EVS Specialist - Methodist Hospital (Per Diem, Evening Shift)

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services (EVS) Specialist maintains a high standard of housekeeping by cleaning assigned areas according to schedules and procedures. The role helps provide patients, visitors, and staff with a sanitary, orderly, and safe patient-care environment; helps prevent cross-contamination and control bacteria and odors; and sustains acceptable aseptic conditions. The specialist may also assist with moves, recycling, supply delivery, and trash and biohazard-waste removal, and may use industrial cleaning equipment.

The position includes maintaining assigned work areas, equipment, carts, and supply closets; properly disposing of biohazards and environmental contaminants; following hand-hygiene, personal protective equipment, and safety requirements; and maintaining carpet and hard-surface floors. The specialist responds to pages or calls promptly, interacts courteously with patients and visitors, and performs other duties as assigned. This is a per-diem role on the evening shift at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia.

Requirements

• Knowledge of patient safety and error-prevention practices to help impede the spread of infection and disease.
• Knowledge of processes for providing a clean and bacterially safe environment for patients and facility staff.
• Knowledge of practices and procedures for responding to and cleaning potentially hazardous spills.
• Knowledge of processes, procedures, and techniques involved in cleaning and preparing hospital rooms.
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare practices.
• Knowledge of occupational safety and health regulations and standards, and ability to apply them to daily work activities.
• Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds.
• Frequent sitting, standing, and keyboard use; role-specific patient-care activities may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• Less than one year of housekeeping or cleaning experience in a healthcare environment; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jefferson's values.
• Establish and maintain clean, sanitary, and safe assigned work areas in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Dispose of biohazards in accordance with EPA and OSHA codes and regulations, including environmental contaminants such as batteries, mercury thermometers, and needles; keep biohazard food and loading areas clean and free of debris.
• Maintain equipment, cleaning carts, buckets, floor machines, and supply closets.
• Follow personal protective equipment requirements for protection from blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances.
• Follow hospital and departmental hand-hygiene policy.
• Maintain carpet and hard-surface flooring according to departmental procedures.
• Observe safety precautions when pushing equipment and report faulty mechanical, structural, or electrical problems in accordance with safety policy.
• Use wet-floor signs to prevent slips and perform duties in compliance with policy and safety practices.
• Use appropriate scripting when speaking with patients and visitors, extend courtesy, and demonstrate high standards of conduct.
• Assist with moving furniture, equipment, and supplies; recycling; and setups as requested by a supervisor or staff.
• Use industrial cleaning equipment as needed, such as an extractor, bovac, buffer, roto, advance walk-behind auto-scrubber, or burnisher.
• Respond to pages or phone calls in a timely fashion.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including per-diem colleagues

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed