sign-on bonus and a flat-rate $1-per-hour weekend shift differential; an 18% night shift differential applies when applicable.

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.
Employees working in the specified behavioral-health settings serving children, or at Olive Branch Senior Center, must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at hire and maintain it during employment; an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Previous related experience and 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, according to departmental policies and procedures; plan daily completion of 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 facility areas.
Maintain departmental equipment cleanliness, protect equipment through proper use, log equipment in and out, and notify appropriate personnel when repairs are needed.
Perform special projects such as window washing, wall washing, or 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.
Sterilize procedural rooms and terminally clean operating rooms.