Environmental Services Assistant - 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift

ccf; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 31,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital in Akron is seeking an Environmental Services Assistant to support our EVS team. You will help maintain a clean, safe, and patient-friendly environment across patient rooms, offices, and corridors.

The role involves independent work, strong teamwork, and responsiveness to requests. Full-time and part-time options on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shifts with every other weekend and holiday.

Qualifications

• Interest in housekeeping work and ability to learn.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Insurable to drive hospital vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Clean patient rooms, utility rooms, and common areas.
• Replenish supplies and dispose of waste safely.
• Transport and move furniture and equipment.
• Report malfunctioning equipment and unsafe conditions.
• Follow PPE protocols and safety guidelines.

Skills

Interest in housekeeping

Follow instructions

Driving hospital vehicle

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Title

Environmental Services Assistant - 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Job Code

AK9905

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm/3:00pm-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world‑class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient‑centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family .

Our Environmental Services (EVS) Department is consistently ranked among the highest‑performing EVS teams in healthcare. As an Environmental Services Assistant, you will help create the comfortable and safe environment our patients have come to expect. The ideal candidate is comfortable working independently, responsive to changing and pressing requests, proactive in identifying and attending to needs of assigned area, communicates well with others, comfortable working as part of a team and empathetic towards patients, visitors and caregivers.

Opportunities to interact and make a positive impact on patients, visitors and caregivers, and significant opportunities for vertical growth within a large department (Team Lead, Supervisor, Manager), are just a few reasons this role would matter most to the right candidate. Cleveland Clinic invests in our caregivers, technologies and processes because working together is how we all learn and grow. Join us, and you'll experience the difference of a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand in hand.

A caregiver in this position works 1 st , 2 nd or 3rd shift, including every other weekend and holiday. Full-time and part-time roles are available.

• 1 st Shift: 7:00AM - 3:30PM
• 2 nd Shift: 3:00PM - 11:30PM
• 3 rd Shift: 11:00PM - 7:30AM

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Clean patient rooms, utility rooms, nourishment rooms, conference rooms, offices, corridors, stairways, locker rooms and restrooms.
• Clean toilets, urinals, sinks and lockers.
• Replenish supplies.
• Collect trash and needles and dispose of them in an appropriate manner.
• Dust ceilings, ceiling vents, TVs, light fixtures, doors, walls, wall hangings and flat surfaces.
• Wash or spot clean walls, cabinets, elevators, counters, desks and windows.
• Clean floors, carpets, floods and body fluids.
• Use and maintain equipment, such as vacuums, buffers, cleaning carts, buckets, wringers, sweeping tools and mops.
• Clean and disinfect beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, IV poles and other items in patient rooms.
• Strip and make beds.
• Transport and move furniture and equipment.
• Report malfunctioning equipment, unsafe conditions and broken items.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Interest in housekeeping work demonstrated by previous experience or ability to learn
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions, use care and attention when using equipment
• Insurable under the hospital plan to be permitted to drive a company vehicle

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Hospital, cleaning and/or factory experience

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 equipment weighing up to 10 pounds (lbs.)
• Ability to move/transport carts weighing up to or more than 100 pounds (lbs.)
• Ability to move/transport items weighing up to 50 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

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made