EVS TECH II - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES - FT DAYS

Anderson Hospital; Maryville (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderson Hospital seeks an EVS Tech II to maintain a safe, hygienic care environment and support patient experience. You will perform cleaning, disinfection, and room turnover for patient care areas, following infection prevention guidelines and HIPAA considerations, while handling waste and operating floor care equipment.

The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and reliability to ensure clean, welcoming spaces for patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Proficient in basic computer usage for daily tasks.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Comfort with operating floor care equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

• Daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient areas.
• Maintain cleaning carts, supplies, and equipment in orderly condition.
• Follow infection prevention guidelines and PPE protocols.
• Support patient experience and cleanliness metrics through diligent work.
• Operate floor care machines and assist with onboarding of new staff.

Skills

Computer skills

Communication skills

Reading & following instructions

Teamwork

Manual dexterity

Tools

Autoscrubbers

Floor care equipment

Job description

Job Summary: The EVS Tech II is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. While executing the assigned tasks, the EVS Tech II 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. Responsible for ensuring timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The EVS Tech II, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention and patient experience.Job Responsibilities:Responsible for daily occupied and discharge/transfer cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, equipment as assigned and other common areas of assignment.Performs duties while demonstrating working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles and requirements, proper and safe chemical use, equipment handling, and labor-saving products for all items within the healthcare environment for which tasked with servicing.Adheres to all organization safety, risk management and infection control guidelines and standards while promoting a culture of safety.Actively participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives, including but not limited to initiatives to improve patient experience and cleanliness metrics.Maintains cleaning cart(s), supplies and equipment evidence by properly stocking and restocking environmental services cart in a neat and orderly fashion.Removes waste and transports to the appropriate disposal area while identifying proper waste streams handling (i.e. regulated medical, recycle, solid, and hazardous).Follows all infection prevention practices (i.e. proper cleaning and disinfection protocols and process, hand hygiene, standard & isolation precautions, as well as proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Recognizes and adheres to patient privacy requirements (HIPAA)Practices critical thinking skillsDemonstrates personal accountabilityIdentify and utilize appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through and resolvedDemonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all housekeeping tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.May be asked to perform specialty tasks according to facility needs including but not limited to, tasks such as conference room set up/dismantle according to function sheets and schedules, cleaning of stairwells and elevators, and hanging of cubicle curtains.Operate and maintain floor care equipment as assigned by leadership.Will perform tasks that require more lifting up to 80 pounds in handing of trash, linen, and biohazardous waste.May be asked to assist with on-boarding of new Environmental Services Technicians.Education Requirements and Other Requirements:Can demonstrate effective use of computers and/or mobile devices for daily job performance activitiesAbility to read and follow written and verbal instructions.Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of othersAbility to communicate orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where co-workers and team members reciprocate in kind.Able to operate basic floor care machinery such as autoscrubbers, etc..