EVS Tech Full Time (3:00p-11:30p)

Baptist Health; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Maternity/Paternity leave

Bereavement leave

Employee assistance program

Retirement with match

Job summary

Baptist Health is hiring an EVS Tech I or II (Housekeeping) in Elizabethtown, KY. This full-time position runs 3:00p–11:30p and requires availability to work every other weekend.

The EVS Technician II focuses on cleaning, disinfection, waste handling, and infection prevention to provide a safe environment for patients and staff. Applicants should be capable of following instructions and committing to quality care.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, and follow written or verbal instructions.

Responsibilities

• Clean and disinfect patient rooms and common areas to maintain a safe care environment.
• Handle waste and maintain hard surfaces with specialized equipment; follow infection prevention guidelines.
• Ensure timely room turns to support patient throughput and care operations.

Skills

Customer Service

Hospitality

Environmental Services

Job description

EVS Tech I or II - Housekeeping

Full-time, 3:00p-11:30p

* * Must be able to work every other weekend

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Environmental Services (EVS) Technician II is responsible for providing a safe care environment for patients and staff (visitors as appropriate to the setting) that require additional education and/or training. This is achieved by demonstrating the principles of cleaning, disinfection, handling large amounts of infectious and solid waste, and maintaining hard surfaces with specialized equipment. The role also includes quality assurance towards the reduction of harmful pathogens for the benefit of patients, visitors, and staff. While executing the assigned tasks, the EVS Technician II will have contact with patients, visitors, and perhaps family members. This contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety-related aspects and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned specialty service areas. The EVS Tech II is responsible for ensuring timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The Environmental Services Technician II, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and following all AORN Guidelines. This role has expanded responsibilities that including maintaining hard floors, carpet, and specialty projects when needed

REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to read, write, and follow written or verbal instructions.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• 1-2 years of Customer Service, Hospitality, and/or Environmental Services experience.

BENEFITS

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.