EVS Lead - Environmental Services

Beloit Health System•Beloit, WI

20h

About The Position

Beloit Health System is seeking an EVS Lead for its Environmental Services department. The EVS Lead oversees Environmental Services Technicians and Specialists to ensure their work is completed promptly and hygienically. The role helps maintain the hospital in a sanitary and attractive condition, including patient and visitor areas, patient discharge rooms, floors, carpeting, windows, walls, ceilings, lighting fixtures, vents, and associated equipment. The lead is the go-to contact for Environmental Services issues on second and third shifts and supports the EVS manager with employee scheduling and evaluation, as well as the selection and evaluation of supplies and equipment. The position is scheduled for the second shift, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., for 40 hours per week. The EVS Lead ensures discharged patient rooms are cleaned and sanitized according to policy and in a timely manner, and that waste, recyclables, soiled textiles, carts, and equipment are handled and returned appropriately.

Requirements

Experience in Environmental Services and associated chemical handling is mandatory.
Adhere to established hospital and Environmental Services Department policies, rules, and regulations.
Assimilate information from observations, including patient needs, safety factors, and maintenance requirements.
Demonstrate respect and courtesy to patients and visitors and maintain positive working relationships with hospital staff.
Organize time to account for workload and priorities.
Maintain ethical conduct and keep patients’ personal and medical information confidential.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee EVS Technicians and Specialists to ensure assigned tasks are completed in a timely and sanitary fashion.
Maintain hospital floors, patient and visitor areas, patient discharge rooms, carpeting, windows, walls, ceilings, lighting fixtures, vents, and associated equipment in a clean and sanitary condition.
Ensure patient rooms are cleaned and sanitized according to policy after discharge.
Serve as the go-to person for EVS issues on second and third shifts.
Vacuum, spot clean, and extract carpeting.
Use cleaning supplies and disinfectants appropriately and in the correct ratio.
Wet mop, buff, and refinish floors.
Change or oversee the changing of cubicle curtains and drapes as appropriate.
Pick up or oversee the transport of trash from centralized collection points to the trash compactor.
Transport soiled textiles to the loading dock for pickup.
Return empty tip-off dumpsters and waste transport carts to the fifth floor.
Collect recyclables and transport them to the recycling compactor.
Ensure waste transport carts and equipment are clean and sanitary for the next shift.
Assist the EVS manager with employee scheduling and employee evaluations.
Assist in the selection and evaluation of supplies and equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.