JGH Housekeeper

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, check empty rooms, and attend to emergency cleaning for spills
• Cleans patient rooms daily, damp mops or vacuums floors, and spot cleans stains
• Dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables and removes debris
• Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets
• Spot washes walls and windows
• Uses appropriate chemicals and techniques when washing and cleaning restrooms
• Washes basins, commodes, tubs, and showers, checking and cleaning mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes and exterior surfaces
• Dusts ledges, damp mops floors, and spot washes walls
• Empties and relines wastebaskets
• Refills toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap dispensers
• Performs periodic cleaning of high ledges, ceiling and light fixtures, and vents
• Cleans doors and parts of showers and commodes subject to mineral deposit
• Dry and damp mops or machine scrubs corridors and elevator landings, according to assigned schedule
• Sweeps stairwells and spot washes corridor and landing walls
• As needed or assigned, bonnet cleans or extracts carpeted areas
• Checks equipment condition upon sign out and cleans equipment upon return, reporting any needed maintenance or repair
• Assists in meeting set‑ups, hanging curtains, picking up trash, hazardous waste, and recyclable trash
• Washes trash containers in assigned areas
• Maintains all floors and carpets
• Sets up meetings, hangs curtains, and checks the condition of the equipment

Physical Requirements

• Lift weight of 25-30 pounds
• Able to bend, squat, stoop and stand for a period of 7 to 12 hours

Working Environment

• Communicate with the patients and employees in a proper manner
• Work as a team with other employees to accommodate the patients

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read and follow instructions
• Must be able to follow direction as given
• Must be able to communicate with other employees and patients in a proper manner

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Non-Exempt
Company: JAX Jackson General Hospital
Cost Center: 612 JAX Environmental Services
Address: 122 Pinnell St, Ripley, West Virginia