EVS Associate

Banner Health Corporate; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Casa Grande Medical Center seeks a Housekeeping/EVS Associate to maintain a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing hospital environment. The role involves substantial walking, pushing a cleaning cart, and handling cleaning chemicals in a fast-paced setting.

This is a full-time day-shift position (6am-2:30pm) with weekend and holiday rotations every other week and a $1/hour weekend differential when applicable. Join a large health system committed to patient care.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team without continuous supervision.
• Effective communication by phone and verbally with staff, patients, and visitors.
• Ability to read and understand safety data sheets and chemical handling instructions.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning tasks in patient rooms and assigned areas according to policy.
• Empties hampers, transports soiled linen, and handles trash and medical waste.
• Restocks supplies like toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap.
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment and logs usage; notifies repairs as needed.
• May perform special projects such as window or wall washing.
• Responds to questions from patients, staff and visitors and aims for service excellence.
• Works under regular supervision within an assigned facility/area.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Independence

Job description

Primary City/State: Casa Grande, Arizona Department Name: Environmental Svcs-Hosp Work Shift: Day Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary A rewarding career that fits your life. Learn how Banner Health, a certified Great Place To Work®, prioritizes team members and strives to be the best place to work in health care. As a Housekeeping/EVS Associate, you will work in a fast-paced and physical environment. This role requires a lot of walking, pushing a cleaning cart, and using cleaning chemicals. You may be assigned to clean the morgue or other specialty areas, including cleaning blood or bodily fluid. Preferred candidates must be able to work well with other team members and medical staff and be open to new challenges. This is a Full Time Day Shift position 40 Hours/Week: 6am-2:30pm Weekend (every other weekend) and holiday rotations will be required. Enjoy a $1/hour weekend shift differential when applicable. Banner Casa Grande Medical Center is a 141-bed acute-care hospital located midway between Phoenix and Tucson, AZ. The facility boasts the neighborhood convenience of a community hospital while leveraging the clinical expertise of one of the nation’s leading health systems. The state-of-the-art facility cares for patients through all phases of life, offering adult and pediatric Emergency and Trauma Care, Level IV Trauma, Women’s Care, Maternity Services, Surgical Care, Orthopedics, Laboratory Services, Medical Imaging, Inpatient Dialysis, Rehabilitation, and more. As part on one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country, you’ll have access to a vast network of colleagues and expanded access to career opportunities.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position performs all cleaning of patient rooms and/or assigned areas. Works as a member of the environmental service team to 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.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Performs a variety of assigned cleaning tasks, including dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming and polishing according to departmental policy and procedures. Must plan the completion of these tasks daily.
2. Empties hampers and transports of soiled linen. Empties trash containers and removes all trash. Empties all medical waste containers, including sharps.
3. Inventories, restocks and replenish supplies such as toilet tissue, paper towels, hand soap, etcetera, located in all assigned areas of the facility.
4. Maintains cleanliness of departmental equipment and notifies appropriate personnel as repairs become necessary. Protects equipment from damage by proper use; properly logs out and in equipment that has been used.
5. May perform special projects such as: windows washing, wall washing, removing heavily soiled items or furnishings.
6. Responds to questions and requests from patients, staff and visitors. Meets or exceeds goals for customer service satisfaction.
7. Under regular supervision, this position has responsibility at an assigned facility/area only. Internal customers include facility staff, physicians, nurses, patients, visitors, supervisors, managers, and executives. External customers include visitors, patients, and employees from other company and non-company facilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• REQUIRES the ability to work independently and as part of a team without continuous supervision. Must be able to interpret and respond to verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively with others by phone and verbally. Must be able to read and understand material safety data sheets and instructions for mixing and use of cleaning chemicals, and able to fill out chemical identification stickers.
• 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous related experience and familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques is preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

EEO Statement: EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Banner Health supports a drug-free work environment.