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** EVS Housekeeper**
**Job Category****:** Other **Requisition Number****:** PARTT02419 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
**Thomas Cuisine is hiring an EVS Housekeeper to join our team.** The **EVS/Housekeeper** is responsible for maintaining a clean. safe. hazard-free environment for patients, visitors, and healthcare workers. This position performs various cleaning tasks to provide patients, visitors, and healthcare workers with a safe and clean environment in accordance with the hospital's infection control and safety standards. This position will move around to different facilities on campus and provide relief for other EVS/Housekeepers. **Days and shifts vary**
* Will wash, scrub, dust, polish, vacuum, mop, disinfect patient rooms, treatment/exam rooms, clean bathrooms; scrub sinks and showers; service and clean staff areas, offices, corridors, utility rooms, tiles, windows, blinds, furniture, mirrors, fixtures, walls, doors, refrigerators, etc., empties wastepaper baskets and replenishes supplies, such as paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, etc
* Properly handles chemicals per MSDS and uses the proper personal protection equipment.
* Upon dismissal of a patient, in addition to the above, strip the room, properly dispose of linen and trash, clean and disinfect bed, frame, mattress, and pillow, remake bed, (follow Policies and Procedures for discharge unit.)
* Maintains supplies for the area, keeping cart properly stocked and neat, organizes areas, records terminal cleaning of dismissals on the chart at Nurses station, reports light bulbs that need replacing, broken or malfunctioning equipment, furniture, or other items requiring repair.
* Properly labels and removes infectious waste bags and containers.
* Upon Department Head request will train employees. Will keep Department Head apprised of trainee progress.
* Maintains equipment i.e., carts, vacuums, etc. keeping them clean and in good working order. Reports malfunctioning equipment and items needing repair in a timely manner.
* Participates in replacing sharp containers, transports trash and refuse, and removes empty boxes.
* Cross trains and works in Linen Distribution as needed by the department
* Performs other related duties as assigned or required.
* Uses work time efficiently and manage time effectively to minimize waste
* Other duties as assigned by management
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