Housekeeper, Healthcare

Summary
Housekeeper
PRN, Second Shift
BHCOR Environmental Service. I Corbin, KY

As the Environmental Services (EVS) Department, the department offers cleaning services
twenty-four hours a day to all departments & nursing units in the Hospital, Trillium Center,
Medical Office Building, & various Off-Site buildings.

The Environmental Services Technician I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. While executing the assigned tasks, the 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.

Responsible for ensuring timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The environmental services technician, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention and patient experience
Job Description:

Housekeeper PRN

• Applies proper healthcare cleaning and disinfecting practices, safe chemical use, and correct equipment handling.

• Cleans and disinfects occupied rooms, discharge/transfer rooms, patient care areas, and assigned equipment.

• Follows all infection prevention protocols, including hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and proper PPE use.

• Removes and disposes of waste correctly, including medical, recyclable, solid, and hazardous waste.

• Follows organizational safety, risk management, and infection control guidelines.

• Assists in training new EVS team members through shadowing and task explanations.

• Reports unsafe conditions or needed repairs promptly.

• Maintains and properly uses cleaning carts, supplies, and EVS equipment.

• Completes accurate documentation on time.

• Participates in department improvement efforts, meetings, and team activities.

• Offers feedback to improve patient safety, experience, and operations.

• Performs specialty tasks such as conference room setup, cleaning stairwells/elevators, and hanging curtains.

• Performs other duties as assigned, including alternate EVS responsibilities.

Benefits: PRN (As Needed)

• Preventive Plan

• Retirement Plans

• Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.

Work Experience

Relevant Work Experience
Education
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Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.