Housekeeper - EVS Tech- Full Time - Evening

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper provides support for regular, terminal, and isolation cleaning, including maintaining compliance standards in hospital specialty areas such as operating room suites, cath labs, GI labs, the VARU, pharmacy compounding labs, vascular areas, and labor and delivery suites. The role also involves safely handling and transporting waste, recyclables, and other regulated materials; using ultraviolet light devices; and replacing waste containers. Employees are trained and authorized to perform duties in their assigned areas. The position requires effective, courteous interaction with staff, guests, patients, and their families. The role performs cleaning and infection-prevention duties according to applicable protocols, documents daily assignments, adjusts to staffing needs, and uses Epic to support the flow of beds and patients. The employee must complete the departmental training program within the first 30 days of employment and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

Ability to speak fluent English and read, write, and understand simple instructions in English.
Complete the departmental training program during the first 30 days of employment.
Strong customer-service and interpersonal skills for interacting with patients, families, visitors, staff, and coworkers.
High school diploma or GED is preferred.
Some experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Some experience.

Responsibilities

Clean restrooms and patient rooms according to the applicable regular, terminal, or isolation-room protocols.
Follow infection-prevention protocols and select appropriate cleaning chemicals.
Perform routine cleaning and maintenance of walls, doors, glass and windows, furniture, equipment, and floors, including dust mopping and wet mopping.
Remove trash and linen according to waste-stream guidelines for each waste type.
Use required personal protective equipment and proper donning and doffing techniques.
Use proper lifting techniques.
Follow hospital and department rules, policies, procedures, and protocols for safe use of ultraviolet light equipment.
Place the correct type, size, and number of replacement liners in waste containers and tie them off properly.
Greet and support staff, patients, and visitors with a positive disposition and strong customer service.
Demonstrate service and interpersonal behaviors that support World Class Service.
Work on special projects or with special project teams as assigned by a supervisor.
Participate in performance-improvement projects as required.
Document completed daily assignments, adjust to staffing shortages, and cover other assigned areas.
Use Epic as required to support productive bed and patient flow, including logging in and out.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.