Housekeeper Day Shift

Job Summary

Provides a healthy environment at all times to every patient guest physician and staff member at Riverview Hospital. Housekeeping and Laundry Aides will maintain and improve the facility daily through consistent cleanliness linen and supply customer service friendliness courtesy teamwork safety and quality performance improvement in a 24 / 7 environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning functions and activities of the Environmental Services and Laundry Departments including project work to meet the mission of the department and hospital.
• Cleans the hospital in a sanitary productive and attractive manner.
• Provides linen to all departments as needed. Workflow of laundry staff is steady. Linen usage requires entered into the laundry program.
• Provides quality cleaning and positive customer service to all people; accountable for desired results and keeps accurate and current records to meet the hospital and department mission.
• General duties include but are not limited to : proper collection and disposal of general and medical waste Infection Control practices for disinfecting all surfaces proper cleaning occupied / discharged patient rooms triage rooms and surgical suites bathrooms isolation rooms vacuum and extract carpets elevators walls windows doors furniture floors and complete dusting / cleaning of all surfaces.
• Cleaning routes are performed properly and updated.
• Flexible in working various assignments as needed to complete housekeeping activities each day for the assigned shift.
• Trials as requested products and equipment for cleaning all surfaces in the facility.
• Trains staff on necessary processes as requested by EVS Leadership.
• Removes and monitors the waste stream to include regular recycle and medical waste for a safe and cost-effective result.
• Cleans and reports repair needs of existing furniture.
• Requests or performs needed floor care projects to maintain a clean and pleasant appearance of carpet and hard floor surfaces.
• May perform multiple conference room set ups and cleanup activities daily.
• Performs duties related to the outside laundry service to properly clean and maintain hospital linen.
• Distribute clean and remove soiled linen from all areas daily. Recommends linen purchasing and linen inventory to maintain PAR levels of linen on exchange carts.
• Adopts and performs short and long term goals and objectives of the hospital and department.
• Adopts and performs duties that improves the performance of the department and actively promotes quality initiatives with peers and staff.
• Reports repairs and mechanical failures keeps cart equipment and closet clean and in good repair at all times.
• Keeps the cart locked when not in use and attended at all times. When not in use returns the cart and equipment to a locked EVS closet or equipment room.
• Maintains Regulatory Agency Inspection readiness at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

Experience Requirements

License / Certification Requirements

Key Skills

Time Management,Customer Service,Hotel Experience,Taleo,Hospitality Experience,Environmental Services,Laundry,Residential Cleaning,Cleaning Experience,Sanitation,Custodial Experience,Commercial Cleaning

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1