EVS Lead

bannerhealth; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 2,066,400 - 2,617,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend shift differential

Job summary

Banner Health is seeking a Housekeeping EVS Associate in Mesa, Arizona. The role involves cleaning, sanitizing and maintaining hospital facilities, with a focus on teamwork and patient safety. Prior hospital experience is not required, but leadership and clear communication are essential.

This is a fast-paced, physically demanding position requiring daily use of cleaning chemicals. The role includes a night shift (8:00 PM–4:30 AM), full-time schedule (40 hours/week), and weekend/holiday

Qualifications

• Requires leadership skills and ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Experience in healthcare environmental services preferred but not required.
• Role involves teamwork with hospital staff and adherence to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead EVS associates and coordinate staffing as needed.
• Perform cleaning in patient rooms, specialty areas and common areas.
• Train and retrain Environmental Services team members and support supervisor.
• May supervise in the absence of the Environmental Services leader and assign work.
• Assist with quality assurance inspections and inventory management.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Infection control

Tools

Word processing

Email

Job description

Primary City/State: Mesa, Arizona

Department Name: Environmental Svcs-Hosp

Work Shift: Night

Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Overview

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.

This is a great opportunity for a Housekeeping EVS Associate. We are looking for hard working individuals who will be responsible for ensuring our facilities appearance is top notch. In this role, you’ll be responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining the hospital. Our housekeepers are a very important part of our hospital staff. If you want to be part of a great team that makes a difference in the lives of our patients, apply today for this opportunity. Experience in either a hospital setting, or institutional environment is not required.

Working in Housekeeping, the environment can be very fast paced and very physical. This would involve a lot of walking and pushing a cleaning cart. You will be working with cleaning chemicals to clean up blood and or bodily fluids. You must be prepared for new challenges, have great communication with your team and medical staff. If offered the position, we do conduct a background check and drug screen. This position is very important at Banner Health, you must complete your onboarding in a timely manner or job offer will be rescinded.

Shift Details

Fulltime | 40 Hours/Week

8pm-4:30am

Weekend and holiday rotations are required in this role.

Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential

Position Summary

This position provides leadership and training for environmental services associates, while working as a member of the EVS Associate team.

Core Functions

1. Ensures that staffing plans are carried out properly, and that all areas of the hospital/facility are staffed appropriately. With supervisor, plans completion of hospital wide projects, ensures consistent service delivery standards in all aspects of the Environmental Services and Linen operations. Gives input to supervisor on quality and timeliness of work performed by environmental services staff.
2. Performs cleaning functions in patient rooms, specialty areas and common areas.
3. Works closely with supervisor to train and retrain, recruit, retain and develop the Environmental Services team members, fostering a culture that reflects the core values and operational polices of our department and the company.
4. May supervise staff in the absence of the Environmental Services leader. Makes work assignments and responds to immediate needs by moving staff to various areas of facility as needed. Moves furniture and sets up rooms for meetings and special functions.
5. Assists supervisor in performing Quality Assurance Inspections for review and correction of deficiencies.
6. Distributes linens and supplies as needed; takes inventories in assigned areas.
7. Works independently with general supervision. Department responsibility only. Customers include staff, patients, visitors, physicians and vendors. Oversees daily activities of a team of Environmental Services Associates. Makes staffing assignments in absence of supervisor; coordinates cleaning projects as assigned, assists with on-the-job training, provides input to performance evaluations.
8. Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Banner Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires the skills, knowledge and abilities in healthcare environmental services work typically acquired over two or more years of related work experience. Must have leadership skills and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 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.

Preferred Qualifications

Basic computer skills in word processing and electronic mail are preferred.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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