EVS Tech - Bloomington Clinic - Full Time Mornings (3 am - 11:30 am)

General Summary

The EVS technician cleans and sanitizes wards, rooms, baths, restrooms, and offices; cleans, mops floor; dusts furniture and equipment; cleans window sills, empties trash baskets, and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion; scours and polishes both sinks, mirrors, and similar equipment; replenishes supplies of soap and towels, polishes and cleans doors and windows; keeps utility storage rooms in order by sweeping and mopping floors; performs a variety of related duties.

GIBSONAREAHOSPITAL& HEALTH SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT

To provide personalized, professional healthcare services to the residents of the communities we serve.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• The EVS technician is responsible for cleaning an assigned area as scheduled.
• The EVS technician will cross train for different work areas. (Patient and resident rooms, x-ray, surgery, outpatient, business offices, emergency department, etc.)
• Work performed:
• Selects cleaning materials and supplies and prepares solutions according to procedures. Loads service cart and transports to work areas.
• Cleans and sanitizes rooms, arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion. Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms, nursing stations, lounges, and offices.
• Cleans and sanitizes assigned areas by washing furniture, tiles, fixtures, mirrors and equipment with germicidal cleaning solutions. Notifies supervisor of any equipment in need of repairs.
• Dry dusts and wet mops halls and stairwells.
• Replenishes supplies of hand soap, hand sanitizer, deodorizers in dispensers and paper products.
• Empties regular trash in wastebaskets and also empties and disposes of biohazardous waste in the prescribed manner.
• Changes sharps containers when full and disposes of these the in prescribed manner.
• Vacuums all carpeted areas. Also disinfects hand rails in hallways daily.
• Changes cubicle curtains on a regularly scheduled basis or as needed and notifies supervisor of window curtains that need cleaned or repaired.
• Cleans and sanitizes patient’s rooms after patient discharges according to Terminal Cleaning Procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes operating suites daily using proscribed cleaning solutions and procedures.
• Cleans storage rooms weekly and utility rooms (clean and soiled) daily.
• Cleans and sanitizes beds in the ER that may become grossly soiled, when requested by ER staff. Otherwise, ER staff techs are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing beds on a monthly basis.
• Cleans floor fans, desk fans, and ceiling fans when needed.
• Cleaning procedure for elevators include: sanitizing handrails, doors, control panels, walls and floor.
• Cleans spider webs from overheadwindows in Annex area and other specified areas.
• Performs project cleaning of the following: cove bases, wastebaskets, high dusting and wall washing. Cleans door frames, vents outer surface only), windows and blinds. Cleans ceilings in specified areas.
• Documents in a monthly cleaning chart, the time each room/ area is cleaned and sanitized.
• Documents on a patients room discharge cleaning form, the times (beginning and ending) the terminal cleaning of a discharged patient room, also initials the chart.