Senior EVS Associate

Job Details Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary Primary City/State: Queen Creek, Arizona Department Name: Environmental Svcs-Hosp Work Shift: Evening Overview As a Senior EVS Associate at Banner Desert Medical Center, you will play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, safety, and infection control throughout our facility. This role includes advanced cleaning responsibilities such as heavy‑duty floor care, carpet extraction, and project‑based work using power cleaning equipment. Prior experience with floor care and operating floor cleaning equipment is required. You will perform infection control procedures in clinical areas, respond to service requests through computerized systems, and help maintain accurate documentation. As a senior team member, you will support and train other associates, model excellent customer service, and use sound judgment to help ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Schedule: 6:00 pm‑2:30 am with rotating weekends Position Summary This position conducts heavy cleaning and floor care work such as carpet cleaning, stripping/refinishing hard floor surfaces, and special projects. Operates and maintains power cleaning equipment and responds to assigned service requests such as project cleaning, equipment removal, trash or linen removal. Sets an example of excellent customer service while maintaining a safe and clean environment and identifying safety issues related to housekeeping. Core Functions Respond promptly to all requests for cleaning services via computerized and paper‑based tracking systems. Conduct requested work, such as removal, replacement, cleaning of equipment and furniture, or cleaning of an area. Maintain reports by keeping task and infection control logs of completed daily tasks and events, and documentation required for the request tracking system. Perform specialty cleaning and infection control functions in specialized areas such as clinical areas, surgical suite, Cath lab, specialty rooms, and sterile areas. Conduct specialized gowning and cleaning procedures specific to infectious elements in isolation rooms. Maintain proper infection‑control cleaning standards at all times, including hand hygiene requirements. Maintain cleanliness and operational functioning of department equipment and notify appropriate personnel of needed repairs. Protect equipment from damage by proper use and properly log out and in equipment that is used. Assess environmental conditions to ensure that the facility is neat, clean, safe and orderly. Anticipate and resolve clutter and safety issues. Exercise judgment in deciding which problems need to be quickly referred to a supervisor for assistance. Maintain communication with immediate supervisor and/or facilities services staff about status of repair completion in the facility; follow up as assigned. Provide leadership for less experienced associates. May assist with on‑the‑job training for other staff in cleaning techniques, chemical usage, supply restocking, and infection‑control procedures including hand hygiene. Perform scheduled floor care procedures including dust mopping, mopping, stripping and refinishing, burnishing, and carpet extraction. Calculate quantities and mix ratio of cleaning chemicals. Work under regular supervision within assigned facility. Internal customers include staff, physicians, nurses, patients, visitors, supervisors, managers, and executives. External customers include visitors, patients, and employees from other facilities. Minimum Qualifications One to two years of diversified environmental service work experience in a health care or institutional setting. Working knowledge of operating typical industrial cleaning equipment and cleaning techniques appropriate to the healthcare environment. Basic math skills. Effective oral and written communication skills; able to provide instructions and information to others. Ability to interpret and respond appropriately to verbal and written instructions. Ability to accomplish assigned work despite frequent interruptions and changing priorities; ability to multi‑task in coordinating several projects simultaneously. Serve as a role model to others in customer service skills, safe work practices, and infection control including hand hygiene. For employees at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children: possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of employment; sign an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit upon hire. For employees at Olive Branch Senior Center: possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of employment. Preferred Qualifications Basic computer skills. Previous related experience and familiarity with environmental services equipment and cleaning techniques. EEO Statement EEO/Disabled/Veterans. Our organization supports a drug‑free work environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Banner Health