EVS Associate- 48 pp /3pm-11:30pm Kalamazoo

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the environmental services manager, the EVS Associate maintains environmental and infection-control standards within the healthcare facility’s established policies and procedures. The role cleans patient rooms, public and surgical areas, and other assigned spaces; stocks supplies; and cleans and maintains equipment. The associate serves internal and external customers and follows practices that comply with regulatory requirements. Work instructions are provided, and work is frequently audited for accuracy and quality. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. The position is part-time, scheduled for 24 hours per week on second shift, 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., at Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus in Kalamazoo. A high school diploma or GED is not required. A Michigan driver’s license and insurability may be required for BBC only. The role involves frequent standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, and handling supplies and equipment. It may require lifting up to 50 pounds, assisting with heavier tasks, working on a stepladder up to four feet, walking stairs, working in confined or occupied spaces, and responding to occasional pressure or emergency situations. Required protective clothing may include gloves, eye protection, face protection, and shoe covers.

Requirements

Ability to work independently.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above an eighth-grade level with departmental staff and internal and external customers.
Interpersonal skills that represent Bronson in a positive and professional manner.
Excellent customer-service, thoroughness, and time-management skills.
Ability to accept delegation and negotiate task priorities comfortably.
Ability to perform physical duties including regularly handling bulky or moderately heavy loads up to 50 pounds and frequently reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
Ability to work while standing on a stepladder at a height of four feet, walk stairs when necessary, and maintain good balance while performing duties.
Ability to work in confined and occupied areas and handle occasional pressure from multiple calls and inquiries or emergency and crisis situations.
For BBC only, a Michigan driver’s license and insurability may be required.

Responsibilities

Perform daily general cleaning and maintain patient rooms, operating rooms, ancillary areas, patient-related areas, and departmental areas according to the Environmental Services Department Manual’s ten steps of cleaning.
Follow isolation procedures in isolation and contact-plus rooms.
Detail-clean vents, fan fixtures, window tops, door frames, wall art, bumpers, furniture, and other areas as needed.
Clean assigned public and other areas, including lobbies, waiting rooms, restrooms, elevators, utility rooms, exam rooms, offices, and stairwells.
Collect and replace sharps containers and black pharmacy boxes in patient-care areas.
Document and maintain records of assigned cleaning tasks.
Restock supplies in assigned areas.
Communicate information and requests to registered nurses and/or patient care assistants as appropriate.
Provide service to patients, staff, families, visitors, and other customers; direct visitors as necessary.
Maintain confidentiality of patient and unit data in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Remove trash and soiled linen from assigned areas and transport them to disposal areas.
Keep work areas orderly, clean and store equipment in assigned locations, and perform other duties as assigned.
Operate mechanical floor-care equipment, which may include iMops, vacuums, sweepers, auto scrubbers, burnishers, and side-by-side scrubbers; maintain assigned floor-care machinery.
Coordinate cleaning activities with the department coordinator as needed.
Attend regular staff meetings, take responsibility for personal growth and development, attend huddles, and support the Bronson Management System’s problem-solving methods.
For BBC only, operate ultraviolet disinfection equipment (Surfacide UV Robot).
Perform other assigned duties, which may include using the trash compactor and emptying trash and linen chutes.
For designated facilities, collect, label, and organize biomedical waste for pickup; collect and transport recycling; and transport waste to the appropriate compactor or dumpster.
For designated facilities, change privacy curtains as needed and inspect and maintain assigned areas, including laboratory work areas, offices, restrooms, waiting areas, patient procedure rooms, stairwells, receiving docks, storage areas, EVS closets, biomedical storage rooms, recycling areas, and elevator areas and tracks.
For BBC and BLH only, laundry duties may be included.