Environmental Services Area Cleaner I

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Join Cleveland Clinic’s Medina Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This 148-bed community-based hospital has been providing the communities in and around Medina County with top-quality patient care for over 75 years. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic’s Environmental Services Department is consistently among the highest-performing EVS 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 Environmental Services Area Cleaner role is a steppingstone to other careers within Environmental Services and other departments within Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday, 3:00pm-11:30pm. Rotating weekends and holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Clean patient rooms, ancillary areas, exam rooms, offices, waiting areas, public restrooms, discharge rooms and other assigned areas.

• Stock paper items and other supplies in patient rooms, exam rooms, and restrooms.

• Follow scripting, policies and procedures on patient isolation and all Environmental Services technical and procedural standard operating procedures.

• Follow and adhere to all hospital-wide and departmental safety requirements.

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

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow directions while working with minimal supervision

• Can learn and follow departmental policies and procedures, including cleaning and patient hospitality techniques and the proper use and storage of cleaning agents and chemicals

• Clear, courteous and caring communication skills

• Can work effectively in a fast-paced cleaning environment

• Flexibility to adapt to changing work assignments and priorities

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• A high school diploma or GED

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion, including ability to perform work while lifting, bending, stooping, crouching, squatting, and reaching.
• Requires continuous walking and standing on hard surfaces.
• Requires regular handling and use of disinfectants and other cleaning agents and chemicals.
• Light work - Exerting 11 to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required,

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