Housekeeper

CommonSpirit Health • Santa Cruz, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Housekeeper you will perform housekeeping duties to maintain an assigned area in a sanitary and orderly condition. Every day you will utilize the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families. You will clean floors, walls, ceiling, windows, furniture, and equipment according to established procedures, ensuring that assigned areas are clean, attractive, and safe for patients, visitors, and staff. You will clean occupied or discharged patient rooms thoroughly, accurately ensuring supplies are replenished and furniture is in an orderly arrangement. You will collect regular and medical waste using established safety practices ensuring protection of self, and collect soiled linen throughout the facility using appropriate body mechanics and safe handling equipment. You will ensure proper Personal Protective Equipment is used when performing cleaning in all areas of isolation.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write English and follow oral instructions.
• Complete knowledge of medical waste handling and proper needle handling and disposal.
• Complete knowledge of the use and dilution of cleaning chemicals and germicidal cleaner.
• Understanding and competency regarding established isolation cleaning procedures and methods.

Nice To Haves

• One year of housekeeping or cleaning experience in a hospital, medical facility or a convalescent facility
• Driver's License: CA

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping duties to maintain an assigned area in a sanitary and orderly condition.
• Utilize the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families.
• Clean floors, walls, ceiling, windows, furniture, and equipment according to established procedures.
• Ensure assigned areas are clean, attractive, and safe for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Clean occupied or discharged patient rooms thoroughly, accurately ensuring supplies are replenished and furniture is in an orderly arrangement.
• Collect regular and medical waste using established safety practices.
• Collect soiled linen throughout the facility using appropriate body mechanics and safe handling equipment.
• Ensure proper Personal Protective Equipment is used when performing cleaning in all areas of isolation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed