Housekeeper Mon.-Fri - Omak, United States - Mid-Valley Hospital & Clinic

Description

Job Type Part-timeDescriptionMust be able to work 4pm-10:30pm shift, Mon.

• Fri.

6 hour shiftsThe Housekeeper position cleans and services the hospital's Family Medical Building as well as other duties as assigned and may also be requested to fill in, as needed, at the hospital or clinic.

This position aids the Housekeeping Department in achieving its primary goal of maintaining an orderly and clean hospital, office building, and clinic, both to standards of general appearance and to standards of infection control.

This position also assists toward certain ancillary functions of the Housekeeping department such as the setting up of conference facilities, and the reporting of items needing maintenance.

NATURE & SCOPE:

The Housekeeper follows a specified routine of cleaning tasks in a specified area or areas of the hospital, FMB, and/or clinic.

After receiving daily cleaning assignments, selects materials and supplies from utility and linen supply room, loads service cart, and transport to work area.

At end of shift, returns unused supplies to utility room, leaves soiled linens and trash in designated areas, and cleans cart and equipment.

Supervision and/or direction are normally available for problems and questions arising from this function. The Housekeeper reports to the Environmental Services Supervisor or the Operations & Risk Manager.


ENVIRONMENT:
Mid-Valley Hospital is a licensed 44-bed acute care facility located in Okanogan, County. The working environment is generally pleasant and moderately dynamic, fluctuating with patient activity. Working hours vary depending on the shift, or area of the hospital to be cleaned.


LATITUDE:
The duties and accountabilities of the Housekeeper are clearly defined in this position description.

The individual in this position is given the latitude to perform their job duties in a thorough manner, while remaining within the scope of their authority.

The individual in this position is given limited authority to organize the routine of specified tasks, but should bring significant questions or recommendations to the Environmental Services Supervisor or Operations and Risk Manager.

SUBORDINATE ACTIVITIES:
None. This position does not directly supervise any other position.


CHALLENGE:
The major challenge of this position is to ensure the orderliness and cleanliness of that part of the hospital for which the individual is responsible on that given shift, and to complete the assigned responsibilities within the established time frames

CONTACTS:
The Housekeeper position generally has many, widespread contacts including both patients and the staff of many other departments. This position may work closely with other Housekeepers, and must often-coordinate work efforts with the staff of other departments.

This individual should make every effort to project a professional, positive image of the department and contribute to a pleasant working environment.

Interaction with patients, and impact on patient's welfare is an especially important concern.


KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
The position of Housekeeper requires the minimum of a high school education or equivalent. Some experience in institutional or hospital cleaning is helpful but not necessary, as on-the-job training will be provided.

This position must be able to follow verbal and written instruction, maintain confidentiality and be able to perform work with attention to detail.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Quickly assembles necessary cleaning supplies and equipment at the beginning of each shift, and proceeds to work in a timely fashion.

Thoroughly dust mops and wet mops various hard surface floor areas, either routinely or when needed, to obtain a quality appearance and sanitary condition.

Thoroughly vacuums various carpeted floor areas, either routinely or when needed, to obtain a quality appearance.
Cleans bathrooms according to training and policy and procedure. This involves washing sinks, plumbing fixtures, and toilets with a germicidal solution.
Replaces disposables such as paper towels, soap, toilet paper and plastic trash liners as needed.

Removes trash from various receptacles and transports it to the Soiled Utility areas, or the dumpster, carefully observing established policy and procedures.

Routine cleans various support areas of the hospital such as Radiology, Physical Therapy, Business Offices, Maintenance, Dietary, Utilities, etc. and achieves high quality results.

Cleans patient rooms and other nursing areas like the Emergency Rooms to high standards of infection control in a careful manner.

Cleans patient rooms after a discharge, thoroughly and carefully according to policy and procedure, and in a timely manner.
May occasionally deep clean an area following instructions and the training provided.

Required use and knowledge of the buffing machine to help return hard surface floors to a clean and shiny appearance.

Must be able to follow training to avoid injury or damage to furniture or floors.
May clean the Operating Rooms after surgery according to policy and procedures in a careful and thorough manner.

Cleaning and moving chairs and furniture in order to set up the Conference Rooms for scheduled conferences; and to clean up after these meetings.

Achieves a quality appearance in a timely manner.

May work in the Long Term Care portion of the hospital, always treating the residents with respect, and following training and policy in an effort to attain high standards of order and cleanliness in this area.

May be asked to help train newly hired Housekeepers, or to do some specific retraining if needed in a particular instance.

Works to stock Housekeeping supplies in the various janitor's closets, according to established procedures and in a timely manner.
Transports used wet and dust mops from janitor's closets to the Laundry Dept. for their cleaning.

Should write work orders promptly and clearly in response to observing anything that needs the attention of the Maintenance Dept.

Helps in the effort to recycle aluminum, glass, paper, and cardboard by breaking down boxes, and transporting the collected materials as instructed.

May be asked to sweep gravel and sand from the entrances to the hospital or from the loading dock area.

Washes windows, glassed areas, and mirrors to attain a clean and streak-free appearance.
Obtains and climbs a ladder to reach high areas for cleaning, and for the removal and replacement of curtains.

Occasionally lifts heavy objects in the process of dumping water from a mop bucket, moving case lots of supplies, moving furniture during the cleaning process, throwing trash into the dumpster, loading laundry, etc.

