Senior Housekeeping EVS Associate

Job Summary

Banner Casa Grande Medical Center is seeking a Senior Housekeeping EVS Associate to join our team. This position involves conducting heavy cleaning and floor care work, responding to service requests, and assisting with training new team members.

Responsibilities

• Responds promptly to all cleaning service requests via computerized and paper-based tracking systems.
• Conducts requested work, such as removal, replacement, cleaning of equipment and furniture, or cleaning of an area.
• Maintains reports by keeping task and infection control logs of completed daily tasks and events.
• Focuses on responsive customer service and performs specialty cleaning and infection control functions in specialized areas.
• Maintains cleanliness and operational functioning of department equipment and notifies appropriate personnel of needed repairs.
• Assesses environmental conditions to ensure the facility is neat, clean, safe, and orderly.
• Provides leadership for less experienced associates and assists with on-the-job training.
• Performs scheduled floor care procedures including dust mopping, mopping, stripping and refinishing, burnishing, and carpet extraction.

Requirements

• Must have a working knowledge of how to operate typical industrial cleaning equipment and the use of cleaning techniques appropriate to the healthcare environment.
• Must have basic math skills.
• Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing to provide instructions and information to others.
• Must accomplish assigned work despite frequent interruptions and changing priorities, and have the ability to multi-task in coordinating several projects simultaneously.
• Must serve as a role model to others in customer service skills, safe work practices, and infection control including hand hygiene.

Qualifications

• Requires the skills, knowledge, and abilities normally acquired over one to two years of diversified environmental service work experience in a health care or institutional setting.
• Basic computer skills are helpful.
• Previous related experience and familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques is preferred.

Benefits

• Flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.
• Access to a vast network of colleagues and expanded access to career opportunities.

Pay and Schedule

• Fulltime | 40 Hours/Week Nights 10PM-6:30AM Weekend And Holiday Rotations Are Required.

Physical Demands and Environment

• Able to stand, climb, stoop, bend frequently; positions require considerable physical activity.
• May be required to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Requires ability to tolerate exposure to conditions which may include toxic chemicals, bio-hazardous materials, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, heights, high temperatures or confined spaces.
• Able to use proper body mechanics to lift supplies and equipment and push carts and dollies weighing up to 500 lbs.
• Needs adequate color vision.
• Must wear protective clothing as required.
• May be required to travel to various locations.
• Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone.