Universal EVS Worker

POSITION SUMMARY
As a Universal EVS Worker, you will help provide clean, sanitary, comfortable, orderly, and welcoming surroundings for residents, employees, and visitors. You will perform a wide variety of environmental services, custodial, and linen-related duties throughout the facility, including routine and heavy cleaning, floor care, waste disposal, and maintaining assigned resident and common areas. This position involves repetitive manual work and requires the ability to remain physically active throughout the workday while maintaining established safety, sanitation, and infection prevention standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Sweep and mop resident rooms, hallways, stairways, elevators, and other assigned areas.
• Clean and sanitize toilets, tubs, showers, resident tub rooms, and public restrooms, replenishing paper products and hand soap as necessary.
• Clean and maintain assigned resident bedrooms and adjoining bathrooms.
• Clean toilet bowls, sinks, toiletry shelves, bathroom floors, and other restroom surfaces.
• Wet and dry dust, mop floors, and clean and polish furniture, windowsills, fixtures, and other hard surfaces.
• Clean lighting fixtures, air vents, window tops, door frames, and other high areas.
• Perform floor care duties, including carpet cleaning and shampooing, floor stripping, waxing, and polishing.
• Clean lounge furniture, nursing stations, medication and treatment rooms, tub and shower rooms, and other assigned clinical areas.
• Clean clinic, ancillary, activity, and common areas as assigned.
• Maintain the facility in a sanitary and infection-free condition through appropriate cleaning and disinfection of equipment, furnishings, and assigned areas.
• Disinfect areas following the cleanup of human waste and other bodily fluids by nursing staff, as required.
• Empty trash and properly dispose of waste and other disposable materials.
• Maintain EVS equipment and utility rooms in a clean and orderly condition and report equipment requiring repair.
• Participate in the linen exchange system by delivering clean and soiled linens to designated areas.
• Assist with processing resident laundry and/or facility linens.
• Sort soiled linens and fold clean linens as needed.
• Stock and replenish supplies in assigned areas as necessary.
• Maintain clear hallways and remove debris or other obstructions to preserve required means of egress.
• Move and rearrange furniture as necessary to complete cleaning and custodial assignments.
• Operate cleaning equipment and perform general janitorial duties as assigned.
• Follow established safety precautions and infection prevention procedures at all times.
• Adapt to changing priorities and perform multiple tasks throughout the workday.
• Perform other environmental services and janitorial-related duties as assigned during the scheduled shift.

JOB DETAILS
• Pay Rate: $ per hour
• Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours per week
• Shift Schedule: AM 
• Days Off: Friday & Saturday
• Working Days: Sunday through Thursday

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Some knowledge of materials, equipment, and methods commonly used in cleaning, disinfecting, and linen/laundry processing.
• Previous experience performing custodial or environmental services work preferred.
• Ability to follow simple verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Ability to operate a vacuum and other standard environmental services equipment.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and around furniture and breakable objects.
• Ability to work in close proximity to and maintain regular contact with residents, employees, and others.
• Ability to perform a variety of environmental services duties and adapt to changing assignments and operational needs.
• Ability to multitask effectively in a changing work environment.
• Ability to follow established safety, sanitation, and infection prevention procedures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Ability to perform heavy and repetitive manual labor throughout the workday.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and up to eight (8) hours per day.
• Ability to stoop and work from a kneeling position.
• Ability to perform repetitive bending, reaching, twisting, and stretching for up to 60% of the workday.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds independently.
• Ability to push and/or pull wheeled carts and equipment weighing up to 100 pounds independently over tiled and carpeted surfaces and for extended distances.
• Ability to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, kneel, and reach.
• Fine motor skills and good visual acuity.
• Ability to move continuously throughout the workday as required by assigned duties.
• Ability to assist with the evacuation of residents during an emergency.