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Union 1199•New York, NY

5d•$25 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor, this role strips, waxes, and buffs floors and corridors, and performs a variety of housekeeping duties to maintain the hospital in an orderly and sanitary condition. The position supports and adheres to the hospital’s mission, vision, and value statement by performing all work consistently adhering to patient, staff, and visitor’s safety, patient confidentiality, and the Hospital’s standard of customer service. Key responsibilities include maintaining a floor care program involving dry/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, scrubbing, re-coating, and restoring floors using various floor machines. The role also involves ensuring the proper use of wet floor signs, cleaning and maintaining all hospital areas (restrooms, walls, furniture, windows, etc.), performing high and low dusting, and transporting/disposing of infectious and non-infectious refuse according to codes. Additional duties include vacuuming, spot cleaning, extracting, and shampooing carpeting, organizing and maintaining housekeeping closets, cleaning slop sink areas, storing equipment properly, and cleaning all equipment at the end of each shift. The role also encompasses cleaning and maintaining elevators, preparing meeting rooms (on-site and off-site), removing and transporting beds/furnishings, changing mattresses, assembling beds, preparing discharge rooms (including isolation cleaning), completing discharge cleaning, removing linen, making beds, and handling hospital-wide linen distribution and soiled linen preparation for pickup. The position also involves removing and replacing linen and making beds in on-call doctor’s rooms, and maintaining the exterior of the building by removing debris, snow, and ice, and utilizing equipment like brooms, power washers, and blowers.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Ability to read, comprehend and follow instructions
Capable of using equipment and tools necessary for performance of duty
Interacts positively with patients, staff and visitors
Follows established procedure

Nice To Haves

3 to 6 months hospital housekeeping experience

Responsibilities

Strips, waxes, and buffs floors and corridors.
Maintains floor care program including stripping, waxing, scrubbing, re-coating, and restoring floors using various floor machines.
Ensures proper use of wet floor signs.
Cleans and maintains all areas of the hospital, including restrooms, walls, furniture, windows, and physical surfaces.
Performs high dusting/low dusting on horizontal and vertical surfaces.
Transports and disposes of infectious and non-infectious refuse according to city/state codes.
Vacuums, spot cleans, extracts, and shampoos carpeting.
Organizes, cleans, and maintains housekeeping closets.
Keeps slop sink areas clean and stores equipment appropriately.
Cleans all equipment at the end of each shift.
Cleans and maintains elevators.
Prepares meeting rooms, including cleaning, setting up, breaking down, and storage.
Removes beds, equipment, and furnishings from floors, transports them, and changes mattresses.
Prepares discharge rooms, including isolation cleaning.
Completes discharge cleaning, removes linen, and makes beds.
Receives, packs, and distributes linen hospital-wide.
Transports, packs, weighs, and prepares soiled linen for pick-up.
Removes, replaces linen, and makes beds in on-call doctor’s rooms.
Removes debris in outside areas and maintains the exterior of the building.
Removes snow and ice from exterior areas.