Housekeeper Full Time
for each section present. Use - for lists. Use
for prose. No job title heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
Let's parse the posting:
Employment Type:Full time
Shift:Day Shift
Description:Position Purpose:Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
What you will Do:
- Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy.
- Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned.
- Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality.
Hours/Schedule: DAYS
Minimum Qualifications: Education: 1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Special Skills, Competencies, and Aptitudes 1. Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff.
2. Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff.
3. Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility.
4. Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done.
5. Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
6. Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate – send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc.
7. Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided).
8. Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
9. With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens; blood and body fluids.
10. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
11. Ability to be self-motivated preferred.
Position Highlights and Benefits:
Education Assistance offered
Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
Generous paid time off program
Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
Ministry/Facility Information: MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.
With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.
MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics.
Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
We need to remove EEO boilerplate (the last paragraph). Also remove any navigation/legal etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to include sections only when there is real content. Likely sections: About the role (maybe from Description/Position Purpose), Responsibilities (What you will Do), Requirements/Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications), Benefits (Position Highlights and Benefits), maybe Schedule (Hours/Schedule), maybe Facility Information (Ministry/Facility Information). Also maybe Employment Type and Shift could be part of a meta paragraph.
We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. It does state Hours/Schedule: DAYS (so schedule present). Benefits: yes. Pay: not explicitly stated (competitive wages but no numbers). The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It says Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials - that is mention of wages/competitive wages. That could be considered Pay info. It says Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials. That is some pay info. So we could include a Pay section with that statement. However we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". This is specific enough: Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials. So we can include Pay.
Schedule: Hours/Schedule: DAYS. That's specific enough.
Benefits: we have list.
Thus sections: About the role (maybe from Position Purpose), Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule, Facility Information (maybe as About the facility). Could also combine Facility Info into About the role? But we can have separate.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Use
for each section heading.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities list, Requirements list (the special skills), Benefits list.
We need to use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet exactly as given (maybe minor punctuation). Also keep the Position Purpose sentence.
We need to include Employment Type and Shift maybe in a short
at top.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO.
Let's craft:
About the role
Position Purpose: Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
Responsibilities
- Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy.
- Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned.
- Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality.
Requirements
Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff.
- Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff.
- Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility.
- Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done.
- Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
- Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate – send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc.
- Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided).
- Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
- With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens; blood and body fluids.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Ability to be self-motivated preferred.
Benefits
- Education Assistance offered
- Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
- Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
- Generous paid time off program
- Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
Pay
Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
But note we already included Competitive wages in Benefits list; maybe we should not duplicate. The rule: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Pay into Benefits? But they said include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state competitive wages. Could be part of Benefits but we already have Benefits list includes that line. Actually the Benefits list includes "Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials". That is already a benefit. So we could keep Benefits section with that line, and not create separate Pay section to avoid duplication. The rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It doesn't forbid having Pay info inside Benefits. But we could just keep Benefits and not have separate Pay. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe better to merge Pay into Benefits and not have separate Pay. But we already have Benefits list includes that line. So we can drop Pay section.
Schedule: we have Hours/Schedule: DAYS. Could be a Schedule section.
Facility Information: we have Ministry/Facility Information paragraph. Could be a section About the facility or just include in About the role? Probably better as a separate section: About the facility.
Let's decide sections:
- About the role (Position Purpose)
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (Education + Special Skills)
- Benefits (including Education Assistance, Day 1 Benefit Package, Competitive wages, PTO, Retirement)
- Schedule (Hours/Schedule: DAYS)
- Facility Information (Ministry/Facility Information)
We need to ensure we don't create thin sections with filler. Each has substantive content.
Now format.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
Let's craft:
About the role
Position Purpose: Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
Responsibilities
- Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Per
for prose. No job title heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Let's parse the posting: Employment Type:Full time Shift:Day Shift Description:Position Purpose:Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program. What you will Do: - Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures. - Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures. - Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy. - Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned. - Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures. - Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality. Hours/Schedule: DAYS Minimum Qualifications: Education: 1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred Special Skills, Competencies, and Aptitudes 1. Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff. 2. Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff. 3. Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility. 4. Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done. 5. Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English. 6. Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate – send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc. 7. Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided). 8. Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures. 9. With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens; blood and body fluids. 10. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards. 11. Ability to be self-motivated preferred. Position Highlights and Benefits: Education Assistance offered Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials Generous paid time off program Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1 Ministry/Facility Information: MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000. With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region. MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics. Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. We need to remove EEO boilerplate (the last paragraph). Also remove any navigation/legal etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to include sections only when there is real content. Likely sections: About the role (maybe from Description/Position Purpose), Responsibilities (What you will Do), Requirements/Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications), Benefits (Position Highlights and Benefits), maybe Schedule (Hours/Schedule), maybe Facility Information (Ministry/Facility Information). Also maybe Employment Type and Shift could be part of a meta paragraph. We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. It does state Hours/Schedule: DAYS (so schedule present). Benefits: yes. Pay: not explicitly stated (competitive wages but no numbers). The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It says Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials - that is mention of wages/competitive wages. That could be considered Pay info. It says Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials. That is some pay info. So we could include a Pay section with that statement. However we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". This is specific enough: Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials. So we can include Pay. Schedule: Hours/Schedule: DAYS. That's specific enough. Benefits: we have list. Thus sections: About the role (maybe from Position Purpose), Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule, Facility Information (maybe as About the facility). Could also combine Facility Info into About the role? But we can have separate. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use
for each section heading.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities list, Requirements list (the special skills), Benefits list.
