EVS Supervisor - Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
About the Job
Mary Free Bed Summary
We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.
Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care
Mission Statement
Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.
Employment Value Proposition
At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. OurCommitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.
- Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
- Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
- Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
- Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
- A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.
Summary
Maintains a clean, safe environment inside and outside the hospital by performing duties according to departmental techniques, procedures, and needs. Scheduled work may include weekends, holidays, and/or a variety of shifts. Accepts additional responsibility for grounds, special assignments, material handling, and projects. Knows all basic EVS schedules.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Supervises and directs EVS staff to complete daily cleaning assignments on their shift.
- Organizes all cleaning duties and assigns zones daily.
- Inspects all discharge rooms prior to admittance of new occupant.
- Signs off on tasks completed during each shift on Task Documentation Form.
- Inspects patient rooms and performs Cleaning Quality Audits as requested by EVS manager.
- Performs disciplinary actions as prescribed by MFB policies.
- Promotes team work and a happy /healthy work environment.
- Communicates supply and equipment needs to department manager.
- Joins in interviewing of all new department applicants.
- Guides Leads and assistant leads to complete daily assignments.
- Conducts daily random re-rounding at end of shift with EVS Techs on patients in patient rooms.
- Ability to lead efforts to maximize staff engagement and collaboration among work groups. Demonstrate a communication style and develop a rapport with staff that secures a highly engaged team who consistently achieves top box patient satisfaction scores and staff engagement scores.
- Organizes weekend work and assigns zones.
- Answers all nursing calls and directs staff as needed to complete requests.
- Reports any and all areas needing detail cleaning.
- Reports any and all maintenance needs via a work order.
- Cleans in assigned areas, such as patient rooms, nurses' stations, examination and treatment rooms, public and patient lavatories, lounges and offices as assigned
- Sweeps, dusts, dust mops, and wet mops floors and stairways, spots carpets, and buffs hard floors.
- Collects trash and refuse from work areas and completes appropriate disposal.
- Cleans, sanitizes, and polishes baths, lavatories, and shower/sink fixtures. Stocks paper products. etc. as necessary.
- Dusts, washes, sponge mops, sanitizes and extracts furniture. Cleans and polishes glass surfaces, walls, and window sills, window frames, doors, and registers.
- Scrubs bathroom tiles, woodwork, lights, and vents.
- Maintains equipment and materials in a clean and orderly manner.
- Vacuums and edges carpeted areas as necessary.
- Delivers incoming packages and stock requests to departments, keeps departmental supplies stocked, assists in the moving of hospital departments, and prepares and dispatches soiled linen carts.
- Assists in special set-ups and tear downs, handles periodic cleaning projects such as window washing, carpet extracting, wall washing, vent cleaning, etc. Helps the maintenance department on joint projects.
- Cleans and sanitizes patient discharge beds. Makes beds in designated areas. Washes down all discharge patient furniture including dressers, night stands, and over-bed tables. Cleans and sanitizes waste receptacles.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Leadership Must-Haves will be followed for patient and staff interactions:
- Embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, by:
Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Opening more doors to opportunities for underrepresented cultures
Growing talent and people
Evaluating and eliminating disparities
Taking action against injustices, bias and racism
Honoring our differences and how to collaborate
Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for
Restoring Hope and Freedom, together
- Rounding
- Thank You Notes
- Employee Selection/Peer Interviewing
- Key Words at Key Times
- AIDET® + Promise
- Standards of Behavior
Customer Service Responsibilities
Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.
Responsibilities in Quality Improvement
Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.
Essential Job Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Ability to communicate through the oral and/or written process and ability to follow directions.
- Proficiency at EVS Tech I and Lead level.
- Able to handle all equipment.
- Ability to function as lead person.
- Ability to work outdoors under varying weather conditions.
- Ability to perform basic computer functions on Microsoft Word and Excel.
Preferred Job Qualifications
- Assists with setups, linen delivery, mail delivery, general deliveries, etc.
- Keeps general storage areas clean and orderly. Responsible for coordinating the storage of various departments’ items. Keeps inventory of EVS and communications stocks. Handles the transfer of equipment and supplies between the hospital and outside storage. Assists in the management of outside storage facilities.
- Knows and is able to instruct others on the proper use of chemicals and equipment.
- Manages special project cleaning work on a case-by-case basis.
| None | Occasionally (Less than 1/3) | Frequently (1/3 to 2/3) | Majority (More than 2/3) |
Remain in a stationary position | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ |
Traverse or move around work location | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Use keyboard | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ |
Operate or use department specific equipment | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ |
Transport, position, and/or exert force |
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Up to 10 pounds | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ |
Up to 25 pounds | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ |
Up to 50 pounds | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ |
Up to 100 pounds | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
More than 100 pounds | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.
Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.
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