EVS Technician- Battle Creek, PRN 2nd Shift

Bronson Healthcare•Battle Creek, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Bronson Battle Creek Hospital is seeking an Environmental Service Technician to help maintain cleanliness and infection control throughout the hospital. The role performs daily cleaning and maintenance of patient rooms, operating rooms, ancillary and patient-related areas, and departmental general areas, following the Environmental Services Department’s cleaning procedures and applicable safety, infection-control, and regulatory requirements. The technician also stocks supplies, maintains equipment, documents cleaning tasks, and provides courteous service to patients, visitors, families, and staff. This is a part-time, PRN second-shift position with 10 scheduled weekly hours; the posting also identifies the shift as a 12-hour night shift and notes rotating weekends.

Requirements

Ability to work independently and collaboratively, follow instructions, and accept delegation while negotiating task priorities.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above an 8th-grade level with staff and internal and external customers.
Interpersonal skills that represent Bronson positively and professionally.
Excellent customer service, thoroughness, and time-management skills.
Attention to detail and ability to follow safety and cleanliness guidelines.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and remain focused.
Physical ability to regularly lift bulky or moderately heavy items up to 50 pounds and occasionally assist with heavier tasks or equivalent pushing, pulling, or handling.
Ability to stand, sit, walk, reach, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, work on a stepladder at a height of four feet, and walk stairs as needed; good balance is required.
Ability to work occasionally in confined spaces and occupied areas and handle occasional pressure or emergency situations.
Previous cleaning or maintenance experience is a plus but is not required.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in cleaning or maintenance.

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize occupied and unoccupied patient rooms, operating rooms, public areas, and other assigned spaces.
Perform daily general cleaning and detail cleaning according to Environmental Services procedures.
Follow isolation procedures and infection-control, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Stock supplies and keep work areas and equipment clean, orderly, and in working order.
Collect and replace sharps and black pharmacy box containers in patient-care areas.
Document assigned cleaning tasks and maintain records.
Remove trash and soiled linen and transport them to disposal areas; duties may include use of trash and linen chutes and a trash compactor.
Communicate information and requests to registered nurses, patient care assistants, and department coordinators as appropriate.
Provide service to patients, staff, families, and visitors, and direct visitors as necessary.
May operate mechanical floor equipment, including IMops, vacuums, and sweepers, and operate ultraviolet disinfection equipment (Surfacide UV Robot) at Bronson Battle Creek.
May collect trays from patient rooms and perform laundry duties at Bronson Battle Creek and Bronson LakeView Hospital.
Attend staff meetings and huddles, support the Bronson Management System, and take responsibility for professional growth and development.
Perform other duties as assigned.