Houseworker, Memorial, 40 hours, Nights

UMass Memorial Health • Worcester, MA

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About The Position

The Houseworker performs standard cleaning procedures throughout hospital areas and buildings to maintain a clean and healthy environment. The role includes cleaning patient rooms and other clinical and nonclinical spaces, caring for floors and fixtures, cleaning rooms after patient discharges or transfers, and transporting trash to designated collection areas. The Houseworker may also move furniture and set up meeting rooms as needed.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to read, write, and follow simple English instructions.

Nice To Haves

• 3–6 months of experience as a houseworker.

Responsibilities

• Clean hospital and building areas, including patient rooms, surgery areas, units, nurseries, nursing stations, auxiliary areas, lounges, isolation areas, emergency room lavatories, bathrooms, stairways, offices, corridors, and apartments.
• Perform high dusting and spot-clean walls, windows, and doors.
• Disinfect horizontal surfaces, mop floors, vacuum carpets, empty trash, and clean and polish metal and porcelain bathroom and shower fixtures.
• Burnish floors using burnishers and clean floors with automatic floor machines.
• Perform discharge and transfer cleaning, including making beds.
• Pick up trash and transport it from utility rooms and other collection points to the compactor pickup area.
• Move furniture and set up meeting rooms as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed