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EVS Tech II

Baptist Health · Lexington, Kentucky, US

Summary Job Description: The Environmental Services Department plays a vital role in ensuring that the hospital remains clean and safe for patients, staff, a...

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Summary Job Description: The Environmental Services Department plays a vital role in ensuring that the hospital remains clean and safe for patients, staff, and visitors. As a member of this team, the main duties will be to clean and sanitize all areas of the hospital including patient rooms, offices, waiting areas, and meeting rooms. EVS Tech II, Housekeeper: Full-Time Job Description: - The Housekeeper II is responsible for providing a safe care environment for patients and staff (visitors as appropriate to the setting) that require additional education and/or training. This is achieved by demonstrating the principles of cleaning, disinfection, handling large amounts of infectious and solid waste, and maintaining hard surfaces with specialized equipment. - The role also includes quality assurance towards the reduction of harmful pathogens for the benefit of patients, visitors, and staff. While executing the assigned tasks, the EVS Technician II will have contact with patients, visitors, and perhaps family members. - The EVS Tech II is responsible for ensuring timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection preventi...