Hr Associate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English at or above an 8th-grade level with departmental staff and internal and external customers.
• Interpersonal skills that represent Bronson in a positive and professional manner.
• Excellent customer service, thoroughness, and time-management skills.
• Ability to accept delegation and negotiate task priorities comfortably.
• Ability to perform the physical duties described, including lifting or pushing supplies and equipment, frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching, working on a stepladder at a height of four feet, and walking stairs when necessary.
• Good balance when performing duties.
• Ability to comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards, including those associated with CDC, OSHA, EPA, and The Joint Commission.
• High school diploma or GED is not required for this position, effective April 19, 2021.
• For BBC only, a Michigan driver’s license and insurability may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily cleaning and maintenance of patient rooms, operating rooms, ancillary areas, patient-related areas, and departmental general areas according to the Environmental Services Department Manual’s ten steps of cleaning.
• Follow applicable isolation procedures, including for isolation and contact-plus rooms.
• Detail-clean vents, fan fixtures, window tops, door frames, wall art, bumpers, furniture, and other areas as needed.
• Clean assigned public and support areas, including lobbies, waiting rooms, restrooms, elevators, utility rooms, exam rooms, offices, stairwells, and other designated spaces.
• Collect and replace sharps containers and black pharmacy boxes in patient-care areas.
• Document and maintain records of assigned cleaning tasks, and restock supplies as needed.
• Communicate information and requests to registered nurses and/or patient care assistants, and provide service to patients, staff, families, and visitors.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient and unit data in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Remove trash and soiled linen from assigned areas and transport them to disposal areas; transport waste and recycling to the appropriate compactor or dumpster as needed.
• Keep work areas orderly, clean and store equipment in assigned locations, and assist with other duties as assigned.
• Operate mechanical floor-care equipment, which may include auto scrubbers, corded and battery-powered vacuums, iMop machines, burnishers, side-by-side scrubbers, sweepers, and related equipment; maintain assigned machinery.
• Direct visitors as necessary and, when assigned, collect trays from patient rooms.
• Coordinate cleaning activities with the department coordinator as needed.
• Attend regular staff meetings, take responsibility for personal growth and development, attend huddles, and support the Bronson Management System’s problem-solving methods.
• Operate ultraviolet disinfection equipment (Surfacide UV Robot) at BBC only.
• Perform duties that may include using the trash compactor and emptying trash and linen chutes.
• For specified facilities, collect, label, and organize biomedical waste for pickup; collect and transport recycling; change privacy curtains as needed; and round, inspect, and maintain assigned facility areas.