CW Housekeeping

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)•Little Rock, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education, research, and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization, focused on improving patient care and the lives of Arkansans. The safety of our team members at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is our top priority. For this reason, successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file with our Student & Employee Health Services dept. UAMS will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance. The Housekeeper / Customer Care Representative is responsible for general cleaning areas in academic, research, and patient care (in-patient and out-patient) within a footprint of 5 million square feet. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy. Under supervision and in accordance with established schedules, procedures, and safety standards, performs housekeeping and service duties necessary to maintain the facility buildings in an orderly, safe, sanitary and attractive condition.

Requirements

Must have housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

Empties waste baskets, dumps trash, and replaces trash bags.
Wipes and cleans furniture, such as desktops, tables, and other surfaces.
Cleans walls, windows, and windowsills.
Sweeps, mops, and buffs floors, vacuums and shampoos rugs, cleans baseboards, dusts furniture and fixtures, washes windows and blinds, and empties trash.
Strips and waxes floors, as needed.
Cleans bathroom fixtures and stocks bathroom with soap, toilet tissue, and paper towels.
Clean areas requiring special cleaning methods, by use of specific cleansers, sterilized equipment, and/or disposing of contaminated wastes.
Issues towels and bed linens to members/students.
Collects and sends dirty linens and towels to laundry.
Loads soiled articles into washing machine, loads chemicals, sets controls, removes and transfers articles to dryer, sets controls, and removes articles when dry.
Operates steam press to iron articles and fold articles for delivery.
Sorts, counts, loads, and delivers finished items to user.
May mend damaged articles by machine or by hand sewing
May perform other duties as assigned.