EVS Technician- Battle Creek, 2nd Shift- Part Time 64 hours/pp

Bronson Healthcare Group•Battle Creek, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Battle Creek Hospital is hiring a part-time Environmental Service Technician for second shift in its Environmental Services department. The role helps keep the hospital clean and safe for patients, visitors, and staff by performing daily cleaning and disinfection, maintaining supplies and equipment, and following infection-control procedures and applicable standards. The schedule is 32 hours per week and includes rotating weekends and holidays. The position may also involve laundry, depending on assignment, and other facility-specific duties.

Requirements

Positive attitude and a strong desire to help others.
Attention to detail and ability to follow safety and cleanliness guidelines.
Ability to work well with a team and follow supervisors’ instructions.
Good communication skills and willingness to learn.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and remain focused.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above an eighth-grade level with staff and internal and external customers.
Interpersonal skills that represent Bronson in a positive and professional manner.
Excellent customer-service, thoroughness, and time-management skills.
Ability to accept delegation and negotiate task priorities.
Michigan driver’s license and insurability may be required.
Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays.
High school diploma or GED is not required for this position.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize patient rooms, operating rooms, ancillary and patient-related areas, public spaces, and other assigned locations.
Perform daily general cleaning according to the Environmental Services Department Manual’s ten steps of cleaning.
Follow isolation and contact-plus room procedures and infection-control, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Detail-clean vents, fixtures, window tops, door frames, wall art, bumpers, furniture, and other areas as needed.
Clean public areas including lobbies, waiting rooms, restrooms, elevators, utility rooms, exam rooms, offices, and stairwells.
Collect and replace sharps and black pharmacy box containers in patient care areas.
Document assigned cleaning tasks and maintain records.
Restock supplies in assigned areas and keep work areas neat and orderly.
Remove trash and soiled linen from assigned areas and transport them to disposal locations.
Clean, maintain, and store assigned equipment; operate floor-care machinery and other environmental services equipment as needed.
Communicate requests and relevant information to registered nurses, patient care assistants, and other appropriate staff.
Provide service to patients, staff, families, and visitors, direct visitors when necessary, and maintain patient and unit confidentiality.
Coordinate cleaning activities with the department coordinator as needed.
Attend staff meetings and huddles, support the Bronson Management System, and take responsibility for personal growth and development.
Operate ultraviolet disinfection equipment, including the Surfacide UV Robot.
Perform other assigned duties, which may include using the trash compactor and emptying trash and linen chutes.
Depending on facility assignment, collect, label, and organize biomedical waste; collect and transport recycling; transport waste to appropriate compactors or dumpsters; change privacy curtains; and inspect and maintain assigned areas.
Depending on assignment, collect trays from patient rooms and perform laundry duties.