A supervisor who manages performance well, but trains poorly will always be managing performance because the team will never reach its potential. A supervisor who trains effectively creates workers who know what to do, understand why they are doing it, and can maintain that standard with less direct supervision. In an EVS department the ability to train well is the most scalable leadership you can learn.
Tag: Training
In the first post in this series, I laid out four variables that drive smart disinfectant selection: microbial targets, contact time, chemistry, and EPA registration. Each one deserves a deeper look. This post focuses on the first and most foundational: knowing exactly which organisms you are targeting and why that determines which disinfectant belongs in your team’s hands.
I wanted to try a new approach with the staff so I shared with them the following in our morning
The most important staff related task we have in Environmental Services is
The goal of any Environmental Services Department within a healthcare facility should be to prevent the spread of infectious agents
I had a great question last Friday… How would you review a housekeeping operation? Here are some of the steps
Here is the two step cleaning training video I participated in as a technical consultant. We filmed this video at
Sure it seems like a never ending cycle of cutbacks, reductions and expectations to do more with less. Some hospitals
A properly stocked cleaning cart will help prevent wasted trips to supply closets and should be equipped with any of
The major difference between cleaning a medical facility and any other building is the focus on the un-seen enemy, bacteria.
Here I continue to list cleaning standards. We use these as a guide to understanding our responsibilities in general cleaning.
In Environmental Services, we are aware that first impression of our facility is very important to our clients and other