EVS Lead

bannerhealth; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Gilbert, Arizona, is seeking an Environmental Services Supervisor to lead a team of about 35 staff, ensuring a clean, sanitized, and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. You will enforce infection control and safety procedures and support the patient experience through effective operations.

The role requires prior EVS or floor care leadership in health care settings, with daytime hours 7:00am-3:30pm and flexibility as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires 2+ years in healthcare environmental services leadership or supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of infection control and safe work practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan staffing and ensure hospital areas are staffed and service standards met.
• Perform cleaning in patient rooms, specialty areas and common spaces.
• Train and develop EVS staff; promote a culture aligned with department values.
• Supervise in the absence of the EVS leader; assign work and set up rooms as needed.
• Assist in Quality Assurance inspections to identify and correct deficiencies.
• Distribute linens and supplies; manage inventories in assigned areas.
• Oversee daily EVS activities and provide input on performance evaluations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Infection control

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Word

Email

Job description

Primary City/State: Gilbert, 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.

We want you to bring your passion for leading a team that provides a clean, sanitize and safe environment to Banner! As an Environmental Services Supervisor, you will be an important part of the overall patient experience. You will lead the patient care team of approximately 35 individuals providing a clean and sanitary environment for our patients, visitors, and staff. You will ensure that proper infection control and safety procedures are followed.

Previous EVS and Floor Care Experience in a hospital/clinical setting is preferred

This is a full time hourly position. To successfully support the Day shift.

Hours: 7:00am-3:30pm with varied work days *Some flexibility required based on the need of the business.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

Experience innovative technology and exceptional opportunities for growth and development at Banner Health's state-of-the-art hospital Banner Gateway Medical Center. With comprehensive electronic medical records, physician order entry, digital radiography and proprietary advanced patient monitoring, Banner Gateway provides you with the innovative resources you need to provide your patients with the best care possible. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Located near Phoenix in Gilbert, Ariz., Banner Gateway Medical Center offers 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, a 46-bed emergency department and shares a campus with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Our WIS and NICU services support an average of 4,000 deliveries per year. Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency and other services that focus on meeting the changing needs of the dynamic and growing community we serve. Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Located in Gilbert, Ariz. (the Phoenix Metro area) on the Banner Gateway Campus, the center provides world-class care for oncology patients - both inpatient and outpatient - and has also brought leading oncology programs to the Banner Gateway campus including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care. Our capabilities include five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, more than 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab and much more. Our inpatient medical oncology unit also incorporates a program that utilizes the electronic surveillance partnership in caring for the patient, where remote nurses have the ability to interact with patients via two-way audio-video to assist the bedside nurse with patient care.

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.

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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