EVS Lead (Environmental Services) Technician

Pinnacle HealthCare Environmental Services

• Supervises the necessary resources needed for the Environmental Services department under their control and makes recommendations for hiring.
• Supervises a waste program that separates, packages, and disposes of all waste in accordance with all applicable regulations.
• Performs quality improvement initiatives under the direction of the EVS manager. Conducts rounding activities to ensure environmental hygiene in all areas assigned.  Prepares necessary reporting to manager(s) and documents results.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of cleaning and disinfection principles and requirements, as well as proper chemical and equipment usage, and labor requirements for maintaining furniture, furnishings, and interior finishes across all areas of responsibility.
• Provides oversight of inventories, usage data, and ordering of consumable supplies and equipment repairs
• Prepares masterwork and time schedules under the manager's direction, coordinating vacation and holiday time and reviewing daily adjustments in the work schedule.
• Performs on-site training for new EVS associates.
• On-the-job training (OJT): Train associates in new skills, knowledge, and competencies while they perform their job duties. Trains guides, and instructs the trainee through the learning process.
• Performs all types of floor care and maintenance throughout the facility, including hard surfaces and carpeting.
• Performs cleaning and disinfection of the pharmacy, exam rooms, patient care areas, labs, nurses’ stations, and equipment as assigned, as well as other common areas and assignments as required.

• Supervises the work of subcontractors and/or EVS suppliers.
• Adheres to all organizational safety, risk management, infection control, and prevention standards. Promotes a culture of patient safety through observation and education.
• Coaches team members on the chain of infection and the core principles of transmitting infectious pathogens.
• Responds to emergency calls and multiple priorities as needed to coordinate staffing changes and minimize disruption.
• Conduct inspections and competency evaluation. Actively participates and contributes to efforts to improve patient experience, cleanliness scores, and critical departmental performance metrics.
• Controls expenditures within the sphere of approved budget objectives.  Take corrective action when variances affect the budget.

• Required- 1 Year in environmental services in ambulatory and acute care-related support departments.
• Required- 1 Year of supervisory level experience managing staff.

• Bilingual is a huge plus! (Spanish & English)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team members and management.
• Strong working knowledge of the MS Office Suite, MS Project, project management software, and EVS software systems is preferred.
• Experience with typical EVS equipment/machinery

• Physical 
• PPD (TB test) 
• Blood draw to check for antibodies of the following: 

• COVID VACCINATION REQUIRED  
• Flu Shot required.

Salary : $25