Housekeeping Worker

Alameda Health System•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Under close supervision, performs housekeeping duties in a hospital or institution in accordance with standard infection control procedures. Keeps an assigned area clean and orderly and performs related work as required. Duties may vary by employee and may include other related duties at an equivalent level.

Requirements

Equivalent of six months of full-time cleaning experience in hospitals or commercial buildings is preferred.
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) Training is required for all positions at John George Psychiatric Pavilion and certain positions in the Emergency Department.

Responsibilities

Maintains an assigned area in a clean and orderly condition by sweeping, mopping, dusting, arranging furniture, vacuuming rugs, and buffing floors with industrial or domestic equipment.
Makes beds, collects soiled linen, places clean linen in rooms, empties trash into collection containers, and routinely washes beds in check-out units and other areas.
Cleans, disinfects, mops, and maintains bathrooms; stocks soap, toilet tissue, and paper towel dispensers; and requisitions cleaning and restroom supplies.
Cleans isolation rooms, gurneys, and examining tables according to special cleaning procedures.
Collects trash and moves garbage cans from kitchen areas to pickup stations, then returns emptied cans to their proper locations.
Sets up beds and tables in ward areas as directed; sets up and cleans meeting rooms; and may use a platform truck, dolly, or desk mover.
Cleans walls, windows, blinds, and shades, and changes cubicle curtains and draperies.
May perform routine duties typically 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.
Keeps records of work accomplished and provides simple oral or written reports.