EVS Specialist

DCH Health System•Northport, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The EVS Specialist cleans and services assigned building and patient care areas according to established procedures and scheduled assignments. Duties include cleaning occupied and discharged patient rooms and other surfaces and furnishings; cleaning and maintaining floors, carpets, waste receptacles, carts, and equipment; collecting waste and soiled linen; distributing clean linen; and arranging furniture and equipment after cleaning. The role uses a range of mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment and maintains supplies and equipment in an orderly manner. The specialist may clean designated medication storage areas and must maintain secured access while assigned there, promptly alerting a nursing or clinical supervisor if medications are found in an unlocked, unsupervised area. The position also provides training to new hires and others assigned to the units. It requires onsite physical presence and adherence to DCH policies, procedures, safety practices, behavioral standards, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

Ability to follow and understand verbal communications and written procedures.
Ability to communicate verbally with others; read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
Ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to work onsite; physical presence is essential.
Ability to lift 20 pounds occasionally and frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing up to 10 to 20 pounds.
Ability to walk, stand, climb ladders, push, pull, and perform manual dexterity tasks.
Ability to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, handle, feel, talk, hear, and see.
Ability to speak clearly and reason and express ideas to groups of people.
Normal or corrected-to-normal hearing and vision.
Ability to work with exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, laboratory chemicals, and hazardous materials, and to wear common protective or safety equipment.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean assigned areas daily according to the 8-step cleaning procedure or other applicable procedures.
Clean occupied and discharged patient rooms, walls, doors, door frames, ceilings, furnishings, and windows; refinish and burnish floors when required.
Dust, damp mop, and vacuum floors as applicable; vacuum and spot-clean carpets.
Collect waste throughout the hospital, routinely clean waste receptacles, and clean the compactor area.
Collect soiled linen and distribute clean linen.
Move and arrange furniture and equipment within the facility and leave assigned areas orderly after cleaning.
Request cleaning supplies and equipment as needed, return unused supplies to the housekeeping closet, and clean and organize carts and equipment.
Operate mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment, including buffers, wringers, scrubbers, and vacuums.
Report broken furniture and equipment needing repair to supervisors immediately.
Clean and service assigned building areas, including medication storage areas, according to established procedures and schedules.
Maintain secured access to designated medication storage areas and immediately alert a nursing or clinical supervisor if medications are found in an unlocked, unsupervised area.
Provide training for new hires and others assigned to the units.
Meet performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards outlined in the performance evaluation.
Follow Employee Handbook compliance requirements, DCH Behavioral Standards, and DCH Health System policies and procedures.
Perform essential job functions safely; identify and reduce unsafe practices, risks, and hazards affecting patients, visitors, and employees.
Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
Perform other duties as assigned.