What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Tech I (EVS I) position at BHS Baptist Healthcare System?
Job Description:
Job Title: Housekeeper I
First Shift Full Time
Dept: Environmental Services
Job Description:
- The Environmental Service Technician I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. EVS Tech will have contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff. Contact may include physical, psychological, educational, and safety related and should be appropriate to the specific demographics of patients served in assigned service areas.
Requirements:
- Empties trash, cleans trash can as needed, relines can with clean liner. Transports trash to soiled utility room for removal. Removes infectious waste and fills sharps containers as needed.
- Cleans, sanitizes patient rooms and restrooms, including refilling toilet paper, soap, etc.
- Cleans offices and public restrooms.
- Damp dusts furniture, ledges, and fixtures with a germicidal agent.
- Dry mops, wet mops floors and vacuums carpeting.
- High dust vents, over bed lights and other items over shoulder height.
- Operates several types of vacuum cleaners and other miscellaneous cleaning tools.
- Expected at times to wear personal protection equipment to include rubber gloves, eye protection, gowns, booties, masks, and hair covers.
- Required to monitor and report repair and maintenance needs in assigned areas.
Essential Qualifications:
- Completion of High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred.
- Safely and properly lift and transport items weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Safely and properly pull, push, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and stretch.
- Safely and properly stand, walk, and work on feet for prolonged periods of time.
- Organize work efficiently and effectively to ensure the job is completed within a budgeted time.
- Maintain a courteous, pleasant, and thoughtful attitude towards patients, visitors, and staff.
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
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
