Housekeeper - PRN Days

About the role

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital Permian Basin, healing is our focus. We are passionate about helping adults and seniors manage the challenges associated with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Utilizing proven, innovative and progressive therapies, our qualified professionals strive to promote long-term wellness through a range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options. The Housekeeper assists the department in providing quality service that positively impacts patient stay at our facility.

Responsibilities

• Providing cleaning services including sweeping, mopping, dusting, vacuuming, scrubbing, wiping and cleaning with approved chemicals to all areas of the hospital
• Cleaning occupied and discharged patient rooms, sterile areas, clinical departments, offices, public areas, as well as floor care and carpet care
• Collection of infectious waste and disposal of non-infectious waste
• Disseminating clean linen, stocking clean linen room and supply rooms and removing soiled linens
• Cleaning and sanitizing all areas of the facility in accordance with established policies
• Cleaning and disinfecting patients' rooms and baths daily
• Performing terminal cleaning after transfer or discharges 100% of the time
• Cleaning, emptying, dusting, sanitizing nursing stations, non-patient care areas, laundry room, restrooms, sitting rooms and dining rooms daily
• Dusting and mopping all hard floors; buffing, stripping, waxing as needed for hard floors; shampooing carpets when needed; cleaning drapes
• Following infection control procedures for isolation cleaning 100% of the time; using universal precautions 100% of the time
• Collecting and distributing clean linen and containing soiled linen in proper containers
• Following procedures for disposal of biohazard waste and other waste
• Following directions for use of cleaning chemicals
• Cleaning, maintaining and monitoring equipment in good condition at all times
• Monitoring, ordering and using linen in a cost-effective manner
• Reporting broken, defective patient care/room equipment; completing work request for repairs
• Performing other duties and projects as assigned

Requirements

• Must be able to read and write in order to read labels and containers of chemicals used, order supplies, complete inventories
• High school graduate preferred
• Minimum of six months previous hospital housekeeping or janitorial or a minimum of one-year experience related to this position

Qualifications & Skills

• Good communication skills needed
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide housekeeping services appropriate to any age-related disability needs of the patients served
• Ability and willingness to supervise and work cooperatively with others
• Considerable initiative and judgment involved in leading housekeeping in providing an aseptically clean environment
• A working knowledge of Infection Control, Safety Principles, and share training
• Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans approved behavioral health de-escalation program

Work Environment

• Good communication skills needed
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide housekeeping services appropriate to any age-related disability needs of the patients served
• Ability and willingness to supervise and work cooperatively with others
• Considerable initiative and judgment involved in leading housekeeping in providing an aseptically clean environment
• A working knowledge of Infection Control, Safety Principles, and share training
• Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans approved behavioral health de-escalation program