Description
Summary:
Responsible for cleaning patient rooms, restrooms, and support areas including offices. Must follow stipulated infection control cleaning procedures following each patient check-out. Enhances and presents a positive image of the hospital and a professional manner toward other associates, medical staff, patients, and the public. Involves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, and geriatric patients.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
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Requests and receives cleaning equipment and supplies such as mops, buckets, electric buffers, vacuum cleaners, rags, disinfectants, and the like from the Environmental Service Supply Room, and prepares cleaning solutions.
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Loads hand-pushed utility cart with supplies and equipment and pushes cart to assigned work area.
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Dry and wet mop and vacuum large areas of floors and operate buffing equipment.
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Performs heavy-duty cleaning of floors and carpet. In doing so, remove soil and finish floors by using mechanical stripping equipment and shampoo carpeted floors by operating mechanical shampooing equipment.
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Washes, scrubs, and disinfects walls, windows, and doors, and when necessary, determines the method of removing stains, using a variety of cleaning equipment and supplies.
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Gathers refuse from various hospital locations and transports same in hand pushed cart to compactor or shoot.
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Move furniture and equipment (such as mattresses, beds and cribs, tables, etc.) by use of had cart or dollies.
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Performs related service tasks such as cleaning spills, washing windows and other glass surfaces, spraying insecticides, making patient beds, dusting surfaces, and hanging cubicle curtains and draperies.
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Visually inspect the area upon completion of cleaning to ensure appropriate levels of cleanliness and neatness have been achieved.
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Returns unused supplies to the utility room, cleans carts and equipment and ensures all items are stored in an orderly.
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Report any environmental/safety hazards to the supervisor for repair.
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Follows all OSHA guidelines while on duty and during the use of all cleaning chemicals.
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Daily patient room checkouts are to be cleaned using established check-out cleaning procedures. Normal time for check-out cleaning – 30 minutes.
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Maintains patient confidentiality.
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Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School diploma or GED required
Experience
- 1 – 3 years of technical experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
Work Schedule:
5 Days - 8 Hours
Work Type:
Full Time - Temporary Work Only
