HouseKeeper Days

Trinity Health • New Hampton, IA

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About The Position

Provides a clean and safe hospital environment for staff, visitors, and patients and enhances the facility’s appearance by maintaining a consistent floor-care program. The HouseKeeper disinfects patient treatment and invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas, and prepares patient and exam rooms for occupancy in accordance with established policies and procedures. The role also handles waste and soiled linen, cleans remodeled or newly constructed spaces, and performs assigned project work. The HouseKeeper interacts with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services, and general hospitality.

This is a full-time day-shift position, primarily scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for 40 hours per week, with a weekend and holiday rotation. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. On-the-job training is provided for knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting chemicals.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patients, visitors, and staff.
• Convey acceptance, sensitivity, and care toward patients, visitors, and staff.
• Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the healthcare team.
• Initiate communication with peers about task priorities.
• Follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
• Basic computer skills, including email, e-learning, and reviewing schedules, policies, procedures, and employee engagement surveys.
• Maintain knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting chemicals; on-the-job training is provided.
• Demonstrate compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
• Be able to work around bloodborne pathogens, blood, and body fluids while using personal protective equipment.
• Maintain departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care, staff, and visitor areas to support infection prevention, patient safety, environment-of-care compliance, and facility appearance.
• Collect, store, and dispose of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established procedures.
• Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy.
• Perform project work such as cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other assigned projects.
• Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms, and patient support areas for new patients, including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and replenishing supplies.
• Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services, and general hospitality.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, visitors, and staff.
• Communicate with healthcare team members and peers about relevant information and task priorities.
• Follow hospital and department safety policies and procedures, including infection-control and environmental standards.

Benefits

• Education assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits effective Day 1 for positions of 16 hours per week or greater.
• Competitive wages, including weekend and night differentials.
• Generous paid time off program.
• Retirement savings program with employer match starting on Day 1.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED