EVS Specialist (Housekeeper)
About The Position
The EVS Specialist cleans and services assigned building and patient-care areas according to established procedures and schedules. Duties include cleaning occupied and discharged patient rooms, furnishings, floors, carpets, windows, walls, doors, ceilings, waste receptacles, and other facility areas, including medication storage areas. The role also involves collecting waste and soiled linen, distributing clean linen, moving and arranging furniture and equipment, and maintaining cleaning supplies, carts, and equipment. The Specialist operates mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment, reports repair needs, maintains secured access to designated medication storage areas, and alerts clinical supervisors to medications found in unlocked, unsupervised areas. The role provides training to new hires and others in the units and follows DCH standards, policies, safety practices, and compliance requirements. Use of email, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet is required. Physical presence onsite is essential.
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.
- Normal or corrected-to-within-normal-range hearing and vision.
- Physical presence onsite is essential.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Clean assigned areas daily using the eight-step cleaning procedure or other applicable procedures.
- Clean occupied and discharged patient rooms, including walls, doors, door frames, ceilings, furnishings, windows, and floors; 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 furniture within the facility and arrange furniture and equipment neatly after cleaning assigned areas.
- Request cleaning supplies and equipment as needed, return unused supplies to the housekeeping closet, and clean carts and equipment while keeping items orderly.
- Operate mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment, including buffers, wringers, scrubbers, and vacuums.
- Report broken furniture and equipment repair needs 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 when assigned to work there, and immediately alert a nursing or clinical supervisor if medications are found in an unlocked, unsupervised area.
- Provide training to new hires and others in the units.
- Meet performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards; comply with employee handbook requirements and DCH policies and procedures.
- Adhere to DCH Behavioral Standards and perform job functions in a manner that promotes the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
- Identify unsafe practices and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
