EVS Senior Coordinator Health - Eustis

Environmental Services Senior Coordinator

The Environmental Services (EVS) Senior Coordinator is responsible for assisting the supervisor with day-to-day operations, which include scheduling and training of staff, monitoring quality, and operating all equipment as necessary. The position requires training team members, monitoring all essential functions for all current employees, and serving as a working lead covering positions in Environmental Services. The position is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, clean, healing environment development, as well as monitoring EVS and procedures and contributing to department quality initiatives and programs.

Serves as a member of the EVS Leadership team and assumes shift/operational responsibility in the absence of the supervisor.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts one-on-one training sessions using approved techniques, procedures, and educational materials in the training process.
• Provides instruction to new hires and current employees in various areas.
• Properly demonstrates technical skills, including steps in the cleaning process for patient and non-patient rooms, isolation rooms, critical care areas, ER trauma units, and ancillary areas, including but not limited to, restrooms/bathrooms, public areas, corridors, and any other areas that may require attention.
• Responds to common inquiries or complaints from customers using appropriate designated engagement techniques.
• Maintains accurate floor care logs and checklists.
• Mixes chemicals according to instructions.
• Recognizes the importance of how communication is received by patients, visitors, and other health care workers, staff, etc.
• Recognizes the role as part of the larger organization and models the mission statement through interaction with patients, family, visitors, and other facility staff.
• Adheres to all Standards of Precaution, SDS, and Hand Hygiene directives.
• Competes all mandatory training as designated and required.
• Participates in departmental quality assurance and improvement activities as appropriate.
• Maintains productivity and volume standards established for the assigned facility.
• Keeps current with all policies and procedures of the hospital and the department.
• Practices critical thinking skills, including prioritization of duties and immediate needs/requests (Stat cleans)
• Identifies and utilizes appropriate resources to ensure identified problems or concerns are followed through.
• Demonstrates knowledge of facility safety requirements.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to clean and disinfect the environment.
• Assists in onboarding new Environmental Services Technicians I, II, III and IV and V as requested.
• Cleaning duties include, but are not limited to, patient bed, furniture, light fixtures, ceiling vents, and windows.
• Instructs proper procedures for replenishing supplies as needed.
• Uses programs that include the hospital's bed management system.
• Instructs staff on and performs duties by pushing, pulling, cleaning carts, moving supplies and equipment, carrying buckets, operating equipment such as vacuum cleaners and wearing protective clothing as required by work environment or regulatory agency.
• Provides comprehensive oversight of the shift.
• Provides new hires Sixty (60) Day evaluations and assists with annual competencies.
• Interfaces with Supervisors, Office Coordinators, Ops. Managers and Director.
• Proactively handles any improvement opportunities or concerns. Leads or participates in performance improvement projects and process improvement efforts.
• Researches, coordinates, and implements core training programs and systems (cleaning and disinfection practices, protocols, auditing tools, competencies, job aids, in-services, skills labs, etc.).
• Develops and utilizes appropriate evaluation systems to measure effectiveness of educational activities and uses feedback to adjust programs accordingly.
• Collaboratively selects training materials with the department director and/or manager.
• Maintains and organizes training materials and associated validation of employee competency training to meet accreditation…