We need to use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet exactly as given (maybe minor punctuation). Also keep the Position Purpose sentence.
We need to include Employment Type and Shift maybe in a short
at top.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO.
Let's craft:
About the role
Position Purpose: Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
Responsibilities
- Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy.
- Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned.
- Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality.
Requirements
Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff.
- Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff.
- Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility.
- Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done.
- Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
- Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate – send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc.
- Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided).
- Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
- With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens; blood and body fluids.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Ability to be self-motivated preferred.
Benefits
- Education Assistance offered
- Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
- Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
- Generous paid time off program
- Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
Pay
Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
But note we already included Competitive wages in Benefits list; maybe we should not duplicate. The rule: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Pay into Benefits? But they said include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state competitive wages. Could be part of Benefits but we already have Benefits list includes that line. Actually the Benefits list includes "Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials". That is already a benefit. So we could keep Benefits section with that line, and not create separate Pay section to avoid duplication. The rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It doesn't forbid having Pay info inside Benefits. But we could just keep Benefits and not have separate Pay. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe better to merge Pay into Benefits and not have separate Pay. But we already have Benefits list includes that line. So we can drop Pay section.
Schedule: we have Hours/Schedule: DAYS. Could be a Schedule section.
Facility Information: we have Ministry/Facility Information paragraph. Could be a section About the facility or just include in About the role? Probably better as a separate section: About the facility.
Let's decide sections:
- About the role (Position Purpose)
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (Education + Special Skills)
- Benefits (including Education Assistance, Day 1 Benefit Package, Competitive wages, PTO, Retirement)
- Schedule (Hours/Schedule: DAYS)
- Facility Information (Ministry/Facility Information)
We need to ensure we don't create thin sections with filler. Each has substantive content.
Now format.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
Let's craft:
About the role
Position Purpose: Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
Responsibilities
- Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Per
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet exactly as given (maybe minor punctuation). Also keep the Position Purpose sentence. We need to include Employment Type and Shift maybe in a short
at top. We must not include boilerplate like EEO. Let's craft:
About the role
Position Purpose: Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
Responsibilities
- Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy.
- Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned.
- Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality.
Requirements
Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff.
- Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff.
- Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility.
- Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done.
- Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
- Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate – send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc.
- Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided).
- Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
- With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens; blood and body fluids.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Ability to be self-motivated preferred.
Benefits
- Education Assistance offered
- Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
- Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
- Generous paid time off program
- Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
Pay
Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
But note we already included Competitive wages in Benefits list; maybe we should not duplicate. The rule: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Pay into Benefits? But they said include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state competitive wages. Could be part of Benefits but we already have Benefits list includes that line. Actually the Benefits list includes "Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials". That is already a benefit. So we could keep Benefits section with that line, and not create separate Pay section to avoid duplication. The rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It doesn't forbid having Pay info inside Benefits. But we could just keep Benefits and not have separate Pay. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe better to merge Pay into Benefits and not have separate Pay. But we already have Benefits list includes that line. So we can drop Pay section. Schedule: we have Hours/Schedule: DAYS. Could be a Schedule section. Facility Information: we have Ministry/Facility Information paragraph. Could be a section About the facility or just include in About the role? Probably better as a separate section: About the facility. Let's decide sections: - About the role (Position Purpose) - Responsibilities - Requirements (Education + Special Skills) - Benefits (including Education Assistance, Day 1 Benefit Package, Competitive wages, PTO, Retirement) - Schedule (Hours/Schedule: DAYS) - Facility Information (Ministry/Facility Information) We need to ensure we don't create thin sections with filler. Each has substantive content. Now format. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's craft:About the role
Position Purpose: Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.
Responsibilities
- Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Per