Housekeeper - Acute

Summit BHC•The Pavilion at Williamsburg Place, SC

14d•$17 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

The Pavilion is looking for a Housekeeper to join our team! This role is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy patient care environment by maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, sanitary and orderly manner. The Housekeeper will advise the supervisor on environmental services equipment needs and repairs, and ensure that infectious waste and confidential disposal contractors perform as scheduled.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
Basic reading, writing, speaking skills and understand English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions required.

Nice To Haves

CPR and de-escalation certification may be required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Performs specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility.
Conducts daily cleaning of the facility including, but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing of fixtures, general straightening, and cleaning of bathrooms.
Cleans facility rooms, baths, laboratories, offices and halls.
Utilizes buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaning equipment as necessary.
Washes bed frames, brushes mattresses and remakes beds after discharge of clients, when applicable.
Keeps utility and storage rooms in neat and orderly conditions.
Operates commercial washers and dryers. Launders soiled linens as directed.
Attends to infection control standards, transports soiled linen to storage area and distributes laundered articles and items.
Sweeps, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors. Work is performed with careful attention to slips/fall risks during and after cleaning floors.
Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies. Dusts furniture and equipment.
Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills.
Empties wastebaskets, transports trash and waste to disposal area.
Disinfects rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies, using appropriate processes and germicides for cleaning equipment.
Conducts daily check of cleaning cart to determine inventory of supplies. Maintains adequate cleaning supplies for department/unit use.
Conducts daily check of linen supply closet to determine inventory of supplies.
Properly cleans and stores all equipment and supplies after each shift.
Practices standard/universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines, including instructions upon SDS (Safety Data Sheets) for materials encountered during task completion.
Prepares rooms for meetings and arranges decorations and furniture for facility functions.