Housekeeper Evenings

Trinity Health • Mason City, IA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper provides a clean and safe environment for hospital staff, visitors, and patients, and enhances the facility’s appearance through a consistent floor care program. The role disinfects patient treatment and invasive care areas as well as staff and visitor areas to support infection prevention, patient safety, environmental-of-care compliance, and visual appeal. It also involves handling general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products; preparing patient and exam rooms for occupancy; cleaning remodeled or newly constructed areas; and completing special cleaning projects. Housekeepers also interact with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services, and general hospitality. The schedule is varied and includes evenings.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patients, visitors, and staff.
• Convey acceptance, sensitivity, and care toward patients, visitors, and staff.
• Maintain professional relationships and communicate relevant information to other members of the health care team.
• Initiate communication with peers about task priorities.
• Follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
• Have basic computer skills, including using email, completing mandatory e-learning, and reviewing schedules, policies, procedures, and employee engagement surveys.
• Maintain knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting chemicals; on-the-job training is provided.
• Comply with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
• Be able to work around bloodborne pathogens, blood, and body fluids while using personal protective equipment.
• Maintain departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to be self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care, staff, and visitor areas to support infection prevention, patient safety, environmental-of-care compliance, and the appearance of assigned areas.
• Collect, store, and dispose of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas according to established procedures.
• Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and prepare them for occupancy.
• Perform project work such as changing cubicle curtains, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other assigned projects.
• Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms, and patient support areas for new patients, including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supply replenishment.
• Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services, and general hospitality.

Benefits

• Education assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits beginning on Day 1 for positions of 16 hours per week or greater.
• Competitive wages, including weekend and night differentials.
• Generous paid time off program.
• Retirement savings program with employer match starting on Day 1.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED