What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Associate, Operating Room, Variable Shift, Part-time position at Adventist Health?
Nestled in the "Gateway to the Redwoods", Adventist Health Howard Memorial takes pride in its legacy of providing exceptional, high-quality care since 1928. We are comprised of a state-of-the-art 74,000 square foot facility, with four surgery suites, an on-site farm-to-fork restaurant and 25 beautiful private rooms designed with healing and comfort in mind. We provide a wide-range of primary and specialty care services to best serve our community. Willits is home to excellent trails and nature areas for hikers, campers and bicyclists. Whether it is the climate, moderate cost of living or just the small-town atmosphere, it is a place where everyone receives a warm welcome and treated like family.
Job Summary:
Maintains an acceptable level of cleanliness and an improved aesthetic environment for the Surgical department. Performs a variety of general cleaning tasks. Performs daily and terminal cleaning of operating rooms.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
- High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
- Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
- Environmental services experience: Preferred
Essential Functions:
- Performs routine cleaning of operating rooms, nursing units, departments, lobbies, lounges, restrooms corridors, elevators, and stairways.
- Assists Operating Room team with case cart, equipment, and supply needs. Distributes, collects and processes linens. Assists with additional duties such as cryo-machine, autoclave room, ordering food.
- Assists with transport and moving patients. Gets inpatient beds, changes beds and gurneys as needed.
- Sets up rooms based on procedure and surgeon preference with proper equipment, beds and positioning adjuncts.
- Performs terminal cleaning of surgical suites daily; hallways, sterile processing, sterile core, sub-sterile rooms, anesthesia work room, ancillary rooms and other areas weekly.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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