housekeeper - Marcus, IA , USA, United States - Cherokee Regional Medical Center

Description

Maintains facilities in a clean, sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition to provide a suitable environment for patient care and staff work.

Performs a variety of housekeeping duties that may include dusting, washing, and disinfecting furniture, fixtures, and equipment; sweeping, mopping, waxing, and buffing floors; gathering and disposing of refuse; arranging furniture; and performing similar tasks.

• Preferred: High School Diploma or equivalent

• N/A

• Preferred: Previous housekeeping

• Ability to adapt to flexible work schedules and frequent interruptions.
• Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines on daily work.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Skill in managing one's own time and/or the time of others.
• Ability to perform repetitive work, or to continuously perform the same work, according to set procedure, sequence, or pace.
• Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Knowledge of cleaning techniques and procedures.

• Environmental services (EVS) personnel have the shared responsibility with infection prevention to help stop healthcare -associated infections (HAIs) from spreading by working with colleagues, prioritizing areas that pose immediate safety risks, and following guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting.
• Uses appropriate cleaning supplies and chemicals according to departmental procedures.
• Cleans and prepares resident rooms, beds, stretchers, other assigned areas in a timely and efficient manner.
• Uses safe and proper cleaning procedures.
• Maintains assigned area in a neat, clean and sanitary condition.
• Complete daily reports and paperwork as assigned.
• Cleans up after accidents or abnormal spills when asked to do so (this may be anywhere in the building).
• Cleans assigned area(s) according to procedure to meet established infection control, sanitation and safety guidelines.
• Replenishes linen and other supplies i.e., paper towels, trash bags, toilet tissue, etc. in the assigned area(s).
• Replenishes supplies on housekeeping carts or in assigned areas to prepare the work area for the next service period.
• Removes linen and trash from patient rooms, lobbies, bathrooms, stairwells, and other common areas of the facility.
• Cleans bathrooms and toilets, cleaning furnishings, fixtures, ledges, room heating and cooling units, scrubbing floors and walls, replacing supplies, and performing other general tasks related to sanitation and hygiene.
• Cleans clinical and non-clinical areas of the facility in accordance with departmental and facility policy