Housekeeper

Anne Carlsen Center•Jamestown, ND

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Infection Control Housekeeper maintains patient and non-patient environments to meet health, safety, and infection-control standards. The role is responsible for keeping the facility clean efficiently and thoroughly, and completing scheduled weekly, monthly, and yearly special cleaning consistently. The Housekeeper uses housekeeping equipment and supplies, including mops, carts, chemicals, and other cleaning materials, and provides a high level of service to help prevent infection risks. The position also observes and reports equipment, furniture, building, or fixture repairs needed to the Plant Operations Manager. The Housekeeper follows required procedures for handling, cleaning, disposing of, and moving objects or materials, as well as cleaning blood, infectious materials, and soiled linen, in accordance with the OSHA Blood-borne Pathogen Standard and Anne Carlsen policies and exposure-control plan. Duties include disinfecting furniture, light fixtures, and window sills; wet-mopping floors daily; disinfecting bathrooms; and maintaining all areas free from infectious disease.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to learn and follow cleaning and safety procedures.
Ability to learn to operate cleaning equipment and use chemicals.
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Ability to understand material safety data sheets (SDS).
Ability and willingness to use a ladder for certain cleaning requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience or ability to learn which chemicals are used for specific infection-control purposes.
General knowledge of cleaning equipment and supplies, such as mops, chemicals, vacuum cleaners, brushes, brooms, solutions, floor machines, and supplies.

Responsibilities

Maintain patient and non-patient environments to meet health, safety, and infection-control standards.
Clean the facility efficiently and thoroughly, completing scheduled weekly, monthly, and yearly special cleaning consistently.
Use housekeeping equipment, chemicals, and supplies appropriately.
Follow procedures for handling, cleaning, disposing of, and moving objects or materials, including blood, infectious materials, and soiled linen, in accordance with applicable standards and policies.
Disinfect furniture, light fixtures, window sills, and other designated surfaces.
Wet-mop floors daily and disinfect bathrooms.
Maintain all areas free from infectious disease.
Observe and report needed repairs to equipment, furniture, buildings, and fixtures to the Plant Operations Manager.