EVS Specialist (Housekeeper)

About the role

Cleans and services building areas and patient care areas as assigned according to established procedures and schedule assignment.

Responsibilities

• Daily cleans assigned areas following 8‑step cleaning procedure or other appropriate procedures.
• Cleans occupied and discharged patient rooms, washes walls, doors/door frames, ceilings, patient room furnishings, windows; refinishes and burnishes floors when required.
• Dusts, damp mops, vacuums floor areas; vacuums carpets, spot‑cleans carpets.
• Collects waste from all hospital areas, routinely cleans waste receptacles, cleans compactor area.
• Collects soiled linen and distributes clean linen.
• Moves furniture within facility, arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning.
• Requests cleaning supplies and equipment as needed, returns unused supplies to housekeeping closet, cleans carts and equipment, ensures items are replaced orderly.
• Operates various types of cleaning equipment (buffers, wringers, scrubbers, vacuums, both mechanical and electrical).
• Reports broken furniture or equipment repair needs to supervisors daily.
• Maintains secured access to designated medication storage areas when assigned; alerts nursing/clinical supervisor immediately if medications are found in any unlocked, unsupervised area.
• Provides training for new hires and others to the unit’s DCH Standards.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards as outlined in performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Adheres to DCH Behavioral Standards, creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and self.
• Performs essential job functions ensuring safety of patients, visitors, and employees; identifies and reduces unsafe practices; recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards.
• Uses electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet.
• Adheres to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to follow and understand verbal communications and written procedures; able to verbally communicate with others.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet.
• Light work – lifting 20 lbs. occasionally, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10–20 lbs.; requires walking, standing, climbing ladders, pushing, pulling.
• Manual dexterity; ability to move the hand easily and skillfully.
• Balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, feeling, talking, hearing, and seeing.
• Exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals, and hazardous material; requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.
• Must speak clearly and have the ability to reason and express ideas to groups of people.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.