Housekeeper - Environmental Services Technician - Days - Full Time

2510 Cobb Hospital, Inc.•Mableton, GA

32d

About The Position

The Housekeeper provides support for regular, terminal, and isolation cleaning, including cleaning hospital specialty areas such as operating room suites, catheterization labs, GI labs, VARU, pharmacy compounding labs, vascular areas, and labor and delivery suites. The role also involves safely handling and transporting waste, recyclables, and regulated materials; using ultraviolet light devices; and replacing containers for sharps, pharmacy waste, biohazard, and chemotherapy waste. The housekeeper must interact effectively and courteously with staff, guests, patients, and families. Employees receive training and authorization for duties in their assigned areas. The position performs cleaning and infection-prevention tasks, follows hospital protocols, documents completed assignments, adapts to staffing needs, and uses the Epic system to support the flow of beds and patients. Other duties may be assigned, and the employee must comply with Wellstar policies, work standards, 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.
High school diploma or GED is preferred.
Some experience is preferred.
Required certifications and licenses are not specified.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Some experience.

Responsibilities

Clean restrooms and patient rooms according to the applicable regular, terminal, or isolation cleaning protocol.
Follow infection-prevention protocols and select appropriate chemicals for cleaning tasks.
Perform routine cleaning of walls, doors, glass and windows, furniture, equipment, and floors, including dust mopping, wet mopping, and cleaning corners, edges, base coves, and kick plates.
Remove trash and linen while following waste-stream guidelines for solid, biohazard, chemotherapy, pharmaceutical, and other waste.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment and donning and doffing techniques.
Use proper lifting techniques.
Follow hospital and department rules, policies, and procedures.
Safely use ultraviolet light equipment according to protocol.
Place appropriate liners in waste containers and tie them off as required.
Greet and support staff, patients, and visitors with a positive disposition and strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
Work on special projects and participate in performance improvement projects as assigned or required.
Document completed daily assignments, adjust to staffing shortages, and cover other assigned areas.
Use the Epic system and log in and out as required to support productive bed and patient flow.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.