Housekeeper days 40 hours
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover, NH · 4 wk ago
Management$17.71–$20.82/hrFull-time
About the role
Responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary healthcare environment to help prevent the spread of infection and disease. This position performs routine and specialized cleaning, sanitization, waste removal, and floor-care duties throughout patient and non-patient areas of the Medical Center. The role also assists with moving furniture, equipment, and supplies as needed while following established infection-control, safety, and departmental procedures. This position does not require direct patient care.
Responsibilities
- Performs cleaning and sanitizing duties in accordance with established schedules, organizational standards, and infection-control guidelines.
- Maintains assigned patient and non-patient areas in a clean, safe, orderly, and sanitary condition.
- Removes and properly disposes of designated waste streams in accordance with established procedures.
- Cleans and services assigned rooms, departments, common areas, and other Medical Center spaces.
- Moves furniture, equipment, and supplies within and between Medical Center departments as needed.
- Performs a variety of housekeeping and environmental services duties to support a clean and professional healthcare environment.
- Safely operates assigned cleaning and floor-care equipment, including floor machines and buffers.
- Follows appropriate procedures for cleaning, sanitizing, and handling potentially contaminated materials.
- Participates in a minimum of eight department or unit meetings annually.
- Performs additional environmental services duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred. Experience in lieu of a degree is not accepted.
Experience: 0‑1 year of related experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Ab