Housekeeping Worker

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is seeking a Housekeeping Worker to maintain a clean, sanitary environment for patients, visitors, and coworkers. The role involves general cleaning in patient rooms, offices, hallways, and other assigned areas, including routine, discharge, and isolation cleaning, as well as floor burnishing and scrubbing. The successful candidate works safely, keeps patient needs first, maintains housekeeping equipment and work areas, and communicates with the department and manager about completed assignments, potential problems, and unsafe conditions. The position includes transporting solid waste and certain hazardous or universal waste to designated hospital locations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping duties according to procedure.
• Perform discharge cleaning according to procedure.
• Perform isolation cleaning according to procedure.
• Burnish and scrub floors as directed.
• Perform job duties without direct supervision.
• Inform the manager of potential problems or unsafe conditions.
• Perform daily duties safely while keeping patient needs first.
• Notify the department upon completion of assignments.
• Display a positive team effort.
• Clean hospital areas using materials that may be corrosive, flammable, or toxic in concentrated form.
• Transport solid waste to designated locations and transport certain hazardous or universal wastes from designated hospital locations to the main hospital accumulation area.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Keep the housekeeping cart clean and chemical bottles labeled.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package
• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program addressing physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive-care well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED