Housekeeping Aide - Full Time - Variable Shifts

Barton Healthcare System•South Lake Tahoe, CA

9d•$42,411 - $61,464•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeping Aide performs basic housekeeping services including dusting, polishing, and cleaning fixtures, shampooing rugs and furniture, vacuuming, and maintaining floors through buffing, stripping, mopping, and polishing. The Aide is responsible for gathering and disposing of trash, sharps containers, and waste, and transporting regular trash, bio-hazard materials, and soiled linen to designated areas. Additionally, the Aide cleans and disinfects patient rooms and equipment, restocks clean linen to patient areas, completes terminal cleaning as per policy, and uses UV-light in isolation rooms or other areas. The role supports patient care and the organizational mission through efficient cleaning of patient care and non-patient care areas.

Requirements

Sufficient computer skills are required to complete an online application and the annual learning requirements.
Ability to work in a noisy environment as well as to work with a large number of people.
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment, under short time constraints and within establish deadlines.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to operates industrial cleaning equipment.
Ability to change and adjusted to changes schedules.
In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English.
Valid California or Nevada Driver’s license (depending on state of employee’s residence) or ability to obtain prior to start date (all new hires and transfers starting 1/1/2022).
3 year DMV Printout showing clean driving record meeting requirements of Barton Liability Insurance Policy.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred
At least 1 year of housekeeping experience in hospital or hotel environment preferred
Bilingual abilities preferred

Responsibilities

Performs basic housekeeping services: dusts, polishes and cleans fixtures, shampoos rugs and furniture, vacuums, maintains floors – buffs, strips, mops and polishes.
Gathers and disposes of trash, sharps containers and waste and transports regular trash, bio-hazard and soiled linen to designated area.
Cleans and disinfects patient rooms and equipment, restocks clean linen to patient’s areas.
Completes terminal cleaning as per policy and uses UV-light on every patient isolation room or other areas.
Supports the provision of patient care and organizational mission through the timely and efficient cleaning of patient care and non-patient care areas.
Sets up facilities for special events including arranging tables as well as assisting in breaking down tables after each event and re-arranging all tables and chairs.
Maintains close communication and works cooperatively with the administrative team and co-workers to ensure consistency of services and the highest quality of operation.
Dusts furniture, woodwork, equipment, and dust mops floors in common areas as assigned and according to schedule, ensuring areas are clean and dust free.
Wet mops rooms, halls, day room and other public areas, ensuring floors are clean and posting signage to ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff.
Cleans fixtures, tops of windows, door frames, vents and high areas using a ladder in public and patient care areas, ensuring areas are clean.
Maintains occupied patient rooms through daily cleaning and restocking of all disposable supplies.
Performs terminal cleaning of patient rooms and prepares room for new occupant.
Cleans and disinfects all high touch points including door knobs, light switches, remote controls, bedside tables, bed rails, telephones, nurse call handsets, flush handles, pull cords, toilet seats, toilet hand rails, IV poles, computer keyboards, anesthesia cart and chairs of every area of the surgical environment as well as patient and resident rooms.
Gathers and disposes of trash, sharps containers and waste material according to organizational infection control practices. Removes waste and linens from work areas and places in appropriate bags or containers. Marks all bags with date and location.
Cleans cubical curtains, drapes, ice machines, hard floors, rugs, and furniture as assigned and according to cycle cleaning schedule.
Cleans and maintains all patient equipment wheelchairs, shower stools, gurneys and lifts weekly or as needed.
Operates equipment in a safe manner. Ensures proper functioning of equipment and follows procedure when equipment malfunctions.
Maintains janitor closets and carts, ensuring that carts and closets are locked and the safe handling and proper use of hospital chemicals.
Participates in educational programs as requested and attends Staff Meetings as required.
Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.
Performs other job related duties as assigned, such as picking up confidential shred containers as needed.