EVS Associate III

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is seeking an Environmental Services IIl to maintain cleanliness across hospital areas. The role involves cleaning, moving items, and supporting safety protocols on a 40-hour schedule including every other weekend and holidays.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and prior work experience is preferred, with training available. The position offers compensation with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Reads, writes and communicates in English.
• Some work experience preferred, but training provided.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and services all areas of the facility according to procedures.
• Moves furniture, equipment and supplies to maintain a neat and sanitary hospital.
• Responds to fire or disaster codes as instructed by supervisor.

Skills

English literacy

Experience preferred

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position: Environmental Services IIl

Department: Environmental Services

Schedule: 40 Hours per week. Schedule 7am - 3:30pm. Must work every other weekend plus Holidays.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

I. Position Function:

• According to established procedures, cleans and services all areas of facility.

• Moves furniture, equipment and supplies in and around hospital departments, and performs a variety of environmental services duties to maintain the hospital in a neat, orderly and sanitary condition.

• Responds to fire or disaster codes as instructed by supervisor or manager.

II. Job Relationships:

• Director of Environmental Services

• Senior Operations Manager or Manager within Environmental Services Department

• Housekeeping Supervisor

• Assistant Housekeeping Supervisor

Collaborates with the following staff by job category:

• Nurse Manager

• Nursing staff in assigned area

• Unit secretary Maintenance workers

III. Authority:

• Authorized to report any and all violations of hospital procedure and policy.

• Also retains the authority to remove or report any safety violation without consulting a supervisor.

• Retains the authority to aid and assist where needed if applicable.

IV. A. Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• "Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards."

• Selects cleaning materials and supplies and prepares chemicals according to procedure.

• Loads maid's carts and transports to work area.

• Cleans assigned areas by washing furniture, tile, fixtures, and equipment with germicidal cleaning solutions.

• Cleans assigned areas by washing high touch areas, such as door knobs, handrails, telephone, wall plates, light switches, light pull cords, housing on monitors, walls, door, ceilings, vents, televisions and windows.

• Sweeps and mops floor areas, vacuums carpets, spot cleans carpets using appropriate solutions, and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning assigned areas.

• Requests cleaning supplies and equipment as needed.

• Operates various types of cleaning equipment both mechanical and electrical.

• Cleans equipment and notifies manager of equipment needing repair. Reports safety hazards to manager.

• Cleans carts and equipment and ensures all items are replaced in an orderly manner.

• May climb ladder to hang cubicle drapes, windows drapes in an orderly manner.

• May collect waste from all areas of responsibility.

• May collect hazardous waste as established by policy.

• Cleans isolation rooms during patient stay and following discharged.

• Cleans in operating suites using proper cleaning solutions and as prescribed by departmental procedures.

• Arranges furniture for meetings.

• May be asked to assist with the delivery of laundry carts to patient areas.

B. Responsibilities/Non-Essential Functions:

Performs any function that is needed or appropriate.

V. Reporting Requirements:

• Reports to their supervisors any beds that may not be completed during their assigned shift. Will be required to complete discharge sheets.

VI. Accountability:

• Shall be accountable for the quality of cleanliness of their assigned areas, equipment and cart.

• Shall be accountable for insuring safety and security of work area, patient confidentiality and employee confidentiality.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent, preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Some work related experience preferred but willing to train.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

• Previous experience preferred.

Compensation Range:

$18.42- $27.37

BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans