Housekeeping Aide
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Join Cleveland Clinic Akron Generals Bath Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility. Our Environmental Services Department at our Health and Wellness Center is looking to add a Housekeeping Aide to our team to create a comfortable and safe environment our patients have come to expect. This position is responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient rooms, restrooms, and various common areas assigned to your unit. Other duties include timely completion of discharge and other assorted cleaning requests, establishing rapport with patients, and working alongside fellow caregivers from other departments. The ideal future caregiver is: Comfortable working independently and as part of a team. Responsive to changing and pressing requests. Proactive in identifying and attending to needs of assigned area. Empathetic towards patients, visitors and caregivers. Familiar with hospital cleaning procedures, floorcare, and related equipment. Opportunities to interact and make a positive impact on patients, visitors, and caregivers, as well as being part of a close knit-team, are just a few reasons this role would matter most to the right candidate. At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. Thats why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, youll 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, youll 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.
Health and Wellness Center – Bath
Schedule: 5pm – 10pm M-F
No Weekends, work every third holiday
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.
