Housekeeping - Bluebonnet AM Shift

About the Role

Performs a variety of cleaning tasks to maintain patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas. Performs special projects and environmental services duties to maintain the facility in a neat, orderly, and sanitary condition. Follows procedures for the age population served, as defined in the department's scope of service.

Performance Criteria

• Everyday Excellence Values
  • Demonstrates courtesy and caring to patients, families, physicians, and the community.
  • Takes initiative in living organizational values and vital signs.
  • Identifies and anticipates customer needs proactively.
  • Participates willingly and enthusiastically in teamwork.
  • Respects dignity and privacy of customers through personal actions and environmental care.
  • Keeps customers informed and answers questions thoroughly.
• Corporate Compliance
  • Demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, and Corporate Compliance Guidelines.
  • Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
  • Communicates honestly and behaves fairly in all professional contacts.
• Personal Achievement
  • Uses accepted procedures to complete assignments.
  • Applies creative and proactive solutions under high workload demands.
  • Adheres to high moral and ethical standards.
• Performance Improvement
  • Optimizes skills to exceed customer expectations.
  • Initiates or redesigns work processes for continuous improvement.
  • Contributes ideas to enhance work approaches.
  • Participates in quality initiatives.
• Cost Management
  • Manages time and resources effectively.
  • Utilizes organizational resources efficiently.
  • Implements resource-saving processes.
• Patient & Employee Safety
  • Communicates and emphasizes safety practices.
  • Proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries, or potential injuries.
  • Demonstrates department-specific safety standards at all times.
  • Follows safety policies, procedures, and proper use of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Environmental Cleanliness
  • Cleans and sanitizes patient rooms, baths, offices, halls, and other areas according to established standards.
  • Maintains cleanliness to limit cross-infection.
  • Washes walls, furniture, tile, fixtures, and equipment with appropriate cleaning solutions.
  • Removes trash and waste, refills dispensers following infection control practices.
  • Notifies supervisor of low supply levels or equipment malfunctions.
  • Follows all safety guidelines to maintain safe conditions.
• Floor Maintenance
  • Sweeps, mops, and applies floor finishes as required.
  • Vacuums and spot-cleans carpets using appropriate solutions.
  • Operates mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment.
• Work Organization
  • Completes all assigned work during the shift without sacrificing quality.
  • Maintains a neat and orderly work area.
  • Coordinates daily tasks to optimize time use.
  • Completes work left from previous shifts and reports incomplete assignments.
• Sanitation & Equipment Use
  • Demonstrates knowledge of sanitation, disinfectants, and safety standards.
  • Operates cleaning equipment competently and safely.
  • Disposes of materials according to policy guidelines.
  • Follows isolation and asepsis techniques per departmental procedures.
  • Uses supplies and equipment within manufacturers' guidelines.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Housekeeping experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Able to understand and carry out instructions.
• Able to identify and follow directions for chemicals used in duties.
• Dependable and motivated to complete duties without constant supervision.

Physical Demand: Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Additional Requirements

• HIPAA: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations, including patient demographics.
• Safety: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to safety practices, including incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps, linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, and patient identification.