Description

EVS Associate

Holy Name is New Jersey's last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.
A Brief Overview
According to established procedures performs a variety of Environmental Services duties including but not limited to housekeeping, floor care, mail and linen rooms, and waste management.
What you will do

• Interact with coworkers, patients and visitors with compassion, courtesy and a professional customer focused manner
• Complete tasks as per the position schedule or as assigned by supervisor/manager
• Prepare solutions according to manufacturer recommendations
• Clean assigned area by sanitizing furniture, surfaces, and equipment with germicidal cleaning solution
• Prepare discharged beds for the next patient promptly and effectively, recording the completion time properly
• Demonstrate the ability to report discharge activity appropriately via the computer
• Dust and damp mops floors, vacuums carpets, and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion after cleaning the area
• Replenish supplies such as: paper towels, toilet tissue and soaps prior to the dispenser being empty
• Safely operate various types of electrical cleaning equipment such as vacuums, auto-scrubbers, burnishers, buffing machines and carpet extractors
• Perform cleaning in specialty areas such as Surgical, ICU, Labor and Delivery and Nursery using proper cleaning solutions and techniques as prescribed by departmental procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Or equivalent Required
• Required

Experience Qualifications

• 1-3 years Environmental or housekeeping experience Preferred
• 1-3 years Healthcare experience Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be able to understand and clearly communicate and follow written and oral instructions (High proficiency)
• Excellent customer/patient service skills (High proficiency)
• Work well independently and in a team environment (High proficiency)
• Knowledgeable and proficient in EVS equipment, chemicals, and techniques (Low proficiency)

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.