Housekeeper
About The Position
The Housekeeper cleans and maintains patient care and surgical areas, restrooms, offices, public spaces, and other areas of the facility. The role includes cleaning surfaces and floors, managing linens and waste, preparing patient dismissal and transfer units, stocking supplies, and maintaining housekeeping areas. The Housekeeper follows infection-control procedures, works to avoid disrupting facility operations, and reports mechanical failures or unsafe conditions to a supervisor. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, primarily scheduled from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM Monday through Friday, with an every-third-weekend rotation.
Requirements
- No formal education required.
- No experience required.
- Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions and communicate with others.
- Ability to work alone and understand the physical arrangements of the facilities.
- Ability to perform tasks without disrupting the work of doctors, nurses, patients, the public, or other staff.
- Ability to set priorities and follow department policies and procedures.
- Basic computer skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to handle infectious and hazardous waste in accordance with applicable policies.
- Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, crawling, and standing or walking for most of the shift.
- Ability to wear protective clothing and work around germicidal solutions, cleaning chemicals, temperature changes, soiled linen, and infectious waste.
Responsibilities
- Clean patient care areas, surgical areas, restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells.
- Clean environmental surfaces, including ceilings, vents, walls, doors, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, and windows; assist with emergency spills as requested.
- Dust and damp-mop floors in patient and exam rooms, corridors, stairwells, restrooms, and other facility areas.
- Replace cubicle and window coverings.
- Gather and dispose of recyclables, trash, and medical waste; collect hazardous trash according to infection-control guidelines.
- Sort, stock, and deliver linens, and gather and prepare soiled linen for transportation.
- Clean and prepare dismissal and transfer units and certain equipment used in patient care; distribute non-medical supplies to designated areas.
- Fill and clean supply dispensers.
- Inventory linens and cleaning and paper supplies, order additional supplies in a timely and cost-effective manner, and keep the housekeeping closet clean and organized.
- Report mechanical failures and unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
