Environmental Service Worker PT 2024-5767

Overview

Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference! Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Our vision is to create healthier communities together. Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.

Why Should You Apply to CMH?

• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Group Benefits, including Health & Dental, for full-time employees
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Career Development & Education Grant
• Wellness & Wellbeing Program
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

Come be part of our vision as CMH leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at www.cmh.org.

Job Description

Salary: $25.475 - $26.066

Schedule: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends & Holidays

Shift: 8 hrs

Expected Average Number of Hours: 37.5 biweekly (not a guarantee of hours)

Position Summary:

The Housekeeping Program is responsible for the facilitation of cleanliness for the entire hospital. This role is integral to the health and well-being of our patients and staff. This individual will be part of a busy department that provides the highest quality of cleanliness to all areas of the hospital. This role is responsible for cleaning various support service areas including scouring, scrubbing, mopping, polishing, using germicides, wet dusting, and vacuuming. You will wash walls, ceilings, lights, vents, doors, windows, and frames and process hospital waste. The physical demands of the role may include but are not limited to sitting, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, and repetitive actions. This position is to work all shifts including weekends and holidays. This position contributes to ensuring there is a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

Posted hours do not constitute a guarantee that shifts will not be subject to change.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Successful completion of secondary school required
• Two years current experience within an environmental services position, specifically cleaning required
• Current experience within a hospital environment preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of infection control standards and procedures is required
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment required
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, communication (both verbal and written), and customer service skills
• Demonstrates values consistent with Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) and is committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment in accordance with Health & Safety policy and legislation
• Training in the transportation of dangerous goods act, completion of manifests and spill response is an asset
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis is required

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff, and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Cambridge Memorial Hospital requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated within two months from the date of conditional offer from CMH.

CMH Inclusion Statement

At Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH), community matters to us. We acknowledge and are grateful for the opportunity to meet, work, and offer healthcare on what is the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, and the Chinnonton.

We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace; one that generates belonging. We want a work culture where people are free to express their authentic selves and are able to bring their best daily. That includes a workplace that is free from violence, harassment, and discrimination of any kind.

We welcome all applicants and encourage members of equity-deserving groups including Indigenous and LGBTQ2SIA+ communities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, neurodiversity, or physical ability. We promise to ask if needed, and to provide reasonable accommodation to you during the recruitment and selection process to ensure an equitable experience.

To support all of us in this journey, Cambridge Memorial Hospital is an employee partner with the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI) and provides access to all CMH members to CCDI resources and education. We encourage you to reflect upon our inclusive commitment to you as we welcome and encourage you to explore a promising future career at CMH.

We thank all those who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) proudly integrates AI-based technologies into its applicant screening process to enhance recruitment. These tools are designed to reduce bias and uphold fair hiring practices based on skills, education, and experience. CMH’s AI serves to assist, not replace, human decision-making, with results audited to ensure quality and equity. This initiative reinforces the hospital’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, ensuring the best talent is selected while adhering to its core values.