What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housekeeping Aide position at Seminole Hospital District and Careers?
Performs duties involved in cleaning and sanitizing Hospital District facilities to include furnishings, decorum, equipment, and laundering materials not laundered by outside laundering service in accordance with established medical facility cleanliness standards.
Chain of Command: Housekeeping Aide, Director of Housekeeping, LTC Administrator, CEO
Supervises: None
Payscale: Non-Exempt, Hourly, Call Pay, No Differential
Physical and Mental Requirements
- extended periods of standing/ walking
- manual dexterity
- pushing pulling carts <300 lbs
- repetitive motion
- lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.
- crawling
- climbing
- kneeling/bending
- visual acuity
- hearing acuity
Work Conditions
- inside
- non-stressful
Hazards
- OHSA Blood Bourne Pathogens Class I
Types of Clients Served:
Neonate (<1yr.), Adolescent (12-17 yrs.), Child/Pediatric (1-11 yrs.), Adult (18-55 yrs.), Geriatric (>55 yrs.)
Job Qualifications
Education
- High School Graduate or equivalent preferred.
Licensure, Registry and Certifications
- None Required
Personal Job Related Skills
- Ability to read and write
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Experience
Prior Work Experience
- Entry level position (none required).
Technical Training
- None required
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
Cleans and sanitizes patient rooms and nursing floor areas
- Cleans bathroom, basin, and shower.
- Dusts furniture and dusts and wet mops floors.
- Stocks bathroom with toilet paper and paper towels.
- Cleans patient rooms after patient is discharged or transferred as stipulated in established procedures.
- Cleans day room, nursing stations, utility rooms, lounges, report and exam rooms.
Cleans assigned areas of the hospital district (departments/offices)
- Cleans furniture, fixtures, and hospital surfaces.
- Cleans floors by sweeping, dry or wet mopping, disinfecting, stripping, buffing, and waxing as necessary.
- Cleans carpeting by vacuuming and shampooing when necessary.
- Follows established cleaning schedule.
- Cleans walls, windows, doors, and ceilings.
- Empties and cleans waste receptacles and removes trash to a designated collection area.
Provides Linen Services
- Distributes par levels of linen daily as needed per departments.
- Collects soiled linen from departments daily and separates for laundry services.
- Washes and dries and processes hospital district uniforms on site as requested.
Collects Biohazardous linens and sharps containers.
- Collects biohazardous linens, trash (red bags), and small sharps containers for proper decontamination and destruction.
Job Related Factors
- Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
- Performs required tasks without prompting and adjust appropriately to situations.
- Adheres to the attendance policy.
- Follows District and department policies.
- Attends required meetings and in-services.
- Participates in Hospital District safety program and QA programs.
- Uses time and resources wisely.
- Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality.
- Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor.
- Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department.
- Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor immediately.