Housekeeper-EVS-Full Time Evenings
About The Position
The EVS Housekeeper performs hospital cleaning duties in patient and non-patient care areas according to assigned schedules and approved procedures. The role includes transporting and securing trash, biohazardous waste, and soiled linen; operating equipment for hard-surface and carpet floor care; and helping create a friendly, healing environment for patients, families, staff, and visitors. The employee may be required to float between Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital and Rancho Springs Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided. The position requires using appropriate cleaning chemicals, dilution ratios, and equipment; following cleaning priorities and infection-control, waste, linen, sharps-disposal, and safety procedures; and completing routine and specialized cleaning tasks. The housekeeper responds to overhead and beeper pages within five minutes, keeps the cleaning cart in sight while working, and maintains courteous, considerate relations with those encountered.
Requirements
- Previous housekeeping experience preferred.
- Previous experience buffing, burnishing, stripping, and/or waxing floors preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Previous housekeeping experience.
- Previous experience buffing, burnishing, stripping, and/or waxing floors.
Responsibilities
- Clean patient and non-patient areas according to assigned schedules and approved procedures.
- Transport and secure trash, biohazardous waste, and soiled linen.
- Use appropriate chemicals, dilution ratios, and equipment for each cleaning task.
- Follow daily and priority cleaning schedules for restrooms, occupied and unoccupied patient rooms, and ancillary areas.
- Follow infection-control and procedures for waste, linens, and sharps disposal.
- Attend department in-services and meetings.
- Follow safety policies and procedures.
- Respond to overhead and beeper pages within five minutes.
- Clean rooms from top to bottom and from cleanest to dirtiest.
- Strip floors, extract and shampoo carpets, lay finish on hard-surface floors, and burnish floors according to approved procedures.
- Perform specialized cleaning tasks according to department procedures.
- Keep the cleaning cart in sight at all times while cleaning.
- Detail rooms and areas during low-census days without prompting from a supervisor.
- Maintain courteous and considerate relations with patients, families, medical staff, administrative staff, visitors, and other hospital staff.
- Provide a warm, people-oriented demeanor.
- Float to the other facility within Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital when operational needs require.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Discounted stock plan.
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
- Challenging and rewarding work environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
