Housekeeper

WVU Medicine • Saint Joseph, MO

27d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs environmental services to keep assigned hospital areas clean and orderly. The Housekeeper cleans and inspects assigned spaces, removes trash, replenishes supplies, makes beds in designated rooms, maintains equipment, and follows safety and sanitation regulations. The role requires the ability to work according to hospital operational needs and to interact tactfully with guests. For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, the employee must complete annual required education related to those standards.

Requirements

• Ability to be scheduled based on hospital operational needs.
• Ability to deal tactfully and harmoniously with guests.
• Ability to understand assigned areas and the supplies and equipment required.
• Ability to read and follow written work assignments.
• Physical ability to perform cleaning tasks such as mopping, reaching, and bending, and to operate floor equipment such as vacuum cleaners, autoscrubbers, and buffers.
• Must meet the Department of Labor's Heavy Duty Standard.
• Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment for an extended period.
• Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, and different types of cleaning chemicals.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Inspect assigned areas to ensure they are properly cleaned and in good repair, and report problems to the supervisor.
• Clean assigned areas—including patient rooms, exam rooms, public areas, toilets, procedure rooms, operating rooms, offices, and equipment—following established procedures.
• Remove trash from assigned areas.
• Replenish paper towels, toilet paper, and soap in assigned areas.
• Make beds in patient discharge rooms and on-call rooms as assigned, following established cleaning procedures.
• Keep assigned equipment clean and in working condition, and report problems and suggestions to the supervisor.
• Move equipment, furniture, and boxes; wash walls; spot-clean carpets; and perform other assigned tasks.
• Follow safety and sanitation regulations.
• At facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required education related to specialty accreditation standards.

What This Job Offers

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