What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housekeeper/Launderer, Housekeeping Laundry - Call-In (Molokai General Hospital) position at Queens Health Systems?
About Us
Molokai General Hospital (MGH) is a 15-bed rural health care facility with a Critical Access Hospital designation, proudly serving the residents and visitors of Molokai. For the fourth consecutive year, MGH has been named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation for Best Practices in Quality by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), based on performance data from the Chartis Center for Rural Health. This honor places MGH among the top-performing hospitals out of more than 1,300 CAHs nationwide.
MGH provides the island’s only emergency room and offers a wide range of services, including acute care, inpatient hospice, skilled nursing, and low-risk obstetrical care. We also provide primary care through our rural health clinic, chemotherapy, limited specialty procedures, diabetes management, family planning, physical therapy (including aquatic therapy), veteran’s services, and chronic disease navigation.
Since 1987, MGH has been an affiliate of The Queen’s Health Systems , whose ‘ohana includes over 9,000 employees and more than 1,400 physicians statewide. Our mission reflects the vision of our founders, Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV: to provide quality health care services in perpetuity to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all the people of Hawai‘i.
Molokai General Hospital is committed to being a best place to work and practice, where team members embody the spirit of aloha and collaborate to deliver safe, high-quality, compassionate care to our close-knit community.
Responsibilities
Molokai General Hospital is looking for a Call-In Housekeeper/Launderer to work on a rotating basis. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing routine housekeeping/laundry tasks daily to ensure clean, sanitized, and safe environmental conditions for the patients, visitors, and personnel of Molokai General Hospital.
Molokai General Hospital is a 15-bed rural health care facility with a Critical Access Hospital designation. It provides the only emergency room for the residents and visitors on the island of Molokai. MGH became a part of The Queen’s Health Systems in 1987 and provides acute care, inpatient hospice, skilled nursing, and low-risk obstetrical services. It also offers primary care in a rural health clinic, chemotherapy, limited specialty procedures, diabetes management, family planning, physical therapy (including aquatic therapy), veterans services and chronic disease navigation services.
JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible to the Housekeeping/Laundry Supervisor. Performs routine housekeeping/laundry tasks daily to ensure clean, sanitized, and safe environmental conditions for the patients, visitors, and personnel of Molokai General Hospital.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Essential functions- Seeing, hearing, speaking, standing, walking, stooping/bending, kneeling, squatting, twisting body, finger dexterity, lifting weight up to 50 pounds, pushing and pulling usual weight up to 50 pounds, reaching above, at and below shoulder level, repetitive arm and hand motions, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods, frequent gripping of an object.
Continuous: Seeing, hearing, standing, walking.
Operates sterilizer machine, vacuum, floor stripper, buffer/polisher, and fans. .
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Both inside and outside environmental conditions, hazardous physical conditions, and atmospheric conditions which affect the respiratory system or skin. Other and/or specific physical demands, machines, tools, equipment, working conditions, etc., required in areas of assignment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Certification and Licensure:
- Valid U.S. driver’s license required in accordance with Hawaii state law rules and regulations
Experience:
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.
- Must be able to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- Familiar with principles of good housekeeping/laundry techniques, preferred
- Previous housekeeping/laundry employment experience, preferred.
- May be required to lift up to 50 pounds.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet
Your Health. Our Legacy
Our Mission: To fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai‘i.
Our Values:
C ompassion guides our actions
A loha inspires us in all that we do
R espect and understanding are essential for the dignity of all
E xcellence is our quest
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