EVS Technician- Battle Creek, 2nd shift, Full time

Bronson Healthcare Group•Battle Creek, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The EVS Technician works in Environmental Services at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, helping maintain cleanliness and infection control throughout the hospital. The role includes cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms, public and surgical areas, and other assigned spaces; maintaining supplies and equipment; and following safety, infection-control, and quality procedures. The technician provides service to patients and staff, follows detailed instructions, and works with the Environmental Services Manager to complete tasks to required standards. The hospital operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so the schedule includes rotating weekends and holidays. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week second-shift position. Responsibilities also include biomedical-waste handling with appropriate training and certification, floor care, cleaning furnishings and fixtures, transporting trash and waste, and potentially moving furniture or operating power machines. Laundry may be performed at the Battle Creek location. A high school diploma or GED is not required for this position. A Michigan driver's license and insurability may be required.

Requirements

Positive attitude and strong desire to help others.
Attention to detail and ability to follow safety and cleanliness guidelines.
Ability to work well as part of a team and follow supervisors' instructions.
Good communication skills and willingness to learn.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and stay focused on tasks.
Practical understanding of Universal Precautions, cleaning chemicals, and completion of self-inspections.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above the 8th-grade level with department staff and internal and external customers.
Ability to regularly lift up to 100 pounds and occasionally assist with heavier tasks or exert equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or handling objects.
Ability to perform work involving reaching, climbing, maintaining balance, or manipulating heavy objects.
Appropriate training and certification to handle biomedical waste when performing that duty.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize occupied and unoccupied patient rooms, public areas, surgical areas, and other assigned spaces.
Follow safety and infection-control guidelines, including applicable Universal Precautions.
Stock supplies and maintain, clean, and properly store equipment.
Provide service to hospital staff and patients.
Follow detailed instructions, inspect work, and meet quality standards in coordination with the Environmental Services Manager.
Remove biomedical waste from assigned areas when properly trained and certified to handle it.
Strip and clean floors according to established procedures.
Clean upholstered furniture, rugs, carpets, fixtures, rooms, hallways, lobbies, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, and other work areas.
Move furniture, remove trash, and perform related duties, including operating power machines as needed.
Transport trash and waste to the disposal area.
Perform laundry duties as applicable at the Battle Creek location.