Quality & Training Coordinator, Healthcare Environmental Services (EVS)
Description
QUALITY AUDITING & MONITORING
- Conduct daily Visual Audits in assigned areas to assess compliance with EVS cleaning standards.
- Conduct Fluorescent Marker (FM) Audits to objectively verify cleaning and disinfection of high-touch surfaces.
- Ensure Visual Audits and FM Audits are completed according to established schedules and quality requirements.
- Document audit results accurately and submit required daily, weekly, and monthly scorecards/reports.
- Identify trends, recurring deficiencies, and areas requiring additional monitoring and quality initiative/plan.
- Communicate audit results and quality concerns to EVS supervisors and management.
- Follow up on deficiencies to ensure corrective actions are completed and sustained.
- Re-audit areas when required to verify that deficiencies have been corrected.
- Monitor high-risk and patient-care areas closely, including:
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Inpatient Units
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Emergency Department
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Operating Rooms
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Cath Lab
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Cysto
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Day Surgery
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PACU
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Endoscopy
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DI- Diagnostic Imaging
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Dialysis
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Kidney Clinic
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Angio
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Cafeteria
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Lobbies and public areas
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CLEANING QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY
- Monitor terminal cleaning, discharge cleaning, isolation cleaning, and routine cleaning processes.
- Verify that high-touch surfaces are properly cleaned and disinfected.
- Monitor compliance with EVS cleaning procedures and infection prevention requirements.
- Identify environmental safety concerns and escalate them promptly.
- Ensure deficiencies identified through audits are communicated to the appropriate EVS leader for immediate follow-up.
- Support maintaining the hospital in a continuous state of inspection readiness.
STAFF COACHING & TRAINING
- Provide coaching and real-time feedback to EVS staff based on Visual and FM Audit findings.
- Assist with hands-on training related to cleaning procedures, equipment, chemicals, and infection prevention.
- Identify training gaps and communicate them to EVS Quality and Training Manager.
- Assist in the development of training resources.
- Monitor compliance with 24/7 training, JSAs and policies/procedures.
- Support supervisors in reinforcing cleaning standards and staff accountability.
- Promote a positive culture of quality, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
INSPECTION & REGULATORY READINESS
- Support EVS leadership with preparation for Westech audits and other regulatory/quality inspections.
- Conduct readiness rounds and identify areas requiring immediate attention.
- Track outstanding deficiencies and corrective actions.
- Maintain accurate audit documentation for quality reviews and inspections.
Think you have what it takes to be our EVS Quality & Training Coordinator? We're committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here's how we'll know you'll be successful in the role:
- Previous experience in Environmental Services, healthcare housekeeping, quality assurance, infection prevention, or a related field.
- Healthcare or hospital Environmental Services experience strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of healthcare cleaning, disinfection, environmental hygiene, and infection prevention practices.
- Experience providing coaching, adult education, training, or staff development support.
- Experience conducting audits, inspections, quality monitoring, or compliance reviews is considered an asset.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify cleaning deficiencies and quality concerns.
- Excellent communication, organizational, time-management, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively while maintaining accurate electronic documentation and reporting.