Environmental Cleaning Services; EVS Tech, Evenings

Position Title

Environmental Cleaning Services (EVS) Tech, Evenings

The Environmental Services Tech I is responsible for a variety of environmental services duties to ensure a clean, sanitary, pleasant environment essential for quality care of patients, visitors, and staff. The individual in this position will be required to fully understand the purpose and operation of Environmental Services along with having the ability to make decisions based on sound judgment when a situation dictates.

This is a full‑time position working from 3:00pm – 11:30pm with rotating weekends.

The individual in this position reports to the Environmental Services Director. This position works closely with all hospital staff and other Environmental Services staff in order to provide a clean, sanitary, pleasant environment.

• Clean patient rooms: wash ceilings, walls, windows, and shades; wipe down all surfaces, dust, mop, and wet mop; strip, wash, and make beds.
• Clean all areas of the Hospital, Professional Center, and Pioneer Medical Center.
• Pick up garbage, wash wastebaskets, reline with clean plastic liners.
• Clean lighting fixtures, tops of doors, vents, and other high areas.
• Remove and replace cubicle curtains, shower curtains; wash cubicle strings and shower curtains.
• Clean patient, public, and staff restrooms.
• Clean ice machines; defrost and clean refrigerators.
• Wash sinks, plumbing fixtures, drinking fountains, stainless steel mirrors, furniture, equipment, and casters.
• Clean carpet stains.
• Clean occupied and terminated isolation rooms.
• Deliver clean linen; pick up soiled linen.
• Be available by page, phone, or radio while on duty, with no reports of non‑response.
• Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in the field of expertise.
• Ensure no injuries to self or others by following safe work practices and policies, including security, safety, understanding of MSDS, equipment, infection control, fire, disaster, safe lifting, and body mechanics.
• Ensure self‑compliance with organization policies and procedures, as well as labor agreements.
• Ensure the interface with team members and other support groups is conducted in a courteous and efficient manner conducive with the organization’s values.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner and ensure personal appearance meets the standards necessary to perform the job function while representing the organization.
• Ensure that additional accountabilities, as may be required by management, are handled in a manner necessary to meet organizational standards.

• High school diploma or GED.

• One year of Environmental Services experience preferred.

• Ability to read and write and follow oral and written instructions. Must be alert to hazards.
• Knowledge of common cleaning supplies and equipment; mops, dry and wet vacuums.
• Ability to use ladders.
• Demonstrates competency on equipment listed on the department specific checklist.
• Critical thinking skills: seeks resources for direction when necessary, performs independent problem solving, decision‑making is logical and deliberate.
• Performs actions that demonstrate accountability; exercises safe judgment in decision‑making; practices within legal and ethical guidelines.
• Demonstrates competency in ability to care for customers/patients across the age continuum.

• Occasional climbing and crawling/kneeling.
• Ability to lift/carry up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent walking, sitting/standing, reaching, pushing/pulling, lifting, carrying, bending/stooping/crouching, twisting/turning and repetitive movement.
• Ability to communicate using verbal and/or written skills for accurate exchange of information with physicians, nurses, health care professionals, patients and/or family, and the public.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Hospitals and Health Care