Floor Care / Housekeeping- Per Diem

Okanogan County Public Hospital District #3•Omak, WA

16h•$19 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

The Floor Care/Environmental Services position combines floor care duties with housekeeper duties. This position is a night shift role requiring weekend work, typically Monday through Friday from 9:00 pm to 5:30 am, or as adjusted due to business needs. The position reports directly to the Environmental Services Supervisor and the Operations & Risk Manager, and accepts direction from the Nurse Supervisor in their absence. Mid-Valley Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital/acute care facility. The working environment is generally pleasant and moderately dynamic, fluctuating with patient activity. Occasional outside duties may require working in cold or wet climate conditions. The position requires prolonged standing, walking, stooping, and bending. The individual is given latitude to perform job duties thoroughly within their scope of authority and has limited authority to organize routine tasks, but should bring significant questions or recommendations to supervisors. The position generally has many, widespread contacts including patients and staff from various departments, requiring close coordination and a professional image. Interaction with patients and impact on their welfare is a key concern.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school education or equivalent.
Ability to follow verbal and written instruction.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to perform work with attention to detail.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure.
Ability to perform the four operations with like or common decimal fractions.
Ability to compute ratio, rate, and percent.
Ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to perform arithmetic operations involving All-American monetary units.
Ability to read a variety of novels, magazines, atlases, and encyclopedias.
Ability to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures in mechanical drawing and layout work.
Ability to read/write reports and essays with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of English speech.
Ability to speak before audience with poise, voice control, and confidence, using correct English and well-modulated voice.
May not require, but prefer over 1 year and up to and including 2 years past experience.
Occasional heavy work of moving objects in excess of 100 pounds and lifting and carrying of items weighing 50 pounds or more.
Frequent lifting, bending, and carrying of items weighing up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Reaching, Handling, Fingering, and/or Feeling.
Talking and/or Hearing.
Seeing: Acuity, far; Acuity, near; Depth Perception; Field of Vision; Accommodation; Color Vision.

Nice To Haves

On the job training will be provided.
On-the-job training may be offered.

Responsibilities

Quickly assembles necessary cleaning supplies and equipment at the beginning of each shift, and proceeds to work in a timely fashion.
Thoroughly dust mops and wet mops various hard surface floor areas, either routinely or when needed, to obtain a quality appearance and sanitary condition.
Thoroughly vacuums various carpeted floor areas, either routinely or when needed, to obtain a quality appearance.
Routine cleans various support areas of the hospital such as Radiology, Business Offices, Maintenance, Dietary, Utilities, etc. and achieves high quality results.
Required use and knowledge of the buffing machine to help return hard surface floors to a clean and shiny appearance. Must be able to follow training to avoid injury or damage to furniture or floors.
May be asked to help train newly hired Housekeepers, or to do some specific retraining if needed in a particular instance.
Transports used wet and dust mops from janitor's closets to the appropriate laundry room for cleaning.
Submit work orders promptly and clearly in response to observing anything that needs the attention of the Maintenance Dept.
May be asked to sweep gravel and sand from the entrances to the hospital or from the loading dock area.
Occasionally lifts heavy objects in the process of dumping water from a mop bucket, moving case lots of supplies, moving furniture during the cleaning process, throwing trash into the dumpster, loading laundry, etc.
Cleans the housekeeping cart, equipment, and janitor's closet in a careful manner at the end of each shift; restocks the housekeeping cart with supplies for the next shift.
Cleans assigned areas by washing furnishings, floors and equipment with special cleaning solutions and disinfectants to prevent spread of disease.
Responsible for stripping and waxing floors in all rooms and halls. Vents in all rooms and halls removed and cleaned.
Assists with ensuring security of facilities by checking doors and windows are properly secured while completing cleaning duties.
Provide staff assistance with patient restraint and intervention in disruptions by patients, visitors, or staff if requested, and only after receiving appropriate training to do so.
May be requested to provide patient sitting duties.
Responds quickly and effectively to emergent and non-emergent situations.
Assists and gives courteous responses to any inquiries made by patients, visitors, or personnel.
Enforces all hospital policies and procedures as assigned by Housekeeping Coordinator, Operations & Risk Manager, or Administrator.
Demonstrates an awareness of personal abilities and limitations. Will request assistance in situations that exceed abilities (i.e.: lifting/violent intervention, etc.)
Consistently demonstrates the ability to recognize, establish and cope with priorities properly.
Maintains required records, reports, files in an accurate and timely fashion.
Provide snow removal support where needed throughout hospital grounds including sidewalks.
Accurately and effectively identifies environmental or other conditions that may affect safety and security needs.
Consistently reports significant observations to appropriate individuals and communicates concise and accurate information through departmental reporting mechanisms.
Assists with visitor control after hours.
Greets all patients, visitors, physicians, and other staff members in a courteous, respectful and professional manner at all time.
Responds to all patients with empathy and positive interpersonal skills at all times.
Communicates, cooperates, and performs related duties with other members of the department, physicians, and hospital staff in a courteous and efficient manner to achieve overall hospital goals and objectives.
Interacts cooperatively with others to contribute and maintain a positive work environment and team building effort.
Follows the normal chain of command.
Follows established hospital policies and procedures to preserve the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality.
Complies with hospital policies and procedures concerning Sick Leave.
Adheres to departmental dress standards in a professional manner; maintains personal hygiene.
Plans and organizes work activity to complete scheduled assignments on time.
Comes to work on time and when scheduled; rarely has need to leave early for personal reasons.
Completes an acceptable workload and work can be counted on to be accurate, and reliable.
Takes appropriate amount of time for meal and rest periods in accordance with hospital policy and procedure.
Responds to supervision in a professional, courteous manner.
Identifies own educational needs and maintains appropriate skill level through educational opportunities.
Attends department meetings as requested. Makes suggestions, constructive criticism and personal requests in a non-abrasive manner.
Completes employee time sheets accurately, timely, and according to established policy and procedure. Insures accuracy of hours presented for payment.
Attends required in-service education to insure hospital compliance with state/federal licensing regulations.
Takes an active part in the hospital-wide quality assurance program in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
Takes and active part in the safety, disaster, and fire protection regulations according to hospital policy and procedure.
Observe, and take part in keeping the department in compliance with infection control program and practices according to hospital policy and procedure.
Practices daily cost containment when possible and uses supplies in an appropriate, economical manner.
Completes other duties as assigned by the Housekeeping Coordinator and or the Director of Support Services.