Housekeeper Ii

Req 97034
Department ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS - MVHS
Shift Days
Shift Hours Worked 7.50
FTE 0.9
Work Schedule HRLY NON-UNION-8 HR
Employee Status A1 - Full-Time
Union Non-Union

Under the general supervision of the Director and Assistant Director of Housekeeping, cleans and services hospital areas to ensure the safety, health, and morale of patients, visitors, and employees. Ensures the patient's recovery by providing a clean, attractive, and safe environment.

• Dust mops and wet mops floors. Periodically cleans and polishes floors using buffing machines.
• Strips or scrubs and refinishes floors when assigned.
• Vacuums, spot cleans, or shampoos carpets when assigned.
• Cleans vertical and horizontal surfaces that collect dust.
• Collects and transports refuse, cleans and relines refuse containers with plastic bags.
• Cleans tops of windows, door frames, and other high places using a ladder when necessary.
• Washes sinks and other plumbing fixtures and replaces disposables such as paper towels, soaps, and toilet tissues.
• Dusts and polishes furniture including beds.
• Joins a labor pool in case of fire, disaster, or special projects.
• Changes cubical curtains and drapes.
• Uses accepted infection prevention techniques by properly utilizing protective garb, handling of sharp instruments, cleaning of instruments and work surfaces and the use of covers for contamination prone equipment.
• Scours and polishes lavatories, sinks, tubs, utilities, basins, mirrors, and fixtures.
• Assures attractive appearance of areas of responsibility by arranging furniture in an orderly fashion. Reports to department heads or supervisor of any inappropriate conditions such as worn or soiled drapes, mismatched furniture, items needing maintenance.

Individuals must possess the knowledge, skills and abilities listed or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities and possess the necessary physical requirements with or without the aid of mechanical devices, to safely perform the essential functions of the job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.