Housekeeper - Environmental Services - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Youngstown, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper performs preventative cleaning to maintain St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in an orderly, sanitary, and attractive condition, following established policies and procedures. The role safely collects and transports infectious, solid, and recyclable waste; transports clean and soiled linen; and visibly supports the hospital’s mission and vision. This is a collective bargaining unit position reporting to the Environmental Services Manager. Scheduled weekly hours are 32, with all work shifts indicated. The position provides cleaning in patient rooms, special and critical-care areas, public spaces, and support areas. Duties include routine, discharge, isolation, between-case, terminal, and cycle cleaning; disinfecting and preparing beds and related equipment; responding to floods and other urgent requests; maintaining equipment and work areas; and reporting potential safety or facility issues. The incumbent may also transport patients infrequently on the night shift if required. Mercy Health describes benefits that may vary by market and employment status. These include competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible, medical and other insurance coverage, paid time off, leave, disability coverage, backup care, tuition assistance, and professional development.

Requirements

Ability to read and understand signs, warning notices, and work instructions, and to write necessary work forms.
Ability to follow oral instructions.
Physical ability to withstand frequent or prolonged lifting, standing, pushing, pulling, and walking.
Physical ability to operate equipment such as mop wringers and floor equipment.
Mental ability to work under potentially stressful or emergency situations.
Judgment to assess potentially unsafe situations.
Courtesy in dealing with patients, visitors, and staff.
Ability to use proper chemical dilution ratios and recommend cost savings in supply usage.

Responsibilities

Follow hospital and departmental standards for patient and guest relations and promote a positive image of St. Elizabeth Health Center.
Safely transport hazardous, solid, and recyclable waste from points of origin to approved holding areas.
Clean occupied patient areas using the specified interactive cleaning procedure.
Perform discharge cleaning and occupied patient room cleaning according to the relevant procedures.
Clean, disinfect, and make beds, cribs, and isolettes.
Clean operating rooms, emergency department, NICU, Labor and Delivery, and other special or critical inpatient and outpatient areas.
Perform isolation, between-case, terminal, and cycle cleaning procedures.
Clean delicate patient equipment and monitors.
Clean restrooms, elevators, stairwells, lobbies, waiting areas, and other support or ancillary areas.
Perform preventative cleaning of hard-surface and carpeted areas according to the specified procedure.
Deliver clean linen to approved holding areas and transport soiled linen to holding areas and the soiled dock.
Transport and relocate furniture, beds, boxes, and other equipment.
Clean wheelchairs, stretchers, IV poles, refrigerators, and other general equipment.
Maintain equipment and work areas.
Respond to floods and other emergency requests.
Observe, note, and report potential safety issues or facility improvement requests to the Engineering and Maintenance Department.
May perform infrequent patient transport duties on the night shift if required.
Perform other job-related tasks as assigned.