EVS Tech I

BHS; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Bereavement Leave

PTO Sell Back

Employee Support Fund

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Job summary

Baptist Health in Richmond, VA is seeking an Environmental Services Technician I (EVS I) for a full-time 2nd shift to help provide a clean, safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. The EVS Tech performs daily cleaning and infection prevention tasks to maintain a hygienic care environment.

Responsibilities include room turnover, trash removal, waste handling, dusting, mopping, vacuuming and PPE as required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Safely lift and transport items up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and stretch.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely room turns related to patient throughput within infection prevention.
• Empties trash, cleans trash can, relines can with clean liner.
• Removes infectious waste and fills sharps containers as needed.
• Damp dusts furniture, ledges, and fixtures with a germicidal agent.
• Dry mops, wet mops floors and vacuums carpeting.
• High dust vents, over bed lights and other items over shoulder height.
• Operates several types of vacuum cleaners and other cleaning tools.
• Wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Job Title: Environmental Services Tech I (EVS I)

FULL TIME 2ND SHIFT

The primary goal of Environmental Services is to provide a clean and safe environment for our
patients, visitors, and staff.

Job Description:

The Environmental Service Technician I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. EVS Tech will have contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas.

Requirements:

• Ensuring timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention.
• Empties trash, cleans trash can as needed, relines can with clean liner.
• Removes infectious waste and fills sharps containers as needed.
• Damp dusts furniture, ledges, and fixtures with a germicidal agent.
• Dry mops, wet mops floors and vacuums carpeting.
• High dust vents, over bed lights and other items over shoulder height.
• Operates several types of vacuum cleaners and other miscellaneous cleaning tools.
• Expected at times to wear personal protection equipment to include rubber gloves, eye protection, gowns, booties, masks, and hair covers.
• Other duties as assigned such as performing alternate EVS aid responsibilities as needed.

Essential Qualifications:

• Prefer completion of High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Safely and properly lift and transport items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Safely and properly pull, push, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and stretch.

Benefits:

Benefits: Full-Time 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) - 40 weekly hours (1.0 FTE)

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support

Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.