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The Support Service Associate is trained in Patient Transport, Environmental Services (Housekeeping) and Linens. Will be assigned to work area depending on department needs for the day.

Hiring Now! The New Cleveland Clinic Mentor Hospital will be opening in the Summer of 2023. Qualified candidates for these positions will be hired and begin several months of training in Environmental Services (Housekeeping), Patient Transport, and Linens (Laundry) at Hillcrest Hospital nearby at 6780 Mayfield Rd. Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124. Once trained, you will be transferred to the Mentor Hospital when it officially opens. This a great opportunity to become part of a brand new team and facility!

Shift Times Available:

1st - 7:00am-3:30pm

2nd - 3:00pm-11:30pm

3rd - 11:00pm-7:30am

*All shift times require availability to work every other weekend and holiday.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

• Approaches and offers assistance to patients and visitors in the hospital environment.

• Communicates to nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians or reception regarding patient's arrival and departure.

• Verifies and confirms standard precautions and correct patient identification by comparing information from pager and patient wristband to obtain correct medical chart and verify proper mode of transportation.

• Disinfects and maintains equipment throughout the hospital. Performs environmental and safety checks then documents findings.

• Identifies malfunctioning ambulatory equipment and reports it to the appropriate department for repair or replacement.

• Moves and delivers equipment and linen carts to the appropriate staging area and depots.

• Environmental Services Area Cleaner

• Cleans patient rooms, ancillary areas, exam rooms, offices, waiting areas, public restrooms, discharge rooms and other assigned areas.

• Stocks paper items and other supplies in patient rooms, exam rooms and restroom as necessary.

• Follows scripting, policies and procedures on patient isolation and all Environmental Services technical and procedural standard operating procedures.

• Follows and adheres to all hospital wide and departmental safety requirements.

• Textile Associate

• Collects, stocks and distributes clean or soiled linens.

• Performs daily inventory to ensure clean linen and scrubs are accurately stocked for distribution.

• Identifies items for replacement.

• Assists with fitting of new uniforms. Issues lab coats and uniforms to authorized users.

• Sorts and inspects uniforms returned from offsite laundry for quality.

• Delivers lab coats and uniforms to staff physicians locker rooms or coat closets.

• Assembles various linen packs for use in Surgery and other departments

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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