Housekeeping Aide - PMs

Location: Litchfield

# Housekeeping Aide - PMsLitchfield, MN 55355## Overview Salary Range $18.00 - $22.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift Evening Education  Level High School## Housekeeping Aide
** Job Summary**---The Housekeeping Aide is responsible for maintaining a clean, sanitary, and safe hospital environment. This role supports patient safety, quality of care, and regulatory compliance by performing routine and specialized cleaning and disinfection of patient care areas, clinical departments, and public spaces. The Housekeeping Aide contributes to infection control efforts and the overall environment of care to ensure a safe and therapeutic setting for patients, visitors, and staff.
** Essential Job Functions
**** Job functions are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Job functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable.**--
- • Perform routine and terminal cleaning of patient rooms, treatment areas, surgical and procedural spaces, offices, and public areas in accordance with hospital policies and infection prevention standards.  
• Clean, disinfect, and sanitize surfaces and equipment using approved cleaning agents and methods to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections.  
• Fill linen carts appropriately, distributes clean linen and transports linen carts as scheduled and safely.  
• Discharge terminal cleaning.  
• Follow established isolation and transmission-based precaution protocols when cleaning patient care areas.  
• Properly handle, store, and dispose of regulated medical waste, linens, and sharps containers.  
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately and adhere to all safety, infection control, and hazardous material handling procedures.  
• Report unsafe conditions, equipment malfunctions, environmental hazards, or maintenance needs to appropriate departments in a timely manner.  
• Maintain assigned cleaning equipment and supplies in a clean, safe, and functional condition,  
• Ensure hallways, exits, and patient care areas remain clean, orderly, and free of obstruction.  
• Comply with hospital policies related to confidentiality, HIPPA, workplace safety, and emergency preparedness.  
• Interact professionally with patients, visitors, and staff, demonstrating respect, courtesy, and sensitivity to patient needs.  
• Participate in required training, competency assessments, and performance improvement activities as directed.  
• Work schedules will be determined based on department/MMHC needs.

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This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description.## Qualifications
** Minimum Qualifications**--
- • Requires High School diploma or GED  
• One to three months experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
** Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)**--
- • Familiarity with infection prevention and control practices, including isolation precautions and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE)  
• Knowledge of hospital safety standards, Environment of Care principles, and regulatory compliance requirements.  
• Skilled at incorporating AIDET into professional practice.  
• Aseptic technique  
• Knowledge of role in patient confidentiality and protecting patient information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure as defined by HIPAA.  
• Ability to respond quickly and decisively to emergency situations while participating in shelter-in-place and disaster response protocols.  
• Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams, communicating effectively with patients, families, and healthcare providers.  
• Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for providing population specific care/assistance.  
• Ability to lift, move, position and operate equipment, e.g. buffers, floor scrubber, mops, brooms and vacuums.  
• Manual dexterity, bending,…