EVS Tech

West Tennessee Healthcare•Napoleon, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The EVS Tech performs cleaning duties in assigned areas to maintain a clean and aseptic environment throughout JMCGH according to Environmental Services Department procedures. The role includes cleaning areas used by patients and interacting with patients and their families, including neonates, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. The employee reports directly to the supervisor of the assigned unit and works 8 to 10 hours per day. Schedules include either every other weekend or two weekends on and one weekend off, depending on the shift and assigned area. The employee may be called back and required to work overtime as needed by the hospital. The employee maintains assigned equipment and work areas, reports equipment or facility deficiencies, responds to spills and emergencies, and adapts assignments and hours to changing hospital priorities. The role involves direct contact with patients, visitors, and hospital staff while providing housekeeping services and supporting positive public relations. The employee is expected to perform repetitive tasks with a positive attitude, maintain cleanliness and appearance in busy areas, attend monthly employee meetings and weekly in-service training, and follow hospital and department uniform and grooming standards.

Requirements

Ability to understand and communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions and record completed assignments in a basic log.
Ability to perform cleaning procedures according to written guidelines, acquired through two weeks of on-the-job departmental training.
Ability to operate or use equipment provided by the department.
Ability to maintain a positive attitude while performing repetitive tasks and to adapt to changing assignments and hours.

Responsibilities

Perform cleaning duties in assigned areas according to established schedules and prescribed methods.
Recognize when areas need cleaning and take initiative to address them, including dusting horizontal surfaces.
Empty, damp-wipe, and reline waste receptacles; clean furniture; clean and polish restroom fixtures; spot-clean walls, doors, and windows; dust and wet-mop floors; polish metal surfaces; and replenish supplies.
Clean and make beds when assigned, perform dismissal cleaning, and spot-vacuum carpet.
Keep assigned equipment and work areas clean and orderly, and report equipment, furniture, fixture, or building malfunctions and deficiencies promptly.
Use initiative to correct housekeeping discrepancies noticed without supervisory direction.
Assist with emergency spills when observed or requested; perform low dusting; inspect and clean drapes or blinds according to schedule; clean public areas and furniture; discard old magazines; and inspect and clean windows and ledges.
Respond appropriately to called situations and emergencies and remain flexible with work assignments and hours as hospital priorities change.
Maintain safe work practices, including good body mechanics and appropriate management of equipment and supplies.
Perform the appropriate number of dismissal cleanings for the assigned area.
Attend and participate in monthly employee meetings and weekly in-service training sessions.
Meet and maintain hospital and department uniform and grooming standards.
Provide housekeeping services while interacting directly with patients, visitors, and hospital staff.
Make decisions about timely dismissal cleaning, reporting safety hazards, and cleaning emergency spills; submit decisions about using work time and energy outside the assigned area to the E.S. Manager for prior approval.
Perform related responsibilities as required or directed.