Job Description

Keck Medicine of USC is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) OR - Operating Room Lead for a nursing job in Los Angeles, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: OR - Operating Room
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, evenings
• Employment Type: Staff

The Environmental Services Worker Lead will provide direction to EVS workers and to perform duties in maintaining a clean, attractive, and safe hospital environment for patients, staff, and visitors through a systematic application of cleaning procedures. Employee may be assigned to work in Operating Room.

Essential Duties:

• Maintains established orderliness, cleaning, and safety standards set by the department.
• Knows and complies with Infection Control Procedures/ Standards.
• Demonstrates behavior that supports the USC University Hospital mission.
• Is detail oriented in floor care, terminal cleanings, and routine cleaning procedures.
• Has knowledge of and complies with the established safety rules and regulations.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety and environmental standards
• Knows and complies with Title 22 and other state, federal, and JCAHO regulations that pertain to the Environmental Services Department.
• Evaluates workloads and procedural compliance.
• Monitors that housekeeping carts, equipment, laundry room, storage room, housekeeping closets and conference rooms are being inventoried kept neat and clean.
• Provides direction, support, and ensures the completion of assignments for EVS workers and staff.
• Ensures that necessary supply levels are maintained and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Oversees proper distribution of supplies and chemicals, ensures that cleaning solutions are properly diluted.
• Possesses good communication skills.
• Recommends new procedures, products, and equipment for better efficiency, cost, and quality.
• Informs Manager of injuries, problems, shift changes, or any unusual activities and makes recommendations.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Attends meeting as required, and participates on committees as directed.
• Disseminates required information to staff.
• Participates in educational programs and meetings as required.
• Performs daily inspections.
• Plans for provision of services through provision of appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff.
• Sees that policies and procedures are in place to support scope of practice.
• Establishes and maintains performance improvement and quality control activities which support the department and the hospital.
• Monitor space/resource requirements and utilization of outside resources.
• Any additional duties as assigned by Director/Manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Req 3 years Environmental Services related experience preferably in a Hospital or Hotel.

• Req Oral and written English communication skills required.
• Req Able to function independently and as a member of a team.
• Req Organization/time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pref High school or equivalent
• Pref 2 years Supervisory/Lead hospital environmental/housekeeping experience.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The hourly rate range for this position is $21.00 - $33.15. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at , or by email at . Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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If you are a current USC employee, please apply to this USC job posting in Workday by copying and pasting this link into your browser:

USC Keck Job ID #REQ20161408. Posted job title: Lead, Environmental Services Worker (OR) - EVS - Full Time 8 Hour Evenings (Non-Exempt) (Union)

About Keck Medicine of USC

Keck Medicine of USC combines academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for some of the most acute patients in the country. We provide care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital and 100+ clinics in Los Angeles and surrounding counties.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Work experience placement, Local area, Immediate start, Shift work, Afternoon shift,

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