EVS Technician- Kalamazoo, 1st Shift- 40 hrs/wk

Bronson Healthcare Group•Kalamazoo, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo is hiring an Environmental Service Technician to maintain cleanliness and infection control across the hospital. The role performs daily cleaning and disinfection of patient rooms, operating rooms, public spaces, and other assigned areas, helping provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, on first shift, with rotating weekend and holiday shifts. Benefits are eligible starting on Day 1. Bronson is a drug-free employer, including THC. A high school diploma or GED is no longer required for this position. A Michigan driver’s license and insurability may be required. Duties may vary by facility and assigned area.

Requirements

Ability to work independently and follow instructions and safety and cleanliness guidelines.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above an eighth-grade level with departmental staff and internal and external customers.
Interpersonal skills that represent Bronson in a positive and professional manner.
Strong customer-service, thoroughness, and time-management skills.
Ability to accept delegated work and negotiate task priorities.
Ability to work effectively with a team and communicate well.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining focus and attention to detail.
Ability to perform physical duties including regularly lifting bulky or moderately heavy items up to 50 pounds, and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or exerting equivalent pushing or pulling effort.
Ability to stand, sit, and walk; lift or push supplies and equipment; and frequently reach, stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch.
Ability to work while standing on a stepladder at a height of four feet, walk stairs when necessary, and maintain good balance.
Ability to occasionally work in confined spaces and occupied areas and respond to occasional pressure, multiple inquiries, or emergency and crisis situations.
Ability to use required protective clothing, which may include gloves, eye protection, face protection, and shoe covers.
A Michigan driver's license and insurability may be required.
A high school diploma or GED is not required for this position.
Previous cleaning experience is not required.

Nice To Haves

Previous cleaning experience.

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize occupied and unoccupied patient rooms, operating rooms, ancillary areas, public spaces, and other assigned locations according to the Environmental Services Department’s cleaning procedures.
Follow isolation procedures and applicable safety, infection-control, and regulatory requirements, including relevant CDC, OSHA, EPA, and Joint Commission standards.
Perform detail cleaning of vents, fixtures, window tops, door frames, wall art, bumpers, furniture, and other areas as needed.
Collect and replace sharps and black pharmacy-box containers in patient-care areas; remove trash and soiled linen and transport them to designated disposal areas.
Restock supplies, maintain assigned areas, and keep equipment clean, functional, and stored in its designated location.
Document assigned cleaning tasks and maintain related records.
Communicate requests and relevant information to nurses, patient care assistants, staff, patients, families, and visitors; provide customer service and direct visitors as needed.
Coordinate cleaning activities with the department coordinator and work with the Environmental Services Manager to complete tasks to quality standards.
Operate environmental-services equipment, including ultraviolet disinfection equipment and, as assigned, floor-care machinery such as vacuums, sweepers, auto scrubbers, iMops, burnishers, and side-by-side scrubbers.
Maintain confidentiality of patient and unit information in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Attend staff meetings and huddles, support the Bronson Management System and its problem-solving methods, and take responsibility for personal growth and development.
Complete other assigned duties, which may include collecting patient trays, changing privacy curtains, handling biomedical waste and recycling, transporting waste, and using trash compactors or waste and linen chutes, depending on facility and assignment.
Inspect and maintain assigned areas within the scope of the facility, including clinical and laboratory spaces, offices, restrooms, waiting areas, procedure rooms, stairwells, docks, storage areas, EVS closets, recycling areas, and elevators.