EVS Project Worker

Everyone Is a Caregiver

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 procedures, the EVS Project Person cleans and services building areas, moves furniture, equipment, and supplies, and performs a variety of environmental services duties to maintain the hospital in a neat, orderly, and sanitary condition. This role supports both routine and specialized cleaning projects across hospital departments and off-site locations.

Major Responsibilities

1. Perform duties of an EVS Technician including mopping, vacuuming, trash removal, and discharge cleaning.

2. Clean office furniture, high dusting, light fixtures, vents, and perform ceiling and wall washing.

3. Refinish floors and clean carpets using appropriate chemicals and equipment.

4. Clean and disinfect patient rooms, observing isolation protocols and ensuring a safe environment.

5. Clean surgical suites per infection control standards, wearing required attire.

6. Assist with linen delivery and disposal, including weighing soiled linen carts.

7. Maintain restrooms, including tile scrubbing, grout sealing, and disinfecting fixtures.

8. Travel to off-site locations for floor care, deep cleaning, and equipment transport.

9. Operate and clean mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment safely.

10. Report safety hazards and equipment issues to the manager.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.

2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.

3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.

4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.

5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.

6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

8. All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Position Qualifications

License / Certification / Education : Required :

1. Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand basic English.

Experience / Skills : Required :

1. Will train.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.

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.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.