EVS Specialist (Housekeeper)

DCH Health Care Authority•Tuscaloosa, AL

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Cleans and services building areas and patient care areas as assigned according to established procedures and schedule assignment. Responsibilities include daily cleaning of assigned areas following the 8-step cleaning procedure or other procedures as appropriate. Performs tasks such as cleaning occupied and discharged patient rooms, washing walls, doors/door frames, ceilings, patient room furnishings, windows, and refinishing/burnishing floors if required. Dusts, damp mops, and vacuums floor areas as applicable, vacuums carpets, spot-cleans carpets, collects waste from all areas of the hospital, routinely cleans waste receptacles, cleans the compactor area, collects soiled linen and distributes clean linen, and moves furniture within the facility. Arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning assigned areas. Requests cleaning supplies and equipment as needed and returns unused supplies to the housekeeping closet. Cleans carts and equipment and ensures all items are replaced in an orderly manner. Operates various types of cleaning equipment, both mechanical and electrical, such as buffers, wringers, scrubbers, and vacuums. Reports all broken furniture or equipment repair needs immediately to supervisors daily. Cleans and services building areas as assigned, including medication storage areas, according to established procedures and schedule assignment. Maintains secured access to designated medication storage areas when assigned to work in those areas and alerts nursing/clinical supervisors immediately if medications are discovered in any unlocked, unsupervised area. Provides training for new hires and others to the units. Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation. Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook. Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards, including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and oneself. Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors, and employees. Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors, and employees. Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors, and employees. Requires the use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet. Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures. All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to follow/understand verbal communications and written procedures required and to verbally communicate with others.
Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.
Must be able to speak clearly and have the ability to reason and express ideas to groups of people.
Physical presence onsite is essential.
Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
Able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

High School diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Daily cleans assigned areas following 8 step cleaning procedure or other procedures as appropriate.
Performs tasks such as; cleaning of occupied and discharged patient rooms, washing walls, doors/ door frames, ceilings, patient room furnishings, windows and if required refinish and burnish floors.
Dust damp mop vacuum floor areas as applicable, vacuums carpets, spot-cleans carpet, collect waste from all areas of hospital, routinely clean waste receptacles, clean compactor area, collect soiled linen and distribute clean linen, move furniture within facility, arrange furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning assigned area.
Requests cleaning supplies and equipment as needed and returns unused supplies to housekeeping closet, cleans carts and equipment and ensures all items are replaced in orderly manner.
Operates various types of cleaning equipment both mechanical and electrical, i.e. buffers, wringers, scrubbers, vacuums.
Reports all broken furniture or equipment repair needs immediately to supervisors – daily
Cleans and services building areas as assigned (including medication storage areas) according to established procedures and schedule assignment.
Maintains secured access to designated medication storage areas when assigned to work in those areas and alerts nursing/clinical supervisor immediately if medications are discovered in any unlocked, unsupervised area.
Provides training for new hires and others to the units
Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
All other duties as assigned.