Housekeeping Worker

Alameda Health System•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Under close supervision, the Housekeeping Worker performs a variety of housekeeping duties in a hospital or institution in accordance with standard infection control procedures. The role keeps an assigned area clean and orderly and performs related work as required. Employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level; not all listed duties are necessarily performed by every employee in the classification.

Requirements

CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) Training is required for all positions at John George Psychiatric Pavilion and certain positions in the Emergency Department.

Nice To Haves

Equivalent of six months of full-time cleaning experience in hospitals or commercial buildings is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain an assigned area in a clean and orderly condition by sweeping, mopping, dusting, arranging furniture, vacuuming rugs, and buffing floors with industrial or domestic vacuum cleaners and buffers.
Make beds, collect soiled linen, place clean linen in rooms, empty trash into designated containers, and routinely wash beds in check-out units and other areas.
Clean, disinfect, mop, and maintain bathrooms in a sanitary condition; stock soap, toilet tissue, and paper towel dispensers; and requisition cleaning and restroom supplies.
Clean isolation rooms, gurneys, and examining tables according to special cleaning procedures.
Collect trash and move garbage cans from kitchen areas to pickup stations, then return emptied cans to their proper locations.
Set up beds and tables in ward areas as directed; set up and clean meeting rooms; and use a platform truck, dolly, or desk mover when needed.
Clean walls, windows, blinds, and shades; change cubicle curtains and draperies.
May intermittently perform routine duties usually assigned to Hospital Maintenance Porters, such as stripping floors with electrical and mechanical cleaning equipment.
May operate incinerators and trash compactors on a permanent or rotating assignment.
Keep records of work accomplished and provide simple oral or written reports.