EVS Tech II FT Days

East Tennessee Children's Hospital•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The EVS Tech II is responsible for meeting setups, floor maintenance, and transporting trash, linen, and regulated medical waste. The role uses approved cleaning equipment and techniques to maintain floors, carpets, patient rooms, core areas, offices, stairways, and elevators. It also supports conference-room setups and occasional furniture or box moving. The position helps maintain a safe, clean hospital environment by handling and labeling waste in appropriate receptacles, using chemicals and personal protective equipment properly, following exposure control plans, attending required safety training, and maintaining equipment and work areas to department standards. The EVS Tech II is expected to complete assignments promptly, work collaboratively and courteously with patients, families, visitors, and colleagues, and inform EVS leadership of obstacles that may affect work goals.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read and follow instructions.
Ability to meet the demands of an active position.
Heavy lifting, pushing, and pulling: up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20–30 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly; objects may weigh up to 150 pounds.
Potential in sudden emergencies to lift or move up to 150 pounds.
Frequent bending, walking, sitting, squatting, reaching, and standing.
Keyboard/computer use and/or repetitive motions may be required.

Nice To Haves

Related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Use approved equipment, including an automatic floor machine, burnisher, and extractor, to clean floors and carpets and clean up floods.
Remove and label hospital waste in appropriate receptacles, including biohazardous and chemotherapy waste.
Assist with conference-room setups and periodically help move furniture and boxes.
Routinely sweep and damp mop stairways and vacuum and damp mop elevators.
Disinfect patient rooms, core areas, and/or offices using appropriate techniques, chemicals, and personal protective equipment.
Dust, replace trash and linen liners, restock supplies, and promptly report maintenance needs.
Attend required safety training and understand responsibilities related to general, department/service, and job-specific hazards.
Maintain work areas and equipment according to department standards and follow hospital exposure control plans.
Complete assignments on time, support smooth transitions to the next staff member, and accept other assignments as requested.
Work effectively with department and cross-department teams to support departmental goals and objectives.
Work efficiently and proactively inform EVS leadership of obstacles or issues affecting work goals.
Use hospital resources and time respectfully and accountably, and contribute to the hospital's customer service program.