Summary

This position is in the Housekeeping Department at the Colorado River Service Unit - Supai Health Clinic, Supai, AZ. This position serves primarily as a Custodial Worker and reports to the Clinic Supervisor.
The Supai Health Clinic is located within the remote community of Supai, Arizona. The Supai Health Clinic is located eight miles hike below the rim of the Grand Canyon. All transportation is either by helicopter, on foot, or by horseback.

Duties

FOR APPLICANTS APPLYING UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE EXCEPTED SERVICE EXAMINING PLAN, CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION IS LIMITED TO APPLICANTS ENTITLED TO VETERANS PREFERENCE. IF THERE ARE LESS THAN THREE VETERANS AVAILABLE, NON-PREFERENCE ELIGIBLES MAY BE CONSIDERED.

• Use judgment in maintaining sanitary condition of the hospital with consideration to patients.
• Performs housekeeping functions such as scrubbing, stripping, waxing, and polishing floors, dusting and washing walls and windows. Clean lavatories, patient beds and units, vacuum carpets, cleans emergency and delivery rooms, offices and storage areas. Moves heavy furniture, supplies and equipment; uses heavy industrial cleaning equipment and performs preventative maintenance as required.
• Follows the procedures of personal protective equipment (PPE), and proper hospital techniques when cleaning and working in contaminated areas and isolation rooms (i.e. caps, gowns, gloves and changing uniforms daily for protection from contacting diseases).
• Collects and prepares soiled linen for laundry pick-up; receives and shelves clean linen. Assists with the collection and disposal of medical wastes and nonmedical wastes within the hospital.