Housekeeper

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

28d•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper maintains a clean work environment in assigned areas at Avera McKennan Hospital. Areas may include patient rooms, terminals, offices, nurses’ stations, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas. The role involves cleaning, restocking supplies, maintaining cleaning carts, providing good customer relations, and potentially handling linens. This is a regular afternoon-shift position, scheduled Monday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., with every other weekend and holiday. The position highlights 48 hours every two weeks. The pay range is $17.50–$21.50, with the actual rate dependent on experience. The employee is expected to meet Avera’s standards and values, maintain confidentiality, work effectively with a team, and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards. Benefits are available to qualifying part-time and full-time employees; PTO is available on day one for eligible hires, and retirement contributions include up to a 5% employer match.

Requirements

Must be able to work the specified hours.
Must be able to perform essential job functions satisfactorily, including adequate visual acuity and the ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Housekeeping experience and computer skills are required.
Commitment to applying Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles.
Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
Uphold Avera’s CARE standards: Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
One to three months of related experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain a clean and neat environment in assigned areas, including patient rooms, terminals, offices, nurses’ stations, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas.
Participate in assigned cleaning activities such as dusting, washing, drying, mopping, vacuuming, moving furniture, and emptying trash.
Keep assigned areas stocked with supplies such as paper towels and toilet paper.
Maintain stock of wet and dry supplies on individual cleaning carts.
Maintain good customer relations.
May sort, wash, and accurately deliver linens.
Maintain confidentiality and work effectively with team members to coordinate workflow.
Comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.