Unit Support Assistant - Housekeeping

Texas Children's Medical Center•Houston, TX

About The Position

At Texas Children’s Hospital, the mission starts with its people. Guided by the HEART values—Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust—the hospital strives to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered. The Unit Support Assistant performs routine housekeeping duties and responds to emergency calls to clean spills in assigned areas, following standard operating and approved infection control procedures. Duties may include daily cleaning of a unit or area; cleaning and maintaining patient equipment; safely transporting patients to and from designated areas; and picking up and delivering unit specimens, items, or supplies as needed. The role is expected to meet or exceed customer expectations specified in the Service Quality Agreement (SQA). Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

One year of experience in environmental services in health care, hospitality, or contract cleaning service; a high school diploma or equivalent may be substituted for one year of experience.

Nice To Haves

Prior hospital experience in Environmental Services.
Housekeeping experience.

Responsibilities

Perform daily cleaning duties in assigned areas according to standard operating and approved infection control procedures.
Respond to emergency calls for spill cleanup in assigned areas.
Take ownership of responsibilities in the assigned zone and other designated areas.
Demonstrate accountability for customer service and professional behavior through personal work ethic, teamwork, and effective communication.
When assigned, locate, visually inspect, test the functionality of, and clean patient equipment.
Clean and maintain patient equipment.
Safely transport patients to and from designated areas.
Pick up and deliver unit specimens, items, and supplies as needed.
Meet or exceed customer expectations specified in the Service Quality Agreement (SQA).
Undergo required respiratory fit testing.