Housekeeping | Concord Hospital | Days & Nights | Multiple Shifts Available

Concord Hospital•Concord, NH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Department Director and under the direct supervision of the Manager, the Housekeeping employee cleans hospital patient rooms, bathrooms, laboratories, offices, halls, and other areas according to established and approved procedures. The employee must understand and converse in English at a level that allows safe and efficient job performance. A high school diploma or GED is preferred but not required; no certification, registration, or licensure is required. Good customer service skills are expected. The work involves cleaning and disinfecting hospital surfaces and following established procedures for dusting, mopping, vacuuming, bathroom cleaning, and waste handling. The employee also maintains housekeeping storage areas and carts and follows CARES behaviors: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm, and Service. This role has multiple shifts available, including days and nights. The work environment involves frequent exposure to airborne contaminants and pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, moving mechanical parts, and slippery surfaces. The noise level is usually moderate. The position has medium material-handling demands, including lifting, carrying, or pushing/pulling loads of varying weights.

Requirements

Ability to understand and converse in English at a level that allows safe and efficient job performance.
Good customer service skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including regular walking; frequent bending, fine motor activity, repetitive motion, hearing, reaching, smelling, speaking, and squatting; and occasional climbing, kneeling, sitting, and standing.
Ability to regularly lift, carry, or push/pull up to 10 pounds; frequently handle 10–25 pounds; and occasionally handle 20–50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Complete all required job-specific training.
Properly clean and disinfect all surfaces.
Follow procedures for germicidal usage, isolation-room cleaning, baseboard cleaning, televisions, telephones, wall washing, door frames and kick plates, stainless steel surfaces, and glass cleaning.
Follow high- and low-dusting procedures for ceilings and vents, high dusting, and damp dusting.
Follow dry- and wet-mopping procedures.
Follow vacuuming and baseboard-cleaning procedures.
Follow bathroom-cleaning procedures, including procedures for showers, tubs, and commodes.
Follow waste-handling and disposal procedures.
Follow CARES behaviors and provide proper customer service.
Maintain storage areas and the housekeeping cart properly.
Perform other duties as assigned.