EVS Lead Evenings

Banner Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, has a great opportunity for a Housekeeping EVS Lead. We are looking for hardworking individuals who will lead environmental services, train new hires, manage supplies and schedules, and coordinate department activities to ensure the facility remains top-notch.

The role involves fast-paced, physically demanding work in a hospital setting, with potential assignment to morgue or COVID-19 units.

Qualifications

• Two+ years in healthcare environmental services or related leadership role.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must demonstrate safe work practices and infection control.
• Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card may be required.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Background check and drug screen required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train EVS staff; coordinate daily activities.
• Ensure staffing plans and project completion across hospital areas.
• Perform cleaning in patient rooms, specialty areas and common areas.
• Distribute linens and supplies; take inventories.
• Assist supervisor with QA inspections and performance feedback.
• Move furniture and set up rooms for meetings or events.
• Reassign staff to meet urgent needs and department priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Verbal/written

Independence

Infection control

Word processing

Email

Tools

Word processing

Email

Job description

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Environmental Svcs-Hosp

Work Shift:

Evening

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.

Banner Estrella Medical Center has a great opportunity for a Housekeeping EVS Lead. We are looking for hardworking individuals who will be responsible for ensuring our facility’s appearance is top notch. In this role, you’ll be responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining the hospital as well as supporting leadership with training of new hires, supply management and schedules. In addition, this individual will be trained and executed the coordinating of all department activities which include answering phone lines, monitoring bed board, dispatching, logging, tracking, prioritizing, and assigning staff to ensure all requests are completed in an effective, efficient manner that enhances service levels.

Working in the Housekeeping environment can be very fast paced and very physical. This would involve a lot of walking and pushing a cleaning cart. You may be assigned to clean the morgue and/or specialty areas such as a COVID-19 Unit. 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 the job offer will be rescinded. It is also required for all Banner Health employees to receive their annual Flu Vaccine.

Shift Details:

Full Time / 40 hours per week

Evening: 1:45pm-10:15pm

Weekend and holiday rotations are required in this role.

Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.

Banner Estrella Medical Center is a 353-bed acute care hospital providing a full range of health care services to the fast growing communities of west Phoenix. Opened in 2005, this is an innovative, fully electronic facility that features electronic medical records, computerized physician order entry, digital radiography, sophisticated ICU monitoring and much more. In fact, we’ve been named one of the “ten most innovative hospitals in the country” by Newsweek Magazine and are recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix’s Best Hospitals. The hospital is also designed to provide a soothing, healing atmosphere for both patients and their family members. We encourage the use of such therapies as pet therapy, aromatherapy, spiritual care and Reiki Therapy.

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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