What are the responsibilities and job description for the EVS Floor Technician position at Cleveland Clinic?
Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Our Environmental Services Department is consistently among the highest performing Environmental Services teams in healthcare, and we’re looking to add an Environmental Services Floor Technician 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 assigned units, 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:
• Comfortable working independently.
• Responsive to changing and pressing requests.
• Proactive in identifying and attending to needs of assigned area.
• Comfortable working as part of a team.
• 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.
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:
- Typical physical demands require a full range of body motion.
- Duties may be performed while standing and walking for the majority of the shift and include pulling and pushing of equipment.
- The ability to stoop, stretch and lift while performing duties is required.
- Requires regular handling and use of disinfectants and other cleaning agents and chemicals.
- Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
