Housekeeper

About the role

Performs a variety of environmental services to maintain assigned areas in a clean and orderly condition.

Core duties and responsibilities

• Inspects and ensures that all assigned areas are properly cleaned and in good repair; reports problems to the supervisor.
• Cleans all assigned areas, including patient rooms, exam rooms, public areas, toilets, procedure rooms, OR rooms, offices and equipment, following established procedures.
• Removes trash from all assigned areas.
• Replenishes paper towels, toilet paper, and soap in all locations of assigned areas to assure adequate supply.
• Makes beds, following established cleaning procedures in all patient discharge rooms and on-call rooms as assigned.
• Maintains assigned equipment in clean, working condition, reporting problems and suggestions to the supervisor.
• Moves equipment, furniture, boxes, washes walls, spot carpets, etc. as assigned.
• Follows all safety and sanitation regulations.
• For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements: completes annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards (training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, in-services, and competency validation).

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Skills and abilities

• Ability to be scheduled for work based on operational needs of the hospital.
• Possesses the ability to deal tactfully and harmoniously with guests.
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of assigned areas, necessary supplies and equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow written work assignments.

Physical requirements

• Must have physical ability to perform cleaning tasks such as mopping, reaching and bending and operating floor equipment such as vacuum cleaners, autoscrubbers, buffers, etc.
• Must meet Department of Labor's Heavy Duty Standard.
• Capable of wearing appropriate PPE for an extended period of time.

Working environment

• Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids and different types of cleaning chemicals.

Schedule

• Scheduled weekly hours: 40
• Shift: Non-Exempt