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Job Title
Senior Porter
Location
Akron
Facility
Akron General Medical Center
Department
Dietary-Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Job Code
AK9947
Shift
Days
Schedule
9:00am-5:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations.
When we do everything in service for our patients and caregivers, no detail gets ignored, and Akron General understands that part of staying well is keeping up with nutritional needs. As a Senior Porter, you will requisition, store, receive, inventory and distribute food and supplies. You will also provide initiative and leadership to other Dietary Porters as well as provide input to management on work efficiency, techniques and duties. This is a hands-on opportunity that will allow you to enhance your skills and potentially move into other positions within Cleveland Clinic.
A caregiver in this position works days from 9:00AM – 5:30PM, including every other weekend and holiday.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Stock, receive, date, make and store products while following proper storage techniques, checking specifications on quality, quantity and price, invoicing, pulling meat and assisting in inventory and ordering.
- Ensure proper storage techniques and principles are followed by staff and others.
- Report equipment, personnel, safety, supply, possible theft, assignment, recipe or quality/quantity discrepancies to a supervisor.
- Follow proper sanitation procedures, practice the “clean as you go” policy and maintain a clean, sanitized and organized work area.
- Clean work, storage and receiving areas including walls, shelves, refrigerators, freezers and sinks.
- Sweep and mop floors, remove trash and keep delivery areas and hallways free of safety hazards.
- Operate pallet carrier lift.
- Perform Porter duties: request, receive, check and store supplies, dispense unit orders to the main kitchen and keep proper personnel up to date about the condition of supplies.
- Follow safety rules, regulations and procedures, utilizing provided safety equipment and following directions/procedures on use of chemicals.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Understanding of orders and invoices
- Knowledge of simple mathematics to ensure extensions of invoices and supply levels are correct
- Can operate a pallet lift and box cutter
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- One year of experience as a Porter
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
- Ability to be mobile for extended periods of time
- Ability to travel throughout the Cleveland Clinic health system
- Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
- Ability to move/transport items weighing up to 50 pounds (lbs.)
- Ability to move/transport equipment weighing up to 50 pounds (lbs.)
- Ability to move/transport equipment weighing up to or more than 100 pounds (lbs.)
- Ability to move/transport carts weighing up to 50 pounds (lbs.)
- Ability to move/transport carts weighing up to or more than 100 pounds (lbs.)
- Ability to inspect equipment
- Ability to cook and operate kitchen equipment
- Ability to clean, operate cleaning equipment and use cleaning products
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Ability to tolerate extreme air temperatures (from -20 to 95 degrees).
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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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