Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Our Environmental Services Department is consistently among the highest performing Environmental Services teams in healthcare, and we’re looking to add an Environmental Services Area Cleaner to our team to create a comfortable and safe environment our patients have come to expect. This position is responsible for the floor care on an assigned unit, including dusting, mopping, and buffing of hallways, patient rooms, and various common areas on assigned units. Other duties include timely completion of associated discharge cleaning, cleaning and disinfecting areas as requested, curtain hanging, UV, establishing rapport with patients, and working alongside fellow caregivers from other departments. The ideal future caregiver is hardworking, reliable, determined, detail-oriented, responsive to changing and pressing requests, proactive in identifying and attending to needs of assigned area, a good communicator, comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, and empathetic toward patients, visitors, and caregivers. Opportunities to interact and make a positive impact on patients, visitors, and caregivers, and opportunities for vertical growth are just a few reasons this role would matter most to the right future caregiver. At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll 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, you'll 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.

Responsibilities:

• Cleans assigned areas daily.
• Maintains hard floor surfaces: stripping and refinishing, mopping and buffing, auto-scrub as needed.
• Maintains carpets; shampoo, extraction, gum removal and daily maintenance. Completes waste stream removal; general waste, recycling, infectious waste etc.
• Follows all Environmental Services technical and operational standard operating procedures.
• Follows and adheres to all hospital and departmental safety requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High School Diploma/General Educational Development(GED) preferred.

Certifications:

• None required.

Complexity of Work:

• Attention to detail and ability to follow written and verbal directions.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• No prior experience required.
• One year related experience preferred.

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.