Position Summary
To provide a clean and pleasant environment for patient staff, and visitors at all times. Ensure a bacteriological safe environment in all areas of the hospital. The ability to maintain the resilience of floors in all areas of the hospital.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Safeguard and preserves the confidentiality of patients and protected health information in accordance with the state and federal (HIPPA) regulatory requirements, hospital and departmental policies.
- Ensure a safe patient environment and adherence to safety practices per policy.
- Cleaning assigned work areas with the correct chemicals and equipment.
- Know and follow hospital/EVS policy and procedures at atll times.
- Follow safety procedures exactly as outlined in the department?s procedure manual.
- Maintain cleanliness and security of locked medication storage rooms as required.
- Maintain daily reports on project work or room cleaning. Ensure maintenance request forms are completed. Notify Supervisor of problems.
- Demonstrate the ability to maintain all equipment in the assigned work area assuring that is in safe, clean and proper working order.
- Demonstrate knowledge and performance of all skills required on the EVS Schedule.
- Pick up communication tools/equipment by signing in and out at the beginning and ending of each shift. Report any damage to Supervisor.
- Complete other duties as assigned by Director/Supervisor.
Position Requirements
- Education
- High school graduate or GED preferred
- Qualifications/Experience
- Hospital environmental services experience highly preferred.
- Six (6) months experience in a guest-centric fast paced environment, customer service, hotel or hospitality experience preferred.
- Basic housekeeping skills with ability to operate a vacuum cleaner.
- Special Skills/Knowledge
- Previous experience/training in auto scrubber, burnishes, and buffers.
- Basic windows and mouse skills preferred.