Housekeeper, Maintenance​/Cleaning

About Duke Raleigh Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with the Duke Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. With 204 beds, it is the third largest of the four Duke Health hospitals and offers a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care.

Duke Raleigh, a Campus of Duke University Hospital

• 1st shift
• 2nd shift
• 3rd shift

Performs routine manual housekeeping work cleaning areas within a DUHS entity.

• Empty trash.
• Clean, mop, scrub, sweep or vacuum floors, stairways, and halls.
• Clean, wash, dust, or polish hardware, brass, furniture, mirrors, bedside lighting fixtures, vents, radiators, and exteriors of cabinets and equipment.
• Clean patient rooms and/or offices thoroughly by mopping floors, washing furniture, scrubbing plastic cushions, frames and cleaning and washing bathroom fixtures and walls.
• Clean drinking fountains, ice-making machines and sand urns; clean blinds with damp cloth or vacuum.
• Report repairs needed to supervisors including broken or cracked window panes, leaky faucets, toilets, loose tiles, broken blinds and damaged furniture.
• Follow all universal precautions, blood borne pathogen procedures and use personal protective equipment as needed while cleaning patient care areas.
• May dust mop, wax and buff floors and shampoo carpets.
• May be required to perform 'Seven Step' cleaning of all surgical areas, wall cleaning, machine scrubbing of floors (no finish) and related tasks with particular attention to specialized needs in the surgical area.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Working knowledge of basic housekeeping and cleaning procedures. Ability to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and odor control in work area. Ability to read, write and follow direct written and oral instructions. Ability to integrate age-appropriate response to the specific needs of the patient and visitor. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

If required to drive a DUHS vehicle, must have a valid N.C. driver's license in possession and a good driving record.