EVS Technician

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $15.00 - $22.22. The final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

40 hours per week, 3pm to 11:30pm every other weekend and every other holiday.

• Friday
• Monday
• Thursday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday

About the Role

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where you can build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community, and each other.

This position involves cleaning and servicing building areas according to established procedures. You will move furniture, equipment, and supplies in and around hospital departments, and perform a variety of environmental services duties to maintain the hospital in a neat, orderly, and sanitary condition.

Responsibilities

• Loads service cart with appropriate materials and supplies for assigned area.
• Operates and cleans various types of cleaning equipment (mechanical and electrical).
• Cleans operating suites using germicidal cleaning solutions and arranges furniture and equipment.
• Cleans patient rooms, observing isolation techniques and ensuring a safe, clean environment.
• Cleans assigned areas including walls, doors, ceilings, fixtures, and windows.
• Climbs ladders to reach high areas for cleaning, using safety precautions.
• Collects and/or distributes soiled or clean linen, maintaining linen closet cleanliness.
• Dust mops, wet mops floors, and vacuums carpets.
• Maintains floors and baseboards using appropriate cleaning methods.
• Maintains carpets through regular vacuuming.
• Collects waste and/or hazardous waste, following infection control policies.
• Performs any duty assigned by a supervisor to ensure a safe, comfortable, and sanitary environment.
• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Attends a variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to a professional, tolerant, and civil environment.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

Qualifications

Preferred: High School Graduate or G.E.D.

Experience/Skills Required:

• Preferred: Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare environment.

Unless certification, licensure, or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility may be substituted for the above requirements.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

• Frequent standing, pushing, pulling, bending, reaching, and performing repetitive movements.
• May require climbing and working at heights.
• Exposure to temperature extremes.
• Requires precise motor skills, vision, and hearing.
• Lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing weights up to 100 lbs may be required occasionally to frequently.

This position may have a signing bonus available; eligibility will be confirmed during the interview process.