EVS Technician- Kalamazoo, 2nd Shift- Part Time, 3p-11:30p

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Service Technician works in Bronson Hospital’s Environmental Services Department in Kalamazoo, helping maintain cleanliness and infection control across the hospital. The role cleans and sanitizes patient rooms, operating rooms, public spaces, and other assigned areas; maintains equipment and supplies; and provides service to patients, visitors, and staff. The position is part-time, 24 hours per week, on the second shift (3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.), with rotating weekends and holidays. Benefits are eligible. Bronson is a drug-free employer, including THC.

Requirements

Positive attitude and a strong desire to help others.
Attention to detail and ability to follow safety, cleanliness, and infection-control guidelines.
Ability to work well with a team, follow supervisors’ instructions, and work independently.
Good verbal and written English communication skills at or above the eighth-grade level.
Interpersonal skills that represent Bronson positively and professionally; excellent customer-service, thoroughness, and time-management skills.
Ability to accept delegation and negotiate task priorities.
Ability to stay focused and work in a fast-paced environment, including situations involving multiple calls, inquiries, or deadlines.
Ability to perform physical duties including standing, sitting, walking, lifting or pushing supplies and equipment, frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching; climb stairs; maintain balance; work on a stepladder at a height of four feet; and occasionally work in confined or occupied spaces.
Ability to regularly lift bulky or moderately heavy items up to 50 pounds and occasionally assist with heavier tasks or exert equivalent pushing, pulling, or handling effort.
Ability to use required protective clothing, which may include gloves, eye protection, face protection, and shoe covers.
High school diploma or GED is not required for this position.
A Michigan driver’s license and insurability may be required for BBC only.

Nice To Haves

Previous cleaning experience is a plus, but is not required.

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize occupied and unoccupied patient rooms, operating rooms, ancillary and patient-related areas, public areas, and other assigned spaces using the Environmental Services Department’s cleaning procedures.
Follow isolation procedures and applicable safety, infection-control, regulatory, and organizational policies and standards.
Detail-clean fixtures and surfaces, including vents, fan fixtures, window tops, door frames, wall art, bumpers, and furniture.
Collect and replace sharps and black pharmacy-box containers in patient-care areas.
Document assigned cleaning tasks and restock supplies as needed.
Remove trash and soiled linen from assigned areas and transport them to appropriate disposal areas; transport recycling and biomedical waste as applicable to the facility.
Keep work areas orderly; clean, maintain, and store equipment in assigned locations, including floor-care machinery.
Communicate relevant information and requests to registered nurses, patient-care assistants, department coordinators, and other appropriate staff.
Provide courteous service to patients, staff, families, and visitors; direct visitors as needed and maintain confidentiality of patient and unit information.
Coordinate cleaning activities for assigned areas and inspect and maintain those areas within the facility’s scope.
Attend staff meetings and huddles, support the Bronson Management System, and take responsibility for personal growth and development.
Operate mechanical floor-care equipment and, where applicable, ultraviolet disinfection equipment; perform other assigned duties, which may include use of trash compactors and emptying trash and linen chutes.
Where applicable, collect patient trays and change privacy curtains.