Housekeeping Aide - Perioperative Services

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, and demonstrate core Success Factors: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Undergo classroom and on-the-job training for floor, carpet, upholstery, waste disposal, operating room, and chemical handling procedures; learn proper operation and cleaning of E.S.D. equipment.
• Shampoo carpets, upholstery, and refinish floors following E.S.D. procedures using manual and motorized devices.
• Dust high vents, lights, pipes, lockers, ceilings, and wash window glass throughout the hospital complex using ladders or other safety devices.
• Clean miscellaneous items such as wastebaskets, television sets, fans, and rubber mats.
• Wash and disinfect all sinks, toilets, floors, urinals, bedpan racks, bathtubs, and showers in hospital lavatories.
• Service and refill all soap and paper dispensers.
• Wash walls either manually or using mechanical devices.
• Prepare burn and Radiation (I-131) rooms by laying protective covering.
• Clean, wash, and disinfect beds, mattresses, and sleeping carts from top to bottom throughout the hospital.
• Pick up and dispose of rubbish and soiled linen from patient floors; transport to laundry or place in rubbish truck as appropriate.
• Remove rubbish from chute rooms, transport heavy rubbish via trash carts for disposal, box waste (including chemo waste), and make chemical pick-ups when needed.
• Wash rubbish chute rooms top to bottom with a pressure sprayer.
• Wash rubbish trucks using a truck washer or manually with a water hose; perform minor services such as replacing screws and greasing wheels.
• Operate bailer equipment for bailing boxes and transporting recycle totes to trailers.
• Wash or spot clean walls, polish woodwork, furniture, brass fittings, stainless steel elevator doors, kick plates, etc.
• Remove and transport animal waste and soiled linens to rubbish truck.
• Transport mattresses, office and patient room furniture (including beds, cribs, folding tables) as necessary.
• Assist nursing personnel in moving beds and patient furniture.
• Clean dirt, snow, and salt from sidewalks and entrances using manual or powered equipment; clean entrance mats and apply salt as needed.
• Assist Facilities Management grounds crew during inclement weather.
• Change cubicle curtains and draperies; remove, wash, and repair window blinds.
• Clean construction areas from top to bottom after renovations.
• Carry and use a beeper or two-way radio upon request.
• Assist supply clerks in supply or equipment rooms.
• Service batteries on all battery-operated devices.
• Set up conference rooms for meetings and events.
• Perform supply clerk duties during their absence.
• Take laundry linen inventory by physically counting pieces and documenting results.
• Perform Housekeeping Aide I and Laundry Aide II duties as required.
• Perform 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 safely and professionally 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

Experience: 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, and 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 (minimized with adherence to safety precautions).
• Exposure to all types of weather conditions.

Pay

Pay Range: $20.92 - $21.88 per hour

Schedule

Work Type: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, every other weekend and holidays

Work Shift: Day