Houskeeper FT; M-F, 2:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Johnson Regional Medical Center•Clarksville, AR

just now•Onsite

About The Position

This Housekeeper position involves cleaning all areas of the hospital according to established policies and procedures, and participating in performance improvement activities. The role requires performing assigned tasks professionally, including routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, offices, clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways, ensuring they are clean, neat, and sanitary. The housekeeper is expected to complete work assignments in a timely manner, utilize appropriate chemicals and supplies, and properly maintain equipment. Key responsibilities also include assisting visitors with directions, introducing oneself to patients, families, and visitors, reporting safety hazards, transporting trash and hazardous waste to designated disposal areas, and replenishing supplies. Adherence to all infection prevention and control practices, including Standard Precautions, Transmission-Based Precautions, and hand hygiene, is mandatory. The role demands maintaining set quality standards, working assigned shifts (day, evening, or night), and the ability to work independently with normal supervision. Observing safety precautions, maintaining age-specific precautions, optimizing patient safety, and supporting a culture of safety and quality are also critical. The individual should be able to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Professional requirements include adhering to the dress code, completing annual education, maintaining regulatory requirements and patient confidentiality, reporting to work on time, wearing identification, maintaining good rapport with staff, attending reviews and meetings, representing the organization positively, participating in performance improvement, complying with ethical business practices, and communicating the facility's mission, ethics, and goals.

Requirements

Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Basic computer knowledge.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).
One to three (1-3) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Cleans all areas of the hospital according to policies and procedures.
Participates in performance improvement activities.
Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the Environmental Services Department.
Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, offices, and clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators and stairways in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.
Completes work assignments in a timely manner.
Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure.
Uses and maintains equipment properly.
Assists visitors with directions whenever requested.
Always introduces self to patients, families and visitors.
Reports safety hazards as appropriate.
Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.
Replenishes supplies.
Follows all infection prevention and control practices, including Standard Precautions, Transmission-Based Precautions and hand hygiene.
Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
Works day, evening or night shift as assigned.
Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
Observes safety precautions at all times.
Maintains and ensures age-specific precautions.
Performs all aspects of assigned tasks in a manner that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
Able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Adheres to dress code.
Completes annual education requirements.
Maintains regulatory requirements.
Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
Completes work within designated time.
Wears identification while on duty; uses the computerized punch time system correctly.
Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, health plans and staff.
Attends annual review and departmental in-services, as scheduled.
Attends staff meetings; or reads and returns all staff meeting minutes.
Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner in the community.
Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility, as well as the focus statement of the department.
Performs other duties as assigned.