Housekeeper/Custodial Worker

Hays Medical Center • Hays, KS

106d • $14 - $19

About The Position

The service assistant independently performs a wide variety of duties to clean and disinfect patient rooms, facilities, and equipment, ensuring a safe environment and reducing the risk of infection for patients, visitors, and staff. Routine cleaning responsibilities include, but are not limited to: scrubbing, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, disinfecting, ceiling vent cleaning, replenishing supplies and inventory, using appropriate chemical usage and dilution methods, changing isolation curtains, linen pickup, trash and cardboard disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal.

Requirements

• A valid Kansas driver's license with an acceptable driving record, insurable through Hays Medical Center's insurance carrier, if assigned duties are required at off-site locations.

Nice To Haves

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Prior healthcare cleaning experience
• Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control, including blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to daily work environment.

Responsibilities

• Dusts furnishings; mops and buffs floors; vacuums carpets; cleans mirrors, sinks, shower and toilets in restrooms; spot cleans walls; and completes disinfection of rooms, furniture, equipment, etc
• Washes windows, window ledges, doors, vents, radiators, ceiling fans, etc.; vacuums hallways edges; dusts and cleans baseboards; and dusts blinds
• Inventories and completes requisition for supplies; forwards requisition to management; and restocks inventory in closet and cart
• Selects proper chemical for the appropriate cleaning task; dilutes chemicals according to manufacturers' specification; wears proper personal protective equipment needed for the specific chemical; and checks for proper chemical dispensing to ensure a safe environment
• Cleans and disinfects rooms, bathrooms, furnishings/equipment, and walls; removes curtains in isolation rooms; restocks room supplies; and wears proper personal protective equipment; ensures appropriate cleaning and disinfecting techniques are followed to reduce the risk of infection and provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff
• Empties and relines wastebaskets; disposes of trash; retrieves and delivers soiled linen to appropriate areas; retrieves and disposes of biohazardous waste to appropriate area; and breaks down cardboard and processes for pickup
• Receives special event forms; sets up meeting room according to special event form instructions, within requested timeframe; and logs completion of room set up
• Pre-treats carpet for spots; fills and prepares extraction equipment; posts proper safety precaution signage; performs carpet extraction; places drying equipment in appropriate locations; cleans and stores extraction equipment; and removes safety precaution signage.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED