Housekeeper - EVS Tech - FT Days

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

About the role

This critical role provides the full range of support necessary for regular, terminal, and isolation cleaning. A key part of this role's accountability is to ensure compliance standards are maintained during the cleaning of hospital specialty areas (i.e. Operating Room Suites, CATH Labs, GI Labs, VARU, Pharmacy Compounding Lab, Vascular, Labor and Delivery Suites, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Proper removal, placement and transporting of waste (i.e. Solid, Chemotherapy, Bio-Hazard, Pharmaceutical, & Hot), recyclables, and other regulated materials.
• Proper use of Ultra Violet Light devices.
• Changing out, removal and replacement of containers (Sharps, Pharmacy Waste, Bio-Hazard, & Chemo Therapy).
• Performs the full range of restroom cleaning and complete patient room cleaning, following the cleaning protocol as determined by room, area, or location type (e.g., regular, terminal, isolation).
• Follows infection prevention protocols and selects the proper chemicals to accomplish cleaning tasks.
• Performs routine cleaning tasks such as maintenance of walls, doors, glass/windows, furniture, equipment, and floors (dust mopping, wet mopping, corners, edges, base coves, kick plates, etc.).
• Proper removal of trash and linen, ensuring waste stream guidelines and protocol are followed based on waste type (e.g., solid waste, bio-waste, chemotherapy waste, pharmaceutical waste).
• Consistently uses correct personal protective equipment (PPE) and proper donning and doffing techniques to ensure personal safety and that of others.
• Uses proper lifting techniques to avoid personal injury.
• Complies with all hospital and department rules, policies, and procedures.
• Follows protocol for safe use of Ultra Violet Light equipment.
• Places proper type, size, and number of replacement liners in waste containers and completes proper tie-off as required.
• Documents daily assignments completed.
• Adjusts to staff shortages and covers other assigned areas.
• Uses Epic system to maintain productive flow of beds and patients.
• Logs in and out as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Customer Service

• Always exhibits a positive disposition when greeting and supporting staff members, patients, and visitors.
• Consistently practices great customer service skills and interpersonal skills when interacting with patients, patient family members, guests, and co-workers.
• Consistently practices skills and behaviors that support efforts toward World Class Service.

Teamwork

• Works with special project teams and/or projects as assigned by supervisor.
• Participates in performance improvement projects as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (required).
• Ability to speak fluent English, read, write, and understand simple instructions in English.
• Satisfactory completion of the Departmental Training Program must be accomplished during the first thirty (30) days of employment.

Schedule

Full Time, Monday through Friday with every other weekend and holiday rotations.