Housekeeping Aide

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Full Time Kewa Pueblo Health Corp, Kewa Pueblo, NM, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $16.00 To $23.00 Hourly

Department: Facilities & Maintenance

Reports to: Director of Facilities & Maintenance

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Type of Position: Full-Time

Revised Date: 02/04/2022

MISSION & VISION STATEMENT:

The Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation (KPHC) is established for the purposes of carrying out the vision and mission of the Santo Domingo Health Center (SDHC). The MISSION of KPHC is: “ENSURING HEALTH & WELLNESS THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE WITH RESPECT FOR CULTURE” and the VISION OF KPHC is: “HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY COMMUNITY, and HEALTHY LIFESTYLE”.

POSITION

PURPOSE:

Housekeeping Aide is responsible for a full range of housekeeping duties including specialized cleaning required in a clinical setting in accordance with established housekeeping procedures and methods. Cleaning duties include visual cleanliness and bacterial cleanliness to meet health center housekeeping standards.

PERFOMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

In performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees of the Kewa Pueblo Health Center are expected to conform to the following:

• Uphold all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.
• Adhere to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.
• Interact in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees and vendors.
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Comply with all Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation and Santo Domingo Health Center policies and procedures, as well

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cleans offices, public and staff bathrooms, corridors, patient examination rooms, outpatient areas, pharmacy, dental, optometry and patient waiting areas and any other areas requiring cleaning by vacuuming, wet mopping, stripping, resealing floors with floor finishes and polishing of floors. Washing walls, widows and partitions. Uses mops, brushes, cloths and cleaning solutions in the performance of duties per schedule.
• Vacuums, sweeps, mops, scrubs, applies floor finish and polishes floor surfaces throughout the health center facilities. Work is done by hand or with powered equipment, some of which require a training period. Keeps inventory of cleaning materials and equipment and reports and requests all supplies when low.
• Maintains custodial equipment by cleaning, oiling, or adjusting machine to assure maximum use. Reports all major repairs to the supervisor.
• Empties waste baskets, trash containers from offices and refuse (regular trash) containers from assigned areas throughout the facility. Takes the refuse outside to be put in the trash dumpsters.
• Collects and disposes of regulated medical waste (RMW) in Red bags and disposes in accordance with established procedures. Cleans containers, as directed. Properly transport RMW in accordance with OSHA and health center Infection Control Policies to storage areas.
• Washes windows identified within the facility, dusts blinds, washes walls, dusts vents, replaces light fixtures in all areas on a routine basis and when planned. These duties require climbing and standing on ladders. Washes chairs and cushions in waiting areas.
• Keeps restrooms in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition by, sweeping, vacuums, scrubs, and waxes floors. Cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls. Cleans mirrors, dispensers, vents, and water fountains. Dusts ledges and woodwork. Replaces deodorizers, toilet tissue, hand towels, and soaps. Removes graffiti as soon as possible utilizing appropriate…