Environmental Services Area Cleaner

Posted:
9/5/2024, 6:34:54 AM

Location(s):
Florida, United States ⋅ Vero Beach, Florida, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

                    

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Job Title

Environmental Services Area Cleaner

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

CC Indian River

                     

Department

Support Environmental-Indian River Hospital

                      

Job Code

000367

                     

Shift

Evenings

                       

Schedule

2:30pm-11:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details


Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    
 

Our Environmental Services Department is consistently among the highest-performing Environmental Services teams in healthcare, and we’re looking to add an Environmental Services Area Cleaner to our team to create the comfortable and safe environment our patients have come to expect. The caregiver in this role will be responsible for cleaning the Operating Rooms post-procedure.  


The ideal future caregiver is hardworking, reliable, determined, detail-oriented, responsive to changing and pressing requests, proactive in identifying and attending to needs of their assigned area, a good communicator, comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, empathetic toward patients, visitors and caregivers, knowledgeable in blood borne pathogens and able to handle soiled equipment. 
 

Opportunities to interact with and make positive impacts on patients, visitors, and caregivers, and opportunities for vertical growth (Team Lead, Supervisor, and Manager), are just a few reasons this role would matter most to the right future caregiver.  
 

At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. 


Responsibilities:

  • Cleans patient rooms, ancillary areas, exam rooms, offices, waiting areas, public restrooms, discharge rooms and other assigned areas.
  • Stocks paper items and other supplies in patient rooms, exam rooms and restroom as necessary.
  • Follows scripting, policies and procedures on patient isolation and all Environmental Services technical and procedural standard operating procedures.
  • Follows and adheres to all hospital wide and departmental safety requirements.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education:

  • High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED) preferred.

Certifications:

  • None required.

Complexity of Work:

  • Requires attention to detail, ability to follow directions and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

  • Requires one to three months on-the-job training to learn departmental policies and procedures, various cleaning techniques, proper use and storage of cleaning agents and chemicals.

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
  • Ability to be mobile for extended periods of time
  • Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
  • Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
  • Ability to move/transport items weighing up to 10 pounds (lbs.)
  • Ability to move/transport equipment weighing up to 10 pounds (lbs.)
  • Ability to move/transport carts weighing up to or more than 100 pounds (lbs.)
  • Ability to inspect equipment
  • Ability to clean, operate cleaning equipment and use cleaning products
  • May come into contact with communicable diseases and/or body fluids

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

                       

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