EVS Technician - Housekeeping - Per Diem

Housekeeping Position at UMass Memorial Health

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

According to established procedure, cleans and services building areas. Moves furniture, equipment, and supplies in and around hospital departments; and performs a variety of environmental services duties to maintain the hospital in a neat, orderly, and sanitary condition.

I. Major Responsibilities:

• Loads service cart with appropriate materials and supplies for assigned area.
• Operates and cleans various types of cleaning equipment (mechanical and electrical).
• Cleans operating suites using germicidal cleaning solutions and arranges furniture and equipment.
• Cleans patient rooms, observing isolation techniques and ensuring a safe, clean environment.
• Cleans assigned areas including walls, doors, ceilings, fixtures, and windows.
• Climbs ladders to reach high areas for cleaning, using safety precautions.
• Collects and/or distributes soiled or clean linen, maintaining linen closet cleanliness.
• Dust mops, wet mops floors, and vacuums carpets.
• Maintains floors and baseboards using appropriate cleaning methods.
• Maintains carpets through regular vacuuming.
• Collects waste and/or hazardous waste, following infection control policies.
• Performs any duty assigned by a supervisor to ensure a safe, comfortable, and sanitary environment.

II. Position Qualifications: License/Certification/Education Required: None specified Preferred: High School Graduate or G.E.D.

Experience/Skills Required: Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare environment preferred.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions: This position involves frequent standing, pushing, pulling, bending, reaching, and performing repetitive movements. It may require climbing and working at heights. The role includes exposure to temperature extremes and requires precise motor skills, vision, and hearing. Lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing weights up to 100 lbs may be required occasionally to frequently.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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