Location: MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Campus
Biweekly Hours: 80.00
Shift: 7a-3:30pm; Rotating Weekends and Holidays
The MetroHealth System is redefining health care by going beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being: affordable housing, a cleaner environment, economic opportunity and access to fresh food, convenient transportation, legal help and other services. The system strives to become as good at preventing disease as it is at treating it. Founded in 1837, Cuyahoga County's safety-net health system operates four hospitals, four emergency departments and more than 20 health centers.
Summary:
Performs the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. Maintains contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff, and ensures timely room turns related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. Upholds the mission, vision, values and customer service standards of the MetroHealth System (MHS)
Qualifications:
Required:
Minimal education.
Working knowledge of the health care cleaning and disinfecting principles, and facility safety requirements.
Ability to read and write English.
Ability to operate and properly maintain all EVS tools and equipment needed to perform duties
Ability to learn and operate communication devices and software program used to perform duties.
Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Preferred:
Experience providing health care support services and/or environmental services in hospitality or related field.
Physical Requirements: May sit, stand, stoop, bend, and ambulate intermittently during the day. May need to sit or stand for extended periods. See in the normal visual range with or without correction. Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction. Ability to climb intermittently during the day. Ability to push/pull 70-150 pounds. Ability to lift 10-50 pounds. Requires some exposure to chemicals, bioburden, and cleaning products.