EVS Worker II

Job Description:

EVS Tech II

The Environmental Services Department plays a vital role in ensuring that the hospital remains clean and safe for patients, staff, and visitors. As a member of this team, the main duties will be to clean and sanitize all areas of the hospital including patient rooms, offices, waiting areas, and meeting rooms.

Job Description:

Provide cleaning and other services to areas within Baptist Health Lexington as assigned by EVS Management.

• The EVS II is responsible for providing a safe care environment for patients and staff (visitors as appropriate to the setting) that require additional education and/or training. This is achieved by demonstrating the principles of cleaning, disinfection, handling large amounts of infectious and solid waste, and maintaining hard surfaces with specialized equipment.
• The role also includes quality assurance towards the reduction of harmful pathogens for the benefit of patients, visitors, and staff. While executing the assigned tasks, the EVS Technician II will have contact with patients, visitors, and perhaps family members.
• The EVS Tech II is responsible for ensuring timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The Environmental Services Technician II,
• In accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention, and following all AORN Guidelines.
• This role has expanded responsibilities that including maintaining hard floors, carpet, and specialty projects when needed.
• Cleaning services are defined by department policies and procedures to meet the quality standards set by Baptist Health Lexington and the Environmental Services Department.

Shift: Full-time days

Requirements:

• No education required

Preferred experience:

• 1-2 years Customer Service
• 1-2 years of Sterile Field Training
• and/or 2 years Environmental Services experience.

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support