Floor Care Specialist

DCH Health Care Authority•Northport, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Floor Care Specialist cleans and services assigned building areas according to established procedures and schedules, with a focus on maintaining hospital floors. Duties include buffing, stripping, scrubbing, waxing, shampooing carpets, spot mopping, vacuuming, and dust mopping. The role also includes project cleaning such as washing walls, doors, door frames, ceilings, patient televisions, and windows; keeping corners and edges free of debris; and applying at least four coats of floor finish. Expected shift output includes stripping and waxing 800–900 square feet of hallway with a two-person team, or 4–6 areas or rooms, and scrubbing 1,600–2,000 square feet of no-wax flooring. The specialist uses wet-floor signs and performs other housekeeping tasks, including collecting hospital waste and soiled linen, distributing clean linen, cleaning waste receptacles and the compactor area, moving and arranging furniture and equipment, and maintaining cleaning carts and equipment. The role operates mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment, requests supplies as needed, and promptly reports broken furniture or equipment. When assigned to medication storage areas, the specialist maintains secured access and immediately alerts a nursing or clinical supervisor if medications are found in an unlocked, unsupervised area. The position also provides training to new hires and others assigned to units. The position requires compliance with DCH standards, policies, and procedures; contributing to patient, employee, and financial performance standards; and maintaining positive relationships with patients, families, coworkers, and colleagues. The specialist must perform work safely, identify and reduce hazards, use electronic mail and designated workplace software, and complete other assigned duties. Physical presence onsite is essential.

Requirements

Ability to follow and understand verbal communications and written procedures.
Ability to communicate verbally with others; read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
Ability to use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
Ability to perform very heavy work: exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, more than 50 pounds frequently, and/or more than 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
Ability to walk, stand, climb ladders, push, pull, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, handle, feel, talk, hear, and see.
Manual dexterity and ability to move the hand easily and skillfully.
Ability to speak clearly and reason and express ideas to groups of people.
Normal or corrected-to-within-normal-range hearing and vision.
Ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to work onsite; physical presence onsite is essential.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean assigned building areas according to established procedures and schedules, including medication storage areas when assigned.
Maintain floors through buffing, stripping, scrubbing, waxing, carpet shampooing, spot mopping, vacuuming, and dust mopping.
Perform project cleaning of walls, doors, door frames, ceilings, patient televisions, and windows.
Keep areas behind doors and along corners and edges clean and free of debris.
Apply at least four coats of floor finish.
Meet expected floor-care output per shift: strip and wax 800–900 square feet of hallway as part of a two-person team, or 4–6 areas or rooms; scrub 1,600–2,000 square feet of no-wax flooring.
Place visible wet-floor signs in and around hallways or rooms being maintained.
Collect waste and soiled linen, distribute clean linen, clean waste receptacles and the compactor area, and arrange furniture and equipment after cleaning.
Request cleaning supplies and equipment as needed; return unused supplies, clean carts and equipment, and store items in an orderly manner.
Operate mechanical and electrical cleaning equipment, including buffers, wringers, scrubbers, and vacuums.
Report broken furniture or equipment requiring repair to supervisors promptly.
Maintain secured access to designated medication storage areas and alert a nursing or clinical supervisor immediately if medications are found in an unlocked, unsupervised area.
Train new hires and others assigned to units.
Meet DCH performance, patient and employee satisfaction, financial, compliance, behavioral, and safety standards and follow DCH policies and procedures.
Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
Perform other duties as assigned.