Housekeeping EVS Associate Nights

Banner Health Corporate; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend shift differential

Night shift differential

Benefits package

Job summary

Banner Health's Environmental Services team at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ is hiring a Housekeeping EVS Associate to maintain a clean, safe hospital environment. The role involves cleaning, sanitizing, and managing patient areas while adhering to safety protocols; you may work in morgue or COVID unit areas as needed.

The position is full-time with night shift 11:00 PM–7:30 AM, weekend and holiday rotations required.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to interpret written and verbal instructions.
• Effective communication with staff and visitors.
• Ability to read Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and cleaning chemical instructions.
• Preferred: experience in environmental services equipment.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of cleaning tasks (dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming, polishing).
• Empties hampers and transports soiled linen; empties trash and medical waste containers.
• Restocks supplies (toilet tissue, paper towels, hand soap).
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment and logs usage.
• May perform special projects (windows washing, wall washing, heavily soiled items).
• Responds to questions from patients, staff, and visitors; aims for high customer service.
• Works under supervision in an assigned facility/area.

Skills

Independence

Teamwork

Communication

MSDS knowledge

Job description

Primary City/State: Glendale, Arizona Department Name: Environmental Svcs-Hosp Work Shift: Night Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

A rewarding career that fits your life. Learn how Banner Health, a certified Great Place To Work®, prioritizes team members and strives to be the best place to work in health care. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center has a great opportunity for a Housekeeping EVS Associate. We are looking for hardworking 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: Fulltime | 40 Hours/Week - 11PM-7:30AM. Weekend and holiday rotations are required in this role. Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night 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. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

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 soiled linen. Empties trash containers and removes all trash. Empties all medical waste containers, including sharps.
• Inventories, restocks and replenishes 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.

EEO STATEMENT

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.

ABOUT BANNER HEALTH

Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country and the leading nonprofit provider of hospital services in all the communities we serve. Throughout our network of hospitals, primary care health centers, research centers, labs, physician practices and more, our skilled and compassionate professionals use the latest technology to make health care easier, so life can be better. The many locations, career opportunities, and benefits offered at Banner Health help to make the Banner Journey unique and fulfilling for every employee.

BENEFITS

• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit-eligible positions.
• Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.