Cleans the housekeeping cart, equipment, and janitor's closet in a careful manner at the end of each shift; restocks the housekeeping cart with supplies for the next shift.

Cleans assigned areas by washing furnishings, floors and equipment with special cleaning solutions and disinfectants to prevent spread of disease.

Uses dust cloths and vacuum cleaner to dust windowsills, blinds, floors and furniture.
Empties ashtrays and trash baskets and arranges furniture and equipment in an orderly fashion.
Makes beds with clean linen in prescribed manner.
Scours and polishes sink, mirrors and similar equipment, replenishing supplies of soap, towel and other dispensable items.
Requests help in moving heavy furniture and in turning mattresses.
Will be responsible for stripping, cleaning, laundering and making the labor room beds.
Will clean the delivery room complete with table and stands.
Will be responsible for clean linen and distribution to departments.
Responsible for stripping and waxing floors in all rooms and halls. Vents in all rooms and halls removed and cleaned.


GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Greets all patients, visitors, physicians, and other staff members in a courteous, respectful and professional manner at all time. Responds to all patients with empathy and positive interpersonal skills at all times.

Communicates, cooperates, and performs related duties with other members of the department, physicians, and hospital staff in a courteous and efficient manner to achieve overall hospital goals and objectives.

Interacts cooperatively with others to contribute and maintain a positive work environment and team building effort.
Follows the normal chain of command.
Follows established hospital policies and procedures to preserve the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality.
Complies with hospital policies and procedures concerning Sick Leave.
Adheres to departmental dress standards in a professional manner; maintains personal hygiene.
Plans and organizes work activity to complete scheduled assignments on time.
Comes to work on time and when scheduled; rarely has need to leave early for personal reasons.
Completes an acceptable workload and work can be counted on to be accurate, and reliable.
Takes appropriate amount of time for meal and rest periods in accordance with hospital policy and procedure.
Responds to supervision in a professional, courteous manner.
Identifies own educational needs and maintains appropriate skill level through educational opportunities.
Attends department meetings as requested. Makes suggestions, constructive criticism and personal requests in a non-abrasive manner.
Completes employee time sheets accurately, timely, and according to established policy and procedure. Insures accuracy of hours presented for payment.
Attends required in-service education to insure hospital compliance with state/federal licensing regulations.
Takes an active part in the hospital-wide quality assurance program in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
Takes and active part in the safety, disaster, and fire protection regulations according to hospital policy and procedure.

Observe, and take part in keeping the department in compliance with infection control program and practices according to hospital policy and procedure.

Practices daily cost containment when possible and uses supplies in an appropriate, economical manner.
Completes other duties as assigned by the Housekeeping Coordinator and or the Director of Support Services.


RequirementsKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Minimum Reasoning ability usually associated with this classification:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.2.

Minimum Math ability usually associated with this classification:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure; to perform the four operations with like or common decimal fractions; to compute ratio, rate, and percent; to draw and interpret bar graphs; to perform arithmetic operations involving All-American monetary units.3.

Minimum Language ability usually associated with this classification:

Read:
Ability to read a variety of novels, magazines, atlases, and encyclopedias; to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures in mechanical drawing and layout work

Write:
Ability to write reports and essays with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech

Speak:
Ability to speak before audience with poise, voice control, and confidence, using correct English and well modulated voice.

Amount of training, either on the job or formal education, usually associated with this occupation in addition to the Reasoning, Math and Language abilities detailed above:
May not require, but prefer over 1 year and up to and including 2 years past experience. On-the-job training may be offered.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
5. Degree of Physical Demands (Strength) usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:

Medium Work:

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.6.

Type of Physical Demands usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:
Reaching, Handling, Fingering, and/or Feeling: (Reaching Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction). (Handling Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands (fingering not involved)). (Fingering Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling)).

(Feeling Perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of receptors in skin, particularly those of fingertips).

Talking and/or Hearing:
(Talking Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word). (Hearing Perceiving nature of sounds by ear).


Seeing:
The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.

The important aspects of vision are:
a. Acuity, far Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.b. Acuity, near Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.c. Depth Perception Three dimensional vision. Ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are.d.

Field of Vision Area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point.e.

Accommodation Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important when doing near point work at varying distances from eye.f. Color Vision Ability to identify and distinguish colors.


ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS-HAZARDS:
7. Environmental Conditions (Physical Surroundings) usually associated with this classification:The Worker is Subject to

Inside Environmental Conditions:
Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.8. Environmental Conditions (Hazards) usually associated with this classification:No environmental hazards indicated for this classification.9.

Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aids, which may be representative but not all-inclusive, of those commonly, associated with this type of work.

Machines, tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work include:

Power Sweeper, High Speed Buffers, Vibrator, Washing Machines, Pumps, Brooms, Brushes, Mops, Scrapers, Shovels, Squeegees, Wringers, Power Blower, scales, Wet or Dry Vacuum Cleaners, Buckets, Cleaning Cloths, Detergents, Filters, Formulas, Hoses, Measuring Containers, Solvents.

WAGE AND COMPENSATIONWage range $ 17.24 hr. - $25.62 hr.

• DOEPlus, the Per Diem rate of an additional 10%Mid-Valley Hospital also offers Per Diem Employees Sick Leave at an accrual of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked.

Per Diem employees can also enroll in a 403(b) deferred compensation plan and/or a 457 deferred compensation plan.
Salary Description Hourly