Environmental Services Area Cleaner I

Cleveland Clinic; Florida; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic’s Martin North Hospital in Stuart, FL is seeking an Environmental Services Area Cleaner to maintain a safe, clean patient environment. The role supports the hospital’s mission by cleaning patient rooms, restrooms and common areas, while adhering to department policies and safety procedures.

The shift runs Monday–Friday with rotating weekends/holidays from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. On-the-job training will cover cleaning techniques, storage of chemicals, and proper use of cleaning

Qualifications

• Responsibilities include cleaning patient rooms, restrooms and common areas.
• Follow departmental policies, safety rules and PPE requirements.
• On-the-job training provided to learn cleaning techniques and agents.

Responsibilities

• Clean patient rooms, ancillary areas, exam rooms, offices and restrooms.
• Wipe surfaces, clean spills, empty trash, and stock supplies.
• Inform leadership when supplies are low and follow SOPs.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful St. Lucie River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it an excellent medical facility and a home away from home.

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. You will be responsible for the cleaning and disinfecting of patient rooms, restrooms and various common areas assigned to your unit. Here, you will experience various opportunities to interact and make a positive impact on patients, visitors and caregivers. The Environmental Services Area Cleaner role is also a steppingstone to other careers within Environmental Services and other departments within Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday and rotating weekends and holidays from 7:30AM – 4:00PM.

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.
• Wipe down surfaces, clean spills, empty garbage cans, clean furniture and other tasks as assigned.
• Stock paper items and other supplies in exam rooms and restrooms.
• Inform team leader and supervisory team when low on supplies.
• Follow departmental policies and standard operating procedures.
• Follow and adhere to hospital wide and departmental quality and 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.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

Physical Requirements:

• Typical physical demands require a full range of body motion.
• Duties may be performed while standing or walking for the majority of the shift.
• The ability to stoop, stretch and lift while performing duties is required.
• Requires regular handling and use of disinfectants and other cleaning agents and chemicals.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

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