Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

An annual wellness visit provides quality individualized care to our Medicare Part B patients.

What can I expect from an annual wellness visit?

• Detailed medication review
• Discussion of detailed personal health history and family health history
• Weight and blood pressure measurements
• Screening for any cognitive impairments
• Depression screening
• Diet and exercise discussion and education
• Fall risk screening
• Opportunity for you to make sure your medical record is accurate and up-to-date

How can the annual wellness visit benefit you?

• Development of personal screening schedule for appropriate preventive services
• Personalized health recommendations and referrals to health education and preventive counseling services aimed at reducing identified risk factors and promoting wellness
• Review of your functional ability to perform normal daily activities and level of safety
• Advanced care planning assistance with Advanced Directive or POLST form

Who qualifies for annual wellness visits?

Medicare Part B covers these visits if:

• You have been enrolled in Medicare Part B for over 12 months
• Traditional Medicare patients are eligible for one wellness visit every year, 366 days after their previous visit
• Medicare Advantage patients are eligible for this visit once every calendar year

Is the annual wellness visit a physical exam?

This visit is not a head-to-toe exam and there are no diagnostic procedures performed. It is a yearly appointment with your primary care team to create or update a personalized prevention plan. 

How do I schedule an annual wellness visit?

• Call your primary care provider’s office to schedule this visit with your care team
• Bring all your medications, including supplements and vitamins, or bring a detailed list of what you are taking
• Bring a list of all care providers, including doctors, specialists, dentists, optometrists and medical equipment suppliers

Where can I get more information about Medicare’s annual wellness visit?

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/yearly-wellness-visits

Most St. Charles caregivers now fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Some 93.5% of St. Charles Health System’s caregivers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Another 51 caregivers have started their vaccination series. 

In August, Gov. Kate Brown announced a health and safety rule that requires employees in health care settings to provide proof of vaccination by Oct. 18.

Caregivers were provided the option of becoming fully vaccinated or applying for a religious or medical exception. If granted an exception, caregivers were offered a reasonable accommodation, which could include reassignment to a remote role or an unpaid leave of absence. 

In total, 84 caregivers applied for medical exceptions, of which five were approved, 17 were denied and 62 didn’t complete and return the necessary forms. Another 271 caregivers applied for religious exceptions, of which 211 were approved, five were declined and 55 either didn’t complete and return the necessary forms or were asked to elaborate on their application and did not.

Of the 323 caregivers who applied for exceptions, 49 were reasonably accommodated with remote work and 101 were provided an unpaid leave of absence. Of that same group of 323 caregivers, 98 chose to start their vaccination series after initially requesting an exception.

Those who were unable to comply are considered to have voluntarily resigned their positions with St. Charles, and their employment ended after their last scheduled shift. So far this month, 180 caregivers have left the organization. Of that group, 134 caregivers’ employment ended the week leading up to the Oct. 18 deadline.

“We can’t be certain how many of those 180 caregivers left the organization because of the mandate,” said Vice President of Human Resources Rebecca Berry. “But we believe most of those who left us last week were impacted by this rule.”

Of those who left the organization, 111 were full time, 18 were part time and 50 were relief. Relief caregivers are not assigned regular shifts and work on an as-needed basis.

“We are grateful to the overwhelming majority of our caregivers who made the decision to get vaccinated, protecting themselves, their patients and our community,” said Dr. Jeff Absalon, the health system’s chief physician executive. “But we also recognize that our caregivers had a choice and we respect each person no matter what decision they made. We sincerely thank those caregivers for their service, especially throughout the pandemic. This hasn’t been an easy time for any of us.”       

Including the recent resignations, St. Charles is now striving to fill 940 open positions—about 200 people are in the process of being hired. Last week, the organization made the decision to raise its minimum wage to $18 an hour—effective Oct. 31—to remain competitive in the local market and bolster retention. At the same time the organization is aggressively recruiting for these roles, it is also leveraging traveling health care workers to fill staffing gaps.

St. Charles is also continuing to be supported by 80 Oregon National Guard troops—who are currently planning to leave Oct. 31—and 120 state-allocated traveling health care workers who are scheduled through Nov. 22.

About St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore., owns and operates St. Charles Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond. It also owns family care clinics in Bend, Madras, La Pine, Prineville, Redmond and Sisters. St. Charles is a private, not-for-profit Oregon corporation and is the largest employer in Central Oregon with more than 4,600 caregivers. In addition, there are more than 350 active medical staff members and nearly 200 visiting medical staff members who partner with the health system to provide a wide range of care and service to our communities.

 

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As you may have heard, we recently announced updates to our facility access policy for all St. Charles locations, including our four hospitals, all clinics and other locations. Starting Oct. 18, anyone who is not a patient will only be allowed inside our facilities if they provide acceptable proof that they are fully vaccinated or if they meet some specific exceptions. Please know that this decision was made for the safety of our patients, caregivers and communities.

It is no coincidence that the effective date aligns with the deadline for health care workers to be fully vaccinated, as mandated by the state of Oregon.

There are exceptions for visitors to people in comfort care, children, babies in our NICU and patients in our Family Birthing Center, as well as those who serve as support persons as defined by Oregon state law. We’re also making exceptions for law enforcement, emergency responders and other workers who may need to enter a facility while on duty. You can find more information here.

Since we announced this policy update, we’ve heard feedback from many of you – some angry about the new visitor guidelines, and some appreciative of the steps we are taking to protect our patients and caregivers. Going to the hospital or the doctor’s office is an emotionally charged time for many people, and we understand that. Visitors and support people play an important role in a patient’s healing process, and we understand that, too.

But the fact remains that we are in the middle of the most serious surge of a global pandemic that has killed nearly 5 million people worldwide, and that number is still rising. Locally, September was the deadliest month of the pandemic yet in Central Oregon, with 56 deaths attributable to COVID. Our hospitals are full, and people who need surgery and other treatments can’t get the help they desperately need. Our incredible caregivers are tired and stressed and stretched thin. Unvaccinated children are still at risk, leading to regular quarantines from school because of this disease. The list of impacts goes on and on.

None of this is normal. And because we aren’t yet back to normal, St. Charles must continue to be vigilant about controlling the spread of COVID-19 in our facilities. As our chief physician executive, Dr. Jeff Absalon, said recently: We owe that to our patients, many of whom are medically fragile, and to our caregivers, who put themselves at risk every day to care for the people of Central Oregon.

Making this change is not something we take lightly. A multidisciplinary team of experts spent many hours working through every line of our visitor policy to ensure we are doing the right thing for the health system and for the community.

That’s what drives everything we do at St. Charles, and sometimes that means making tough decisions. This is just the latest in a series of tough decisions over the past two years.

I hope they’ll start getting easier soon. In the meantime, please stay safe.

Sincerely,
Joe

When Marilyn Cornelius woke up Aug. 16 with a stuffy nose, she thought she knew the cause.

“It was just after a particularly smoky weekend, so I figured it was the smoke,” the 56-year-old Sisters resident said.

But then she lost her sense of taste and smell, and Cornelius feared she had contracted COVID-19.

She was right.

“I went to get tested and that was the morning they were reopening drive-thru testing at St. Charles. They were literally setting up the tents when I arrived,” she said. “Sure enough, it came back positive, which was a bummer, because you try to do everything right but you still get nailed.”

Cornelius was vaccinated against COVID-19 in February, practices social distancing in public spaces and masks up when she feels she should. But by that night, she was isolated in her home, still not feeling terrible, but still without her senses of taste and smell.

The next morning, Cornelius received an email informing her that she had a new message in MyChart. It was a chart note from St. Charles Family Care Dr. Carey Allen advising her that she qualified for monoclonal antibody (MAB) therapy, a treatment for people with mild-to-moderate symptoms of COVID-19 that helps keep people from getting sicker and having to be hospitalized.

“I immediately started Googling it and went, ‘Oh yeah, I want this,’” Cornelius said.

Since July, St. Charles has provided MAB therapy for more than 900 COVID-positive people. Among those, just 2% were eventually hospitalized, as compared to an 8% hospitalization rate for all COVID-positive patients at the health system. And hospital stays are shorter for patients who’ve received monoclonal antibodies – four days, as compared to nearly seven for all COVID-positive patients.

“What we’ve found is that monoclonal antibody therapy, when administered at the right time, really works,” said Dr. Cynthia Maree, infectious disease specialist for St. Charles. “It’s the only outpatient treatment we have for COVID right now, but the good news is that it limits the severity of illness, keeps people out of the hospital and helps them feel better faster.”

To be clear, Maree said, MAB therapy should not be considered an alternative to vaccination. Getting vaccinated is still the best way to protect yourself and others against COVID-19, she said.

Cornelius is walking, talking proof that pursuing the treatment can make a difference. The day she learned she qualified for MAB therapy, she started having trouble breathing and her heart began pounding, she said.

“That’s when I realized, ‘Wow, this is how people die of COVID,’” she said. “I was really struggling that night and just felt so glad that I was vaccinated and that I had this treatment on the horizon.”

The next day, Cornelius spoke with her primary care physician, who referred her to St. Charles. (Patients cannot self-refer for MAB therapy. They must be referred by a physician.) And then one day later, she went to St. Charles Redmond to receive the infusion. Generally speaking, the treatment takes a couple of hours, including time after the infusion for observation and recovery.

Cornelius received her infusion on a Thursday evening. By Saturday, she said, she was feeling much better.

“If you didn’t know I’d had it, you wouldn’t have been able to tell,” she said. “And then on Sunday and Monday, my senses of taste and smell came back.”

Cornelius credits monoclonal antibody therapy – along with “therapeutic doses” of vitamins and elderberry, she said – with “getting (her) over the hump” and on the road back from COVID-19.

“I 100% think it boosts your recovery,” she said. “I don’t even want to think about what might’ve happened had I not seen that MyChart note and talked to my doctor about it. That one bad night I had was scary, and you see so many stories about people who think they’re getting better and then suddenly, they take a turn for the worse.”

With the Delta variant spreading rapidly in Central Oregon and more people contracting the virus every day, Cornelius has a simple message: “If you do test positive, don’t assume that you don’t qualify,” she said. “Ask your doctor and find out because it’s going to help you get better.”

Learn more about monoclonal antibody therapy at St. Charles.

Starting Oct. 18, visitors to St. Charles facilities must be fully vaccinated

To further protect its patients and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Charles Health System will soon require that visitors to any of its hospitals or clinics be fully vaccinated.

Effective Oct. 18, visitors will only be allowed if they provide acceptable proof that they are fully vaccinated. On Oct. 18, health care workers are also required to be fully vaccinated by the state of Oregon. See our Visitor Guidelines page for more.

“We know what an important role visitors and support persons play in a patient’s healing process,” said Dr. Jeff Absalon, the health system’s chief physician executive. “However, throughout this pandemic, safety has been our top priority. With this as our guide, we have had to make changes to our visitor policy to keep our patients, caregivers and others safe.”

A person is considered fully vaccinated if at least two weeks have passed since they received their second dose of a two-dose series (Pfizer or Moderna) or a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson).

Acceptable proof of vaccination is:

• A COVID-19 vaccination record card
• A copy or digital picture of the vaccination record card
• A print-out from the Oregon Health Authority’s immunization registry
• A screenshot or printout from an electronic medical record showing vaccination status
• A St. Charles Health System badge with a COVID vaccination sticker

Unvaccinated visitors will only be allowed under extraordinary circumstances. This could include a visitor to a patient in comfort care, a parent of a pediatric patient or a baby in the NICU, a person accompanying an obstetric patient, a “support person” as defined by Oregon law or an emergency response worker who may need to enter a hospital or clinic while on duty.

Currently, patients who are positive for COVID-19 are not allowed any visitors. This will continue to be the case regardless of a visitor’s vaccination status. Virtual visits for COVID-19 patients are still encouraged to support the family’s involvement.

All other patients have the right to at least one fully vaccinated visitor per day provided the visitor is 12 or older. That same visitor may come and go throughout the same day.

“We want nothing more than to return to ‘normal,’ but we’re just not there yet,” Absalon said. “As a health system, we must continue to be hypervigilant about controlling the spread of the virus in our facilities. We owe that to our patients, many of whom are medically fragile, and to our hard-working caregivers, who put themselves at risk every day to care for our community.”

About St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore., owns and operates St. Charles Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond. It also owns family care clinics in Bend, Madras, La Pine, Prineville, Redmond and Sisters. St. Charles is a private, not-for-profit Oregon corporation and is the largest employer in Central Oregon with more than 4,600 caregivers. In addition, there are more than 350 active medical staff members and nearly 200 visiting medical staff members who partner with the health system to provide a wide range of care and service to our communities.

 

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St. Charles acquires refrigerated trailer to increase morgue capacity

In response to a fast-growing population and the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Charles Health System has acquired a 17-foot, fully refrigerated trailer to serve as a mobile morgue.

The Acela Truck pull-trailer was delivered to the Bend hospital last week and is already in use.

“It has been a known gap in our emergency preparedness for a number of years,” said Lara Simpson, St. Charles’ supply chain director. “With this recent COVID-19 surge, we just finally hit that critical point where we needed to do something.”

Built in the early 1970s, the Bend hospital’s morgue is only large enough for three decedents. On at least three occasions recently, the number of decedents exceeded the morgue’s capacity and were stored elsewhere in the hospital until local funeral homes were available to transport them, Simpson said. In one seven-day period alone, 19 people died, all but six from COVID-19.

“Sadly, this mobile morgue is a critical need right now,” she said.

The mobile morgue—which is equipped to run on both electricity and a diesel generator—is large enough to hold 24 decedents. The health system purchased it for $82,000. Next week, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners is expected to discuss using ARPA funds to purchase the trailer from St. Charles. The County’s Emergency Management program could use the trailer as a resource to assist in response to natural disasters.

About St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore., owns and operates St. Charles Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond. It also owns family care clinics in Bend, Madras, La Pine, Prineville, Redmond and Sisters. St. Charles is a private, not-for-profit Oregon corporation and is the largest employer in Central Oregon with more than 4,600 caregivers. In addition, there are more than 350 active medical staff members and nearly 200 visiting medical staff members who partner with the health system to provide a wide range of care and service to our communities.

 

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About a year ago, I used this space to thank­ the many Central Oregon businesses that stepped up to support St. Charles during the early months of the pandemic. Though some were struggling themselves, they donated food and beverages and services and other goodies, all in an effort to comfort and celebrate the frontline caregivers working so hard to take care of people in such an uncertain environment.

At the time, it felt like we were all going to get through this, together. And we will. But a year later, it also feels like we are in the same boat as we were a year ago. Worse, it feels like we are not all rowing in the same direction anymore.

That is discouraging, but I can assure you that St. Charles’ caregivers are rowing as hard as they ever have. Their strength, determination and dedication to the communities we serve inspires me every single day.

I say all that to say this: Local businesses across Central Oregon are still out there supporting St. Charles, even though the spotlight has moved on. Every week, I am made aware of some generous and thoughtful gesture toward our caregivers from within the local community, and every time I am heartened because I know that our caregivers are heartened as well.

It would be impossible for me to try to name them all, because I would inevitably forget some. Instead, I am just going to name one as an example: As we speak, our longtime local partners at Mid Oregon Credit Union are working with the St. Charles Foundation on a plan to provide meals to many caregivers across several departments. They’re not doing it for attention, or even a thank you. They’re doing it because they are a part of this community, and they know the people working so hard inside our hospitals are their neighbors and friends and relatives. They also know that even something as modest as having dinner already made can feel like a lifeline after a very busy day on the front line of a deadly pandemic.

So thank you, Mid Oregon Credit Union, for your generosity and for caring about our people. And if you are part of a business that has reached out to help at any point over the past 18 months, please know that we appreciate you, too. I am grateful that St. Charles is part of such an incredible and supportive community.

A lot of things have changed over the past year, but one thing remains absolutely true: We will get through this, and it will be easier if we work together than if we’re divided.

This week, school children across Central Oregon are heading back to class, just as the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 is fueling a record number of infections and hospitalizations across the region.

And although Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has mandated vaccination for teachers and mandated indoor masking for kids, pediatric physicians at St. Charles say there is reason to be concerned about a recent surge in the number of pediatric COVID cases in the area.

In total, St. Charles has recorded 183 pediatric visits to the Emergency Department for COVID-19, including 45 in August alone – the most in any single month during the pandemic. Hospitalizations remain low – 35 total – but they seem to be rising, too, said Dr. Scott Olson, a pediatric hospitalist with St. Charles.

“Nationally, as the Delta variant has become more prevalent, we’ve seen the rate of hospitalization increase among children,” Olson said. “Early estimates placed pediatric hospitalizations somewhere around one in every 100 COVID infections. Over the past several months, that rate has jumped up closer to one in 50.”

Olson, a father of two young children, said he is personally concerned that the start of the school year could worsen the situation locally – both for kids and the community as a whole.

“I don’t know that we can define a trend, but we know from data in other parts of the country where school has restarted that they are seeing a significant increase in symptomatic disease in children,” he said. “On an individual basis, the risk of hospitalization for infected children is low. But infected children can spread the disease, and that’s a major concern from a hospital capacity standpoint.”

COVID vaccines are approved for children ages 12 and older but only about half of eligible kids in Central Oregon have been vaccinated. For kids under 12, Olson and another St. Charles pediatric hospitalist (and mother of three school-aged children), Dr. Suzanne Mendez, suggest these five tips for parents to follow to help protect their children this school year:

1. Mask up.

“Universal masking is key to preventing transmission of COVID in schools. All kids over the age of 2 should wear a mask that fits well over their mouth and nose when they’re inside,” said Mendez, “and also when they’re outside and within six feet of another person who doesn’t live in their household.”

If you’d like to read more about masks and kids, Mendez suggests reading this brief from the Centers for Disease Control, this article from the Washington Post and this information from medRxiv.

2. Go outside.

“Encourage your child to be outside when they’re playing with friends, when they’re eating lunch, and during recess,” Mendez said. “This is good advice anytime, but especially right now.”

3. Get vaccinated.

Children’s hospitals like the one at the University of California at San Francisco are finding that the children who require hospitalization are either older unvaccinated children or younger children who live with unvaccinated adults.

“If parents can be vaccinated, they should be. If they aren’t, they should get vaccinated, and they should get their kids who are 12 and older vaccinated, too,” Mendez said. “A recent study showed that more than 6.2 million people who received either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines had no increase in serious health outcomes, with more than 11.8 million doses given.”

4. Practice COVID safety outside of school as well.

“You can tell your kids to do this or do that, but you want to make sure to model those behaviors for them, too,” Mendez said. “If you go out as a family, avoid large crowds without masks and eat outside whenever possible, especially if you’re eating with others who don’t live in your household.”

Parents should also carefully consider potential exposures their children have to other people outside of school, Mendez said, such as sleepovers, indoor birthday parties and indoor play areas.

5. Stay home when sick.

“Again, this goes for parents and kids: If you’re experiencing illness or your child is ill, please don’t go to work or send them to school. Stay home and call your primary care provider instead,” Mendez said. “We have seen a variety of presentations of COVID in children – from runny noses to headaches – so if you have a sick child, please keep them home and call your pediatrician to talk about testing for COVID if you are concerned.”

In general, symptoms experienced by young COVID patients at St. Charles include fevers, cough, nasal congestion, muscle aches, headaches, and labored breathing, Olson said. There are no pediatric ICUs in the region, so local children who require advanced care for respiratory failure or who develop a post-inflammatory syndrome after COVID infection are transferred to children’s hospitals in Portland or out of state.

St. Charles awards Central Oregon nonprofits more than $65K in grants 

BEND, Ore. — St. Charles Health System is pleased to announce it is providing $65,500 in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Central Oregon. 

Schools, cities and health and wellness programs for underserved youth are among the 11 nonprofits in the region that are helping meet the critical needs of individuals and families, providing services that prevent or end homelessness and break the cycle of poverty.

Some of the largest grants were awarded to:

• City of Madras, which received $30,000 for its Jefferson County Broadband Plan;
• Heart of Oregon Corps Inc, which received $3,000 for its Heart of Oregon Corps: Training Tomorrow's Workforce Today;
• Bend-La Pine Schools, which received $10,000 for Summit Bryt Trailhead - Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition;
• High Desert Food & Farm Alliance, which received $2,500 for Translation of Recipes for Increased Food Security;
• The 1017 Project, which received $5,000 for its Fresh beef for food banks and shelters project;

Since its inception, St. Charles Health System has been contributing to programs that benefit the communities it serves. By collaborating with other nonprofits in the area, St. Charles aims to implement and support best-practice and evidence-based initiatives that address community needs and improve the overall health of the region.

About St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System, Inc., headquartered in Bend, Ore., owns and operates St. Charles Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond. It also owns family care clinics in Bend, Madras, La Pine, Prineville, Redmond and Sisters. St. Charles is a private, not-for-profit Oregon corporation and is the largest employer in Central Oregon with more than 4,600 caregivers. In addition, there are more than 350 active medical staff members and nearly 200 visiting medical staff members who partner with the health system to provide a wide range of care and service to our communities.

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trabajo de limpieza

¡Aplica hoy!

Este puesto califica para una bonificación combinada de incorporación al trabajo y retención por un monto de $3,000*. Para calificar para el bono, los candidatos deben comenzar entre las fechas del 7/25/2021 al 10/30/2021; Y no debe haber sido empleado por St. Charles Health System en los últimos 6 meses.

* Las bonificaciones están disponibles solo para solicitantes externos y están sujetas a todas las retenciones de impuestos que correspondan.

Debe tener al menos dieciséis (16) años de edad.

Trabajo cómodo en un entorno de ritmo rápido en el sector de la salud.

Capacidad para interactuar de manera positiva y profesional con los compañeros de trabajo, el personal del hospital, los pacientes y las visitas.

Estar dispuesto(a) a aprender diferentes áreas de operaciones del SVE de St. Charles.

Disponibilidad para trabajar por las tardes, los fines de semana y los días festivos.

Rango de pago típico: $ 15.23 - $ 17.63 (Dependiendo del nivel de experiencia en limpieza en el sector de la salud).

Este puesto califica para un paquete integral de beneficios (tiempo libre pagado, plan de seguro médico, dental, de la vista y de jubilación con una aportación de hasta el 6%)

Medidas para minimizar el riesgo al COVID-19: Aunque estamos viendo pacientes que dieron positivo en la prueba del COVID-19, hemos hecho todo lo posible para minimizar su riesgo de exposición y ayudarle a sentirse cómodo(a) durante su visita. Queremos asegurarle que los hospitales y las clínicas de St. Charles continúan siendo lugares seguros para trabajar y recibir atención médica.

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

DESCRIPCIÓN DEL TRABAJO

TÍTULO: Asistente de Servicios Ambientales I

SE REPORTA AL: Gerente de Servicios Ambientales

DEPARTMENTO: Servicios Ambientales, St. Charles Health System

FECHA DE LA ÚLTIMA REVISIÓN: 14 de junio, 2019

NUESTRA VISIÓN: Creando juntos la comunidad más saludable de Estados Unidos

NUESTRA MISIÓN: Con espíritu de amor y compasión, mejor salud, mejor cuidado, mejor valor.

NUESTROS VALORES: Responsabilidad, Solidaridad y Trabajo en Equipo

RESUMEN DEL DEPARTAMENTO: Los Servicios Ambientales de St. Charles Health System (EVS, por sus siglas en inglés) son responsables de mantener un ambiente limpio y seguro en todo el hospital. EVS limpia y desinfecta todas las superficies. Proporcionamos estándares de limpieza que respaldan un entorno seguro para los pacientes, las familias, las visitas y los trabajadores.

DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DEL PUESTO: El puesto de Asistente de Servicios Ambientales I en St. Charles Health System, mantiene la limpieza de las áreas interiores asignadas del hospital con el más alto grado de precisión y atención a los detalles para asegurar que se mantenga la seguridad de los pacientes y los trabajadores. El Asistente de Servicios Ambientales I crea un ambiente cómodo para los pacientes e invitados, saludando a todos mientras les protege la privacidad. Este puesto no supervisa directamente a ningún otro trabajador.

FUNCIONES Y DEBERES ESENCIALES:

Inspecciona las áreas asignadas durante el turno para verificar su limpieza y luego hace las correcciones adecuadas para asegurar la higiene de las áreas asignadas. Sigue las pautas y los estándares laborales establecidos por la gerencia del departamento y el hospital para garantizar que se cumplan las pautas sanitarias y de limpieza de las instalaciones.

Realiza tareas de limpieza como se describe en la lista de tareas. Siempre debe seguir los Estándares de los Servicios Ambientales de St. Charles Health System para la limpieza.

Limpia inodoros, lavamanos, duchas, tinas, paredes, muebles, accesorios, puertas, escaleras, pasillos y otros muebles interiores relacionados, utilizando los suministros y los procedimientos de limpieza adecuados.

Barre, limpia, trapea, friega y desempolva los pisos de las áreas asignadas.

Transporta, retira y elimina la ropa sucia, la basura y los desechos biomédicos de manera adecuada. Elimina las cajas vacías y las coloca en las áreas designadas apropiadas.

Etiqueta y retira las bolsas y contenedores de los residuos infecciosos.

Mantiene un stock adecuado de suministros en las áreas asignadas y transporta los suministros y los equipos de conserjería hacia y desde las áreas de almacenamiento y trabajo.

Opera, limpia y mantiene equipos, carros y aspiradoras industriales. Informa las inquietudes a la (s) persona (s) apropiada (s) para asegurar que el equipo funcione y esté listo para usar.

Fomenta y mantiene relaciones de trabajo positivas y un ambiente de trabajo cooperativo con los pacientes, las visitas y otros trabajadores.

Participa en las actividades del Mejoramiento de la Calidad según sea necesario para mejorar el entorno para los pacientes, el personal y las visitas de St. Charles Health System.

Informa las reparaciones y / o servicios necesarios a las instalaciones del hospital, según las pautas de St. Charles Health System.

Realiza proyectos de limpieza especiales, según sea necesario. Puede ser asignado(a) para realizar varios tipos de cuidado del piso.

Apoya la visión, la misión y los valores de la organización en todos los aspectos.

Apoya los Principios de la Práctica de Mejoramiento de Valor (VIP-Lean) de mejoramiento continuo con energía y entusiasmo, funcionando como un campeón del cambio.

Proporciona y mantiene un entorno seguro para los trabajadores, los pacientes y las visitas.

Realiza todas las actividades con los más altos estándares de profesionalismo y confidencialidad. Cumple con todas las leyes, los reglamentos, las políticas y los procedimientos que correspondan, apoyando los esfuerzos de integridad corporativa de la organización actuando de manera ética y apropiada, informando de las infracciones conocidas o sospechosas de las reglas aplicables y cooperando plenamente con todas las

investigaciones y los procedimientos de la organización.

Ofrece un servicio de atención al cliente y/o atención al paciente de una manera que promueve la buena voluntad, es oportuno(a), eficiente y preciso(a).

Puede realizar tareas adicionales de complejidad similar dentro de la organización, según se requiera o se le asigne.

EDUCACIÓN

Requerido: N/A

Preferido: Diploma de Escuela Secundaria o GED de preferencia (se considerará la educación y la experiencia equivalentes)

LICENCIA / CERTIFICACIÓN / REGISTRO

Requerido: N/A

Preferido: N/A

EXPERIENCIA

Requerida: Un mínimo de 2 meses de experiencia en servicio al cliente.

Preferido: N/A

EQUIPO DE PROTECCIÓN PERSONAL

Debe poder usar el Equipo apropiado de Protección Personal (PPE, por sus siglas en inglés) requerido para realizar el trabajo de manera segura. Dicho equipo le será proporcionado.

INFORMACIÓN ADICIONAL SOBRE EL PUESTO: N/A

REQUISITOS FÍSICOS:

Continuamente (75% o más): Estar de pie y caminar, levantar/llevar/empujar o jalar de 1 a 10 libras, agarrar/apretar.

Con frecuencia (50%): Sentado(a), doblado(a), inclinado(a) / arrodillado(a) / en cuclillas, subir escaleras, levantar / cargar / empujar o jalar de 11 a 25 libras.

Ocasionalmente (25%): Subir una escalera / taburete, alcanzar por encima de la cabeza, levantar / cargar / empujar o jalar de 25 a 50 libras, operar un vehículo motorizado, usar una voz clara y perceptible y la capacidad de escuchar un nivel de habla normal.

Rara vez (10%): Funcionamiento del teclado.

Nunca (0%): Capacidad de escuchar el nivel de habla con susurro. Exposición a Factores Elementales

Ocasionalmente (25%): Calor, frío, zona húmeda/resbaladiza, ruido, polvo, vibración, solución química, superficie irregular.

Categoría de Exposición a Patógenos Transmitidos por la Sangre (BBP, por sus siglas en inglés)

Riesgo de Exposición a BBP.

Horario Semanal de Horas: 40

Tipo de Trabajador: Regular

Turno Normal: Segundo Turno

¿Es un puesto exento? No

Trabajo Familiar:

ASISTENTE:

Días de la Semana Programados:

Según lo Programado (puede incluir fines de semana y feriados)

Hora de Inicio y término del turno:

Según lo Programado

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