Environmental Services / Housekeeping - Full Time

Facility: Worthington Medical Center
Location: Worthington, MN
Address: 1018 6th Ave, Worthington, MN 56187, USA
Union Position: Yes

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and sanitary environment in patient/resident rooms and assigned areas by following infection control, safety, and procedural guidelines.
• Empty waste baskets, sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of housekeeping processes, tools, and techniques in a healthcare environment and apply them to provide a clean and sterile environment for patients/residents and staff.
• Clean patient/resident rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas to meet health standards.
• Wear proper protective equipment following appropriate guidelines.
• Keep storage, equipment, and carts well‑stocked, clean, and tidy.
• Assist in laundry areas as appropriate.
• Use pagers and other technology appropriately when needed.
• Perform physical activities including considerable use of arms and legs, climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, twisting, squatting, and handling materials.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 40‑50 lbs and push/pull variable weight limits on flat surfaces or up and down ramps.
• Remain on feet for the majority of the shift.
• May be exposed to certain levels of noise from equipment operation.
• Work hours may vary based on patient/resident needs, potentially including overtime, call, backup call, nights, days, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of six months housekeeping or commercial cleaning experience preferred.
• Ability to use a computer; prior cleaning experience helpful.
• Knowledge of materials, equipment, cleaning methods, and cleaning chemicals helpful.
• Strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills required.
• Previous custodial experience in a healthcare environment preferred.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full‑time and part‑time employees. Depending on eligibility, benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home‑work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit sanfordcareers.com/benefits.

Pay

Salary Range: $17.88 – $23.67 per hour.

Schedule

Shift: 8 Hours – Evening Shifts; Job Schedule: Full time; Weekly Hours: 40.00.