Housekeeping | Full Time | Days

About the Role

Reporting to the Department Director and under direct supervision of the Manager, this position cleans hospital patient rooms, baths, laboratories, offices, halls, and other areas following established and approved procedures.

Responsibilities

• Completes all required job-specific training.
• Properly cleans and disinfects all surfaces.
• Follows proper procedures related to:
  • Germicidal Usage
  • Isolation Room Cleaning
  • Baseboard Cleaning
  • Televisions and Telephones
  • Wall Washing
  • Doors, Frames, and Kick plates
  • Stainless Steel Surfaces
  • Glass Cleaning
• Properly follows high and low dusting procedures related to:
  • Ceilings/Vents
  • High Dusting
  • Damp Dusting (Low)
• Properly follows dry and wet mopping procedures.
• Properly follows vacuuming and baseboard cleaning procedures.
• Properly follows all bathroom cleaning procedures including Shower, Tub, and Commodes.
• Properly follows Waste Handling and Disposal procedures.
• Properly follows CARES (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm, and Service) behaviors and proper customer service.
• Properly maintains storage areas and housekeeping cart.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and converse in English at a level which allows safe, efficient performance of the job.
• Good customer service skills.

Qualifications

• GED/High School diploma preferred but not required.
• No certification, registration, or licensure required.

Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those an employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM.
• Regularly lift, carry, or push/pull up to 10 pounds.
• Frequently lift, carry, or push/pull up to 10–25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift, carry, or push/pull up to 20–50 pounds.
• Regularly required to walk.
• Frequently required to bend, perform fine motor tasks, repetitive motion, hear, reach, smell, speak, and squat.
• Occasionally required to climb, kneel, sit, and stand.
• Specific vision abilities required include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.
• Frequently exposed to airborne contaminants, airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, moving mechanical parts, and slippery surfaces.
• Occasionally exposed to chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards (shock), non-weather related heat or cold, toxic or caustic chemicals, variable weather conditions, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.