Housekeeper

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

34d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth is hiring a Housekeeper to join our Edgewood Environmental Services Team. This position is responsible for cleaning and maintaining patient and non-patient areas within the hospital. The role involves performing daily cleaning procedures, detailed cleaning duties, cleaning and sanitizing restrooms, and removing trash. The Housekeeper must demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in all interactions. Associates are expected to follow all applicable safety procedures and standards, including proper lifting techniques, and to complete required in-service programs and training modules.

Requirements

Ability to read and write
Ability to do heavy lifting up to 50 lbs.
No previous experience required

Responsibilities

Performs daily cleaning procedures in patient and non-patient areas in order to provide a clean and safe environment for the patients, visitors and staff of the hospital.
Completes detailed cleaning duties (high dusting, the cleaning of blinds, etc.) on a weekly basis or upon discharge/transfer of a patient in order to obtain high results on quality assurance inspections as well as patient satisfaction.
Cleans, sanitizes and deodorizes restrooms to ensure that they meet quality expectations.
Removes trash from the areas being cleaned to a central location to facilitate the removal of trash from the building.
Attends in-service programs, meetings and completes Net Learning modules as required by the hospital.
All associates shall follow the applicable safety steps required to perform their duties to ensure safety for themselves and their patients, and be in compliance with the hospital, state, and federal safety standards.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services based on the applicable principles of growth and development over the life span of those they serve.
Performs other duties as assigned.