Lead Hospital Housekeeper

HCA Healthcare•Salem, VA

15d

About The Position

Serves as a working Lead Housekeeper, maintaining hospital premises in a clean and orderly manner under minimal supervision. The role combines day-to-day housekeeping assignments with shift leadership, including distributing and monitoring staff assignments, conducting inspections, supporting training and safety activities, and helping maintain service and productivity. The Lead Housekeeper communicates policies and procedures clearly and interacts cooperatively with hospital staff, visitors, and patients. Housekeeping duties include cleaning and disinfecting assigned areas and patient rooms, performing discharge and precaution-room cleaning, handling laundry and soiled linens, replenishing supplies, and maintaining cleaning equipment. The position also supports emergency response, removes hazardous waste from satellite storage areas, and completes other assigned tasks.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to communicate policies and procedures in a manner fellow employees can easily understand.
Familiarity with operating heavy-duty and electrical cleaning equipment.

Responsibilities

Fill out injury occurrence reports in the supervisor’s absence.
Work alongside employees when staffing requires it; conduct in-service training and staff huddles.
Distribute assignments and monitor and take responsibility for work assigned to staff during a particular shift.
Complete inspections of assigned areas and Black Light inspections as directed by the supervisor.
Assist in maintaining a safe working environment throughout the facility.
Monitor daily census and suggest ways to increase service or productivity.
Monitor classroom setups, supply usage, and restocking of supply deliveries.
Perform laundry services for curtains, mops, and rags, and properly sanitize the washer.
Assist with orienting, training, and coaching staff and with improving patient satisfaction scores.
Interact in a friendly, cooperative manner with hospital staff, visitors, and patients.
Participate in the Departmental Safety Committee and Employee Engagement Committee.
Remove hazardous waste from satellite storage areas.
Operate heavy-duty and electrical cleaning equipment.
Monitor and dispatch requests for STAT discharge-room cleaning.
Perform regular housekeeping assignments, including dusting, emptying and relining wastebaskets, disinfecting furniture, and cleaning bathroom fixtures.
Dust-mop and damp-mop floors, spot-clean walls and windows, polish metal surfaces, and replenish paper and soap supplies.
Strip bed linens and perform discharge cleaning as needed; perform precaution-room cleaning as needed.
Use a safety ladder to remove and replace cubicle curtains.
Vacuum carpets, spot-clean as needed, and transport soiled linen to the collection point.
Measure and mix bleach and other cleaning solutions.
Clean up spills as needed; maintain assigned equipment and recommend repairs.
Observe and report needed repairs to furniture, buildings, and fixtures.
Assist with patient evacuation during a fire or other internal disaster and assist nursing during a community disaster.
Perform other tasks as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage
Free counseling and referral services
Paid time off and paid family leave
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Flexible spending accounts
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Fertility and family-building benefits
Adoption assistance
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance
Legal counseling and identity theft protection
Consumer discounts