Housekeeper

Must be able to work at both Portola and Loyalton campuses.

Job Description:

We are currently searching for a Housekeeper to fill a full-time, benefited position.

The Housekeeper cleans and services patient room, shower rooms, bathrooms, patient lobby, admitting and offices; cleans, mops and dusts furniture and equipment; cleans window sills; empties trash; arranges furniture in an orderly fashion; scours showers, sinks, mirrors; replenishes supplies of soap, paper products and towels; polishes and cleans doors and windows; receives supplies from receiving dock and places it in storage cupboards. Bags up soiled laundry and places it in laundry bins for the commercial laundry service. The Housekeeper performs a variety of duties to keep the hospital in a clean, neat and sanitary condition in accordance with state and federal regulations.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Cleans/disinfects patient, employee and public restrooms appropriately.
• Mops floors of assigned areas in accordance with standard procedure.
• Cleans/disinfects patient rooms appropriately.
• Properly uses fluid/water extractor.
• Transports, stores and/or disposes of bio-hazardous waste and sharp containers properly.
• Replaces sharp containers when 3/4 full according to hospital guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper color liners to use when patient is on isolation.
• Picks-up and disposes of trash on a routine basis.
• Labels all chemical containers and spray bottles properly and stores them safely when not in used.
• Removes adhesives/tapes left on patient furniture or equipment (TV, bedside tables, IV poles, etc.) and properly cleans/disinfects patient furniture.
• Maintains and replaces paper goods (seat covers, toilet paper & paper towel) and hand sanitizers along with hand soap on all areas.
• Organizes and cleans assigned housekeeping cart
• Maintains cleanliness and appropriate inventory level of housekeeping storage closet.
• Keeps mop bucket and/or container clean.