Housekeeping Aide

About the Role

Under supervision and following established procedures, performs a variety of heavy cleaning duties to maintain the hospital in an orderly, sanitary, and attractive condition for patients, personnel, and visitors. Employees are expected to role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, as well as demonstrate core Success Factors: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Must have classroom and on-the-job training in floor, carpet, upholstery, waste disposal, operating room, and chemical handling procedures, including proper operation and cleaning of E.S.D. equipment.
• Shampoos carpets, upholstery, and refinishes floors following E.S.D. procedures using manual and motorized devices.
• Dusts high vents, lights, pipes, lockers, ceilings, and washes window glass throughout the hospital complex using ladders or other safety devices.
• Cleans miscellaneous items such as wastebaskets, television sets, fans, and rubber mats.
• Washes and disinfects all sinks, toilets, floors, urinals, bedpan racks, bathtubs, and showers in hospital lavatories.
• Services and refills all soap and paper dispensers.
• Washes walls either manually or using mechanical devices.
• Prepares burn and Radiation (I-131) rooms by laying protective covering.
• Cleans, washes, and disinfects beds, mattresses, and sleeping carts throughout the hospital.
• Picks up and disposes of rubbish and soiled linen from patient floors, transports to laundry, or places in rubbish truck as appropriate.
• Removes rubbish from rubbish chute rooms, transports heavy rubbish via trash carts for disposal, boxes waste (including chemo waste), and makes chemical pick-ups when needed.
• Washes rubbish chute rooms top to bottom with a pressure sprayer and cleans rubbish trucks using a truck washer or manually with a water hose.
• Performs minor services to trucks, such as replacing screws and greasing wheels.
• Operates bailer equipment for bailing boxes and transporting recycle totes to trailers.
• Washes or spot cleans walls, polishes woodwork, furniture, brass fittings, and stainless steel elevator doors, kick plates, etc.
• Removes and transports animal waste and soiled linens to rubbish truck.
• Transports mattresses, office and patient room furniture (including beds, cribs, folding tables) as necessary.
• Assists nursing personnel in moving beds and patient furniture for various reasons.
• Cleans dirt, snow, and salt from sidewalks and entrances using manual or powered equipment.
• Cleans entrance mats, applies salt to entrances as needed, and assists Facilities Management grounds crew during inclement weather.
• Changes cubicle curtains and draperies, removes and washes window blinds, and makes repairs to same.
• Cleans, from top to bottom, all construction areas after renovations are completed.
• Carries and uses a beeper or two-way radio upon request.
• Assists supply clerks in the supply room or equipment room.
• Services batteries on all battery-operated devices.
• Makes conference room set-ups for meetings, parties, etc.
• Performs the duties of supply clerks during their absence.
• Takes laundry linen inventory by physically counting pieces of linen and documenting results on appropriate forms.
• May perform Housekeeping Aide I and Laundry Aide II duties as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor or group leader.

Requirements

• Ability to follow instructions and observe safety precautions.
• Ability to prepare solutions according to procedure.
• Ability to assemble cleaning equipment such as mops, dusters, vacuum cleaners, mop buckets, and ringers.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English, as well as count numbers.
• Ability to operate, control, and clean motorized and manual equipment required for E.S.D. tasks.
• Ability to perform all duties in a safe and professional manner in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Physical ability to lift, carry, or push equipment such as floor buffers, wet vacuums, wall-washing machines, automatic floor-washing machines, carpet cleaning equipment, rubbish carts, and linen carts; transport patients and office furniture; climb ladders; and shovel snow.

Qualifications

At least one to three months of on-the-job training plus formal and ongoing classroom training.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Continuous walking, standing, carrying, pushing trash carts weighing up to 400 pounds, stooping, lifting, climbing ladders and stairs, and heavy lifting.
• Exposure to unpleasant odors, contaminated items, and strong cleaning solutions.
• Some hazards from improperly disposed needles and glass.
• Exposure to all types of weather conditions.
• Hazards are minimized with adherence to established safety precautions.

Pay

$19.75 - $20.15 per hour

Schedule

Evening shift: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM every other weekend and holidays, or 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM.