We currently have openings on:
First Shift – 7:00am – 3:30pm
Our Mentor Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility offering Lake County residents enhanced access to Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s top healthcare systems. With 4 operating rooms, 34 inpatient care rooms, and a helipad, we are making it easier than ever for our Lake County patients to access high-quality care close to home. Join Cleveland Clinic’s newly built Mentor Hospital as a Support Service Associate and become a part of Mentor’s supportive environment where everyone excels and is valued for what they bring to the team.
The Support Service Associate is trained in Patient Transport, Environmental Services and Linens. Will be assigned to work area depending on department needs for the day.
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:
- Floor Technician
- Create a sanitary and safe environment that enhances the appearance of the facility by cleaning assigned areas daily.
- Maintain hard floor surfaces through dust mopping, mopping, buffing and auto-scrubbing.
- Maintain carpets through shampooing, extraction, gum removal and daily maintenance.
- Maintain cleanliness and supply par levels in EVS closets.
- Maintain cleanliness of clean and soiled utility rooms, equipment rooms and med rooms.
- Complete waste stream removal including general waste, recycling and infectious waste.
- Patient and Equipment Transportation
- Transports patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas via wheelchair, stretcher or beds as requested, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment.
- Transfers patients to or from beds, wheelchairs or stretchers, with assistance.
- Transports patients during discharge to hospital lobby and opens doors.
- Ensures proper oxygen levels in tanks before transporting patient.
- Communicates to nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians or reception regarding patient's arrival and departure.
- Moves and delivers equipment and linen carts to the appropriate staging area and depots.
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED
Certifications:
- None required
Complexity of Work:
- Requires organizational, decisive judgment, problem solving, communications, good customer service skills and the ability to
- Work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks, be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate actions as needed.
Work Experience:
- After selection and placement, requires three months on-the-job training and orientation to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures and patient emergency and safety procedures, proper body mechanics necessary to safely move patients.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion including handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.
- Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
- Requires working with some exposure to communicable disease.
- Heavy work-exerting 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
- Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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