Housekeeper

Traditions Management•Clarksville, IN

21d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves comprehensive cleaning and maintenance tasks within a facility. Responsibilities include detailed floor care using various equipment, waste management, restocking supplies, cleaning various surfaces and fixtures, and assisting with furniture and equipment movement. The position also requires adherence to safety and hygiene regulations, participation in security tours, reporting unusual conditions, and maintaining knowledge of current trends in the field. Confidentiality and professional conduct are essential, along with cooperation with other staff and compliance with all applicable laws and hospital policies.

Requirements

Operate a high-speed floor burnisher.
Operate mechanical stripping equipment.
Operate mechanical shampooing equipment.
Use a hand-pushed cart.
Prepare cleaning solutions according to detailed written instructions.
Use a variety of cleaning equipment and supplies.
Use equipment necessary such as hand carts and dollies.
Know the lifting requirements of the job and request assistance when needed.
Observe all safety and hygiene rules/regulations.
Attend all in-services and meetings.
Use activating card to record progress on tours.
Report to supervisor or police authorities any unusual or suspicious condition detected.
Open or lock doors, windows, and gates at proper times.
Report to supervisor any incidence of visitor, driver, or employee actions which could result in injury or loss to company or employees.
Participate in fire training as part of plant fire brigade.
Run fire drills as requested and assigned.
Check in and distribute all incoming supplies.
Put away medical supplies in the central supply area.
Conduct PM checks, monthly generator checks, maintain logs as assigned, along with assigned reports.
Accept calls for facilities as assigned on a rotating basis.
React promptly and courteously to all calls received in the fashion directed by the supervisor.
Maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related seminars, conferences, etc.
Maintain a professional approach with confidentiality.
Assure protection and privacy of health information as attained through written, electronic, or oral disclosures.
Display concern and initiative.
Be resourceful and calm in emergencies.
Be prompt and efficient with minimal absences.
Cooperate and maintain good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors.
Seek guidance and remain knowledgeable of, and comply with, all applicable federal and state laws, as well as hospital policies that apply to assigned duties.
Comply with hospital expectations regarding ethical behavior and standards of conduct.
Comply with federal and hospital requirements in the areas of protected health information and patient privacy.

Nice To Haves

Repairs and maintains miscellaneous items, such as furniture.

Responsibilities

Dry and wet mops large areas of floors and operates buffing equipment.
Operate a high-speed floor burnisher.
Performs heavy-duty cleaning of floors and carpets, removing soil by using mechanical stripping equipment and shampooing carpeted floors by operating mechanical shampooing equipment.
Follows the floor cleaning schedule set forth by the facility manager.
Gathers refuse from wastebaskets in assigned areas and inserts fresh liners.
Transports refuse in a hand-pushed cart to the designated area and segregates bagged refuse following established sanitation procedures.
Replenishes tissue and towels and fills hand soap dispensers regularly.
Spot cleans carpets and mats.
Responsible for cleaning and storing housekeeping equipment.
Requests and receives cleaning equipment and supplies such as mops, buckets, electronic buffer, carpet extractor, vacuum cleaner, rags, disinfectants, etc. from the designated supply area.
Prepares cleaning solutions according to detailed written instructions.
Returns unused supplies to the utility room and cleans the utility cart and equipment.
Keeps janitor closets clean and orderly.
Cleans windows, walls, ceilings, over bed lights, doors, and TV sets at regular intervals.
Determines the method of removing stains using a variety of cleaning equipment and supplies.
Responsible for high dusting lights in hallways, office areas, and patient areas (only in empty patient rooms).
Responsible for baseboards in hallways and patient areas.
Assists in moving furniture and equipment using necessary equipment such as hand carts and dollies.
Responsible for knowing the lifting requirements of the job and requesting assistance when needed.
Observes all safety and hygiene rules/regulations.
Attends all in-services and meetings.
Repairs and maintains miscellaneous items, such as furniture.
Makes scheduled tours of plant and grounds to ensure security, and watches for conditions that could result in injury or loss due to fire, water leakage, spills, or sewerage backup.
Uses activating card to record progress on tours.
Reports to supervisor or police authorities any unusual or suspicious condition detected.
Opens or locks doors, windows, and gates at proper times.
Reports to supervisor any incidence of visitor, driver, or employee actions which could result in injury or loss to the company or employees.
Participates in fire training as part of the plant fire brigade.
Runs fire drills as requested and assigned.
Checks in and distributes all incoming supplies.
Puts away medical supplies in the central supply area.
Conducts PM checks, monthly generator checks, maintains logs as assigned, along with assigned reports.
Accepts calls for facilities as assigned on a rotating basis.
Reacts promptly and courteously to all calls received in the fashion directed by the supervisor.
Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related seminars, conferences, etc.
Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality.
Assures protection and privacy of health information as attained through written, electronic, or oral disclosures.
Displays concern and initiative.
Is resourceful and calm in emergencies.
Is prompt and efficient with minimal absences.
Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors.
Seeks guidance and remains knowledgeable of, and complies with, all applicable federal and state laws, as well as hospital policies that apply to assigned duties.
Complies with hospital expectations regarding ethical behavior and standards of conduct.
Complies with federal and hospital requirements in the areas of protected health information and patient privacy.