Environmental Services Technician I- 80hrs Biweekly Eves

MetroHealth; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 13,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH is seeking an Environmental Services Technician to maintain a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. You will interact with patients and staff while ensuring timely room turns and strict infection prevention practices.

The role requires the ability to follow hygiene standards, work with various teams, and adapt to rotating shifts including weekends and holidays. Biweekly hours total 80, with a 3p-11:30p shift.

Qualifications

• Minimal education required.
• Basic knowledge of healthcare cleaning and disinfection principles.
• Must read and write English.
• Ability to operate EVS tools and equipment.
• Ability to learn and use communication devices and software.
• Ability to interact with diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment.
• Maintain contact with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Ensure timely room turns related to patient throughput within infection prevention principles.
• Uphold MetroHealth System values and customer service standards.

Skills

Reading and writing English

EVS tools and equipment

Communication devices

Cultural awareness

Education

Minimal education

Tools

EVS equipment

Job description

Location: METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

Biweekly Hours: 80.00

Shift: 3p-11:30p; 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.