Housekeeper Day Shift

Job Description - Housekeeper Full-Time Day Shift (2500465)

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Housekeepers are responsible to perform a variety of custodial and housekeeping tasks such as requisitioning linens and household supplies, the cleaning, care, and upkeep of assigned buildings or areas of large buildings, including patient rooms, administrative work areas, study areas, classrooms, meeting rooms, and laboratories. Qualified candidates should demonstrate excellent intrapersonal skills and time management skills.

They should have attention to detail and be able to work with all levels of the organization.

• Picks up and removes hazardous articles which may be on floors, furniture, and equipment and places them in designated receptacles or in appropriate places.
• Using mops, brushes, and other cleaning implements, washes floors, corridors, stairwells, walls, partitions, and windows from the inside of buildings.
• Using manual and/or mechanical equipment, vacuums and waxes floors and shampoos carpets.
• Using hand-operated equipment and detergents, scrubs and cleans lavatories.
• Using appropriate equipment, such as ladders, washes light fixtures and replaces light bulbs.
• Polishes wood and metal fixtures and equipment.
• Requisition s and dispenses linens, household supplies, and equipment, maintains appropriate inventories.
• Reports need for building repairs and recommends to superior the repair and replacement of furniture, building fixtures, and household equipment.
• Provides continual training on cleanliness, communication, and customer service skills.
• This is a float position that may perform work throughout the facility.

Required: Applicants must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and to communicate orally and in writing to exchange information.

Preferred: Previous experience working in a hospital setting and/or in the hospital industry. Possess excellent intrapersonal skills, time management skills, have attention to detail and be able to work with all levels of the organization.

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimum two weeks after the initial posting date. If no candidate is identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review and may be reposted at a later date.

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position may be designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Pre-employment requirements

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4-panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Note: Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

* The hiring…