Cleaning Specialist - EVS Tech

Moab Regional Hospital; Moab (UT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance - 100% premium

Mental health coverage

403b retirement

Paid time off

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Moab Regional Hospital is seeking an Environmental Services (EVS) Technician to maintain cleanliness and hygiene across patient care areas and shared spaces in Moab, Utah. The role requires adherence to infection control, safety protocols, and HIPAA privacy standards.

Working Monday through Friday, this full-time, hourly position offers opportunities to contribute to patient experience and hospital cleanliness metrics while utilizing proper chemical handling and PPE procedures.

Qualifications

• Practices critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrates personal accountability.
• Identifies and utilizes appropriate resources to resolve issues.
• Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
• Able to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, push/pull equipment, and meet mobility requirements.
• Able to lift/move up to 30 lbs. without assistance and heavier with help.
• Ability to work in a confidential manner.
• Reliable and timely with work schedule.
• Operates and maintains EVS tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment, and common areas.
• Uses healthcare cleaning/disinfecting principles, proper chemical use, and safe equipment handling.
• Adheres to safety and infection control guidelines to promote a culture of safety.
• Participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Maintains cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment, restocking as needed.
• Removes waste and transports to proper disposal areas with correct waste streams handling.
• Follows infection prevention practices (hand hygiene, PPE, isolation precautions, etc.).
• Adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).
• May assist with onboarding Level I technicians.

Skills

Critical thinking

Accountability

Safety awareness

Mobility

Confidentiality

PPE procedures

Job description

Join our team at Moab Regional Hospital!

This is an hourly non-exempt, full-time position.

Anticipated Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Starting salary range:

$20 - $28.48/hr DOE

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment as assigned, and other common areas of assignment.
• Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge of healthcare cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements, proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and labor-saving products for all items within the healthcare environment for which tasked with servicing.
• Adheres to all organization safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.
• Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.
• Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies, and equipment evidenced by properly stocking and restocking environmental services cart in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste streams handling (i.e., regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous).
• Follows all infection prevention practices (i.e., proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)).
• Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA).

Qualifications:

• Practices critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrates personal accountability.
• Identifies and utilizes appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolved.
• Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
• Able to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, push/pull equipment, and meet other mobility requirements.
• Able to lift/move up to 30 lbs. without assistance and lift/move weights beyond 30 lbs. with assistance.
• Ability to work in a confidential manner.
• Reliable and timely with work schedule.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
• May be asked to perform specialty tasks according to facility needs including tasks such as conference room set up/dismantle according to function sheets and schedules, cleaning of stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains.
• May be asked to assist with on-boarding of new Level I technicians.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Why Should You Join the Team at Moab Regional Hospital?

We have an amazing team here at Moab Regional Hospital, with a skilled group of healthcare providers and physicians from a wide range of specialties who are committed to the greater Moab community.

Caring for our People:

Every healthcare professional that works here at MRH in both a clinical and non-clinical setting cares about our patients because these are our friends, neighbors, and our family.

Employee Satisfaction:

Moab Regional Hospital strives to balance care for the community with care for its employees and offers a supportive work environment, competitive total compensation packages, and the flexibility to enjoy what makes this desert region one of the most unique and special places to live.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Health Insurance - 100% premium covered by MRH
• Mental health coverage for entire family
• Retirement 403b
• Paid time off
• Collaborative and supportive workplace
• Professional growth opportunities including continuing education, trainings, and more!

Spectacular Location:

Welcome to Moab, Utah, where Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are just a part of the breathtaking red rock landscapes that surround this charming town. Nestled at the base of the LaSal Mountains and along the banks of the Colorado River, small-town friendliness coupled with unparalleled natural beauty make this a great place to call home. Thanks to its perfect climate, Moab offers year round recreation opportunities, and is renowned for mountain biking, rock climbing, jeeping, hiking and river activities. There are an array of restaurants, microbreweries, art galleries and special events that create a vibrant community to live in.

Moab Regional Hospital is a Drug Free Workplace, and requires successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check.

Moab Regional Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Moab Regional Hospital makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.