Environmental Services - Housekeeping

Humboldt County Memorial Hospital•Humboldt, IA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Join our Environmental Services team and help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff. This position is responsible for cleaning and disinfecting assigned areas throughout the hospital. The schedule is 40 hours per week, with shift hours typically from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM or 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM. This role requires rotating weekends and holidays.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Ability to communicate effectively in English
Knowledge of environmental services
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude.
Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information
Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and/or in writing
Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner
Working irregular hours includes weekend rotations
Physically demanding, high-stress environment
Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
Pushing and pulling heavy objects
Full range of body motion including handling and lifting if needed
Position requires light to moderate work with 50pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.

Responsibilities

Under General direction, cleans all areas of the hospital by performing routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, launder hospital linen, offices, and clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, wipe equipment, clean furniture, restrooms and corridors, vacuum carpets.
Empty trash and restock supplies.
Collect dirty laundry from all patient areas and distribute the clean linen and hospital gowns back to the appropriate units.
Demonstrate ability to utilize the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure.
Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the Environmental Service Department.
Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, offices, clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies lounges, restrooms, and corridors in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.
Performs terminal/detailed cleaning of the OR rooms by following check list or as instructed by OR personnel
Launder linen as needed
Completes work assignments in a timely manner.
Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure.
Uses and maintains equipment properly.
Assists visitors with direction whenever requested.
Always introduces self to patients, families and visitors.
Reports safety hazards as appropriate.
Replenishes supplies.
Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and isolation precautions.
Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
Works day, evening or night shifts as assigned.
Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
Observes safety precautions at all times.
Maintains age specific safety precautions.
The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to read and understand equipment operation manual.
Cleans and maintains carpet and tiled floors by using equipment to clean as assigned or needs.
Cooperate with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives, maintain good employee relations and interdepartmental objectives.
Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, trainings, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops; shows responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education.
Perform other duties as assigned
Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
Complete annual education requirements.
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Report to work on time and as scheduled.
Wear Identification whiles on duty.
Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
Attend regular staff meetings and in-services.