Aide Housekeeping - Full Time - Day

Hackensack Meridian Health•Edison, NJ

4d•$18

About The Position

The Aide Housekeeping maintains assigned areas in a clean, sanitary, safe, orderly, and attractive condition for the comfort and convenience of patients, guests, and employees. Work is performed according to established procedures and supervisor direction, including direction from the Director of Environmental Services or designee, and follows facility, state and federal, and OSHA guidelines. Duties cover facility areas such as patient rooms, common and recreational areas, waiting and entrance areas, stairwells, elevators, and hallways. The role also includes terminal cleaning, cleaning isolation rooms under infection-control procedures, floor care, linen handling, and assigned support for Laundry Services. The position is full-time and day shift.

Requirements

Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work at heights, including on ladders and roofs.
Must safely and efficiently operate and use equipment and supplies according to their intended purpose, avoiding damage or injury to equipment, facility property, or individuals.
Must use good judgment when performing assigned duties and report conditions affecting workload or assigned duties to a supervisor.

Nice To Haves

Computer skills.
Experience in a long-term care facility.
Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations.
Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

Follow cleaning schedules and supervisor instructions in accordance with established housekeeping policies and procedures.
Clean and polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating and cooling units, windows, mirrors, and equipment.
Clean, wash, sanitize, and polish bathroom fixtures.
Clean carpets, walls, and ceilings through tasks such as vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, disinfecting, spot cleaning, and dusting, as required.
Dispose of trash and waste in proper containers and replace receptacle liners.
Immediately report unsafe or hazardous conditions and defective equipment to a supervisor.
Immediately report burned-out light fixtures, exit signs, room call lights, and similar issues to a supervisor.
Replenish supplies in assigned areas and keep cleaning equipment, housekeeping carts, and closets stocked and organized.
Attend and participate in approved in-service classes, job training programs, workshops, and seminars.
Perform terminal cleaning to prepare rooms for new occupancy when assigned.
Clean and sanitize isolation rooms and areas as assigned, following established infection-control procedures.
Keep work and assignment areas clean and free of equipment, supplies, and hazardous objects; store chemicals properly.
Safely store supplies and equipment before leaving an area for a break or at the end of a shift.
Refinish and buff floors and scrub washrooms.
Collect, sort, and wash soiled linen.
Support Laundry Services as assigned, including loading and unloading machines, folding linen, and delivering product.
Protect patients’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints.