Housekeeper - Environmental Services Specialist

* This is a part time, benefited position.

Job Summary: Cleans all areas of the hospital according to policies and procedures. Participates in the department’s continuous quality improvement activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the facility and the environmental services department.

- Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, offices, clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators and stairways in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.

- Complete work assignments in a timely manner.

- Utilizes the appropriate chemicals, supplies and cleaning techniques according to procedure and manufacturer’s recommendations.

- Uses and maintains equipment properly.

- Observes safety precautions at all times. Uses safety signs, WET FLOOR and ropes off section of floor for cleaning where appropriate.

- Always introduces self to patient, families and visitors.

- Reports safety hazards as appropriate.

- Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.

- Replenishes supplies, notifies the supervisor when supplies need to be ordered.

- Follows all infection control practices including hand hygiene techniques, standard precautions and isolation precautions.

- Assists visitors with direction whenever requested.

- Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.

- Works day, evening or night shift as assigned.

- Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.

- Observes safety precautions at all times.

- Able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out daily activity written or oral instruction.

- Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Requirements
Professional Requirements:

- Meets dress code standards; adheres to dress code of a specific unit. Appearance is neat and clean.

- Complete annual educational requirements.

- Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state federal and CMS regulations.

- Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.

- Wears identification while on duty; uses computerized time system correctly.

- Ask supervisor if needing more education on task or system.

- Attends annual review and departmental in-services, as appropriate, and in a timely fashion.

- Attends department staff meetings.

- Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.

- Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.

- Communicates the mission, vision, core values, ethics and goals of the facility as well as the focus statement of the department.

- Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments and staff.

- Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.

- Actively participates in the department CQI activities.

- Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire, safety and infection control.
Regulatory Requirements:

- High School graduate or equivalent is preferred.

- Minimum of six months housekeeping in a healthcare facility is preferred.