EVS Housekeeping Associate

About the role

Banner Gateway 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. If you want to be part of a great team that makes a difference in the lives of our patients, apply today for this opportunity.

What you'll do

• Perform all cleaning of patient rooms and/or assigned areas
• Work 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
• Perform a variety of assigned cleaning tasks, including dusting, mopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming and polishing according to departmental policy and procedures
• Plan the completion of cleaning tasks daily
• Empty hampers and transport soiled linen
• Empty trash containers and remove all trash
• Empty all medical waste containers, including sharps
• Inventory, restock and replenish supplies such as toilet tissue, paper towels, hand soap, etc., located in all assigned areas of the facility
• Maintain cleanliness of departmental equipment and notify appropriate personnel as repairs become necessary
• Protect equipment from damage by proper use; properly log out and in equipment that has been used
• Perform special projects such as: windows washing, wall washing, removing heavily soiled items or furnishings
• Respond to questions and requests from patients, staff and visitors
• Meet or exceed 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

Requirements

• 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
• Must be able to fill out chemical identification stickers
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• Employees working at Olive Branch Senior Center must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• Experience in either a hospital setting, or institutional environment is not required

Preferred qualifications

• Previous related experience and familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques is preferred
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred

Schedule

Fulltime | 40 Hours/Week. Various shifts. Weekends and holidays are required in this role. Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.

This response is AI-generated, for reference only.