JGH-Housekeeper

## JGH-Housekeeper Apply locations:
Jackson General Hospital (JGH) time type:
Full time posted on:
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Cleans walls, lights, fixtures, and furniