Senior EVS Associate

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

11d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Housekeeping EVS Associate, you will be an important part of the overall patient experience, by helping to provide a safe, comfortable environment for our patients. You will be ensuring that proper infection control and safety procedures are followed. As a member of the environmental service team you will ensure the safety, health, and high morale of patients, visitors and staff by helping to provide a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing environment with minimal interference to others. You will be working with the EVS team within the cancer center building, disposing of chemotherapy and biohazard materials, removing trash and soiled linens, cleaning exam rooms, procedure rooms, and common areas within the facility. Some minimal floor care work will be required, using a small scrubbing machine. Banner Baywood Medical Center is a 342 bed hospital serving the health care needs of the dynamic and growing East Valley communities of metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. We provide complete acute care services and outpatient services to include but not limited to cancer, stroke, women's health, rehabilitation, emergency medicine and surgery. Our Emergency Department treats a variety of ailments and offers advanced treatment areas, with 68 beds, seeing over 50,000 patients per year. We are certified as pediatric prepared as well as designated as a Trauma level 3 emergency room. In addition, our comprehensive orthopedic unit is one of the nation’s premier orthopedic programs. The unit's commitment to excellent patient care has earned a 4 STAR rating by CMS and repeated recognition as having one of the Top 100 Orthopedic Programs in the U.S. by The Health Network and HCIA, Inc. Because we are also a leader in neurological medicine, people throughout Arizona come to us when they need treatment for conditions of the brain, spine and nervous system.

Requirements

Requires the skills, knowledge and abilities normally acquired over one to two years of diversified environmental service work experience in a health care or institutional setting.
Must have a working knowledge of how to operate typical industrial cleaning equipment and the use of cleaning techniques appropriate to the healthcare environment.
Must have basic math skills.
Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing to provide instructions and information to others.
Must be able to interpret and respond appropriately to verbal and written instructions.
Must accomplish assigned work despite frequent interruptions and changing priorities, and have the ability to multi-task in coordinating several projects simultaneously.
Must serve as a role model to others in customer service skills, safe work practices, and infection control including hand hygiene.
Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
Employees working at Olive Branch Senior Center must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Nice To Haves

Basic computer skills are helpful.
Previous related experience and familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Responds promptly to all requests for cleaning services via computerized and paper based tracking systems.
Conducts requested work, such as removal, replacement, cleaning of equipment and furniture, or cleaning of an area.
Maintains reports by keeping task and infection control logs of completed daily tasks and events, and documentation required for the request tracking system.
Focuses on, and serves as a role model of, responsive customer service.
Performs specialty cleaning and infection control functions in specialized areas such as clinical areas, surgical suite, Cath lab, specialty rooms, and sterile areas.
Conduct specialized gowning and cleaning procedures specific to infectious elements in isolation rooms.
Maintains proper Infection Control cleaning standards at all times, including hand hygiene requirements.
Maintains cleanliness and operational functioning of department equipment and notifies appropriate personnel of needed repairs.
Protects equipment from damage by proper use and properly logs out and in equipment that is used.
Assesses environmental conditions to ensure that the facility is neat, clean, safe and orderly.
Anticipates and resolves clutter and safety issues.
Exercises judgment in deciding which problems need to be quickly referred to a Supervisor for assistance.
Maintains communication with immediate supervisor and/or facilities services staff, about status of repair completion in the facility; follows up as assigned.
Provides leadership for less experienced associates.
May assist with on-the-job training for other staff in cleaning techniques, chemical usage, supply restocking, and infection control procedures including hand hygiene.
Performs scheduled floor care procedures including dust mopping, mopping, stripping and refinishing, burnishing, and carpet extraction.
Calculates quantities and mix ratio of cleaning chemicals.
Works under regular supervision within assigned facility.