EVS Tech I

Baptist-Health-System-Ky-&-i; Richmond (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental and Life

Job summary

Baptist Health is hiring an Environmental Services Tech I to maintain a clean, safe patient environment on the 2nd shift. The role involves detailed cleaning, waste handling, and infection prevention, with PPE usage and physical tasks as described in the guidelines.

Responsibilities include room turnover, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, and adhering to safety standards. Full-time position with comprehensive benefits and opportunities to support clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Completes daily EVS duties to maintain a safe, hygienic care environment.
• Performs room turnover and trash handling per basic hygiene practices.
• Uses PPE as required and follows infection control guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform room cleaning and turnover to support patient throughput.
• Empties trash and relines cans with clean liners.
• Damp dusts furniture, ledges, and fixtures; mops and vacuums floors.

Skills

Cleaning

Infection prevention

PPE use

Lifting 50 lbs

Room turnover

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Mops

Germicidal solution

Cleaning tools

Job description

SummaryJob Description:Job Title: Environmental Services Tech I (EVS I)FULL TIME - 2ND SHIFT (MID DAY)The primary goal of Environmental Services is to provide a clean and safe environment for ourpatients, 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: Full-Time 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) - 40 weekly hours (1.0 FTE)Health, Vision, Dental and Pet InsuranceLife InsuranceShort Term and Long-Term Disability and Life InsuranceIdentity Theft ProtectionTuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annuallyCompany paid Maternity and Paternity Leave5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hireBereavement Leave (includes pets)PTO Sell Back ProgramCompassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial supportRetirement with Company MatchIf you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.