Housekeeping EVS Associate Days

Banner Health; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ is hiring a Housekeeping EVS Associate to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and staff. You will perform cleaning, disinfecting, and replenishment of supplies in patient rooms and designated areas as part of the environmental services team.

The role is a full-time day shift (7:00 am–3:30 pm) with weekend and holiday rotations.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to read and follow cleaning protocols and safety data sheets.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of cleaning tasks including dusting, mopping, disinfecting, vacuuming, and polishing in patient rooms and assigned areas.
• Empties hampers, transports soiled linen, manages waste, and replenishes supplies in restrooms and common areas.
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment and notifies staff for repairs; logs usage of equipment.
• Participates in special projects such as window or wall cleaning and ensures patient, staff, and visitor safety.

Job description

Job Category

Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Primary City/State

Glendale, Arizona

Department Name

Environmental Svcs-Hosp

Work Shift

Day

Job Category

Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, has a great opportunity for a Housekeeping EVS Associate. We are looking for hard working individuals who will be responsible for ensuring our facilities appearance is top notch. In this role, you’ll be responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining the hospital. Our housekeepers are a very important part of our hospital staff. Experience in either a hospital setting, or institutional environment is not required.

Working in Housekeeping , the 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 job offer will be rescinded. Also, it is required for all Banner Health employees to receive their annual Flu Vaccine.

Shift Details

Full Time Day Shift

• 7am-3:30pm.
• Shift availability subject to change without notice

Weekend And Holiday Rotations Are Required In This Role

Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential when applicable

Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets.

Position Summary

This position performs all cleaning of patient rooms and/or assigned areas. Works as a member of the environmental service team to ensure the safety, health, and high morale of patients, visitors and staff by helping to provide a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing environment with minimal interference to others.

Core Functions

• Performs a variety of assigned cleaning tasks, including dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming and polishing according to departmental policy and procedures. Must plan the completion of these tasks daily.
• Empties hampers and transports of soiled linen. Empties trash containers and removes all trash. Empties all medical waste containers, including sharps.
• Inventories, restocks and replenish supplies such as toilet tissue, paper towels, hand soap, etcetera, located in all assigned areas of the facility.
• Maintains cleanliness of departmental equipment and notifies appropriate personnel as repairs become necessary. Protects equipment from damage by proper use; properly logs out and in equipment that has been used.
• May perform special projects such as: windows washing, wall washing, removing heavily soiled items or furnishings.
• Responds to questions and requests from patients, staff and visitors. Meets or exceeds goals for customer service satisfaction.
• Under regular supervision, this position has responsibility at an assigned facility/area only. Internal customers include facility staff, physicians, nurses, patients, visitors, supervisors, managers, and executives. External customers include visitors, patients, and employees from other company and non-company facilities.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team without continuous supervision. Must be able to interpret and respond to verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively with others by phone and verbally. Must be able to read and understand material safety data sheets and instructions for mixing and use of cleaning chemicals, and able to fill out chemical identification stickers.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous related experience and familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques is preferred.

Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred

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