Housekeeper Evenings

Trinity Health • Mason City, IA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides a clean and safe hospital environment for staff, visitors, and patients, while enhancing facility appearance through a consistent floor-care program. The role disinfects treatment, invasive care, staff, and visitor areas; handles general and regulated waste and soiled linens; prepares patient and exam rooms for new patients; cleans newly constructed or remodeled spaces; and completes assigned project work. The housekeeper also provides directions, hospital information, guest room services, and general hospitality to patients and visitors. The schedule is varied evening hours.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, visitors, and staff.
• Demonstrate an accepting, sensitive, and caring attitude toward patients, visitors, and staff.
• Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team.
• Communicate with peers about task priorities.
• Follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
• Have basic computer skills, including email, e-learning, reviewing schedules and policies and procedures, and completing employee engagement surveys.
• Maintain knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting chemicals; on-the-job training is provided.
• Comply with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
• Be able to work around bloodborne pathogens, blood, and body fluids while using personal protective equipment.
• A self-motivated approach is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to be self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care, staff, and visitor areas to support infection prevention, patient safety, environmental-of-care compliance, and appearance.
• Collect, store, and dispose of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled-linen products from patient treatment areas according to established procedures.
• Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and prepare them for occupancy.
• Perform project work such as cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, and refrigerator cleaning.
• 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.
• Follow established departmental policies and procedures, quality assurance requirements, safety practices, and environmental and infection-control standards.

Benefits

• Education assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits effective Day 1 for positions working 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
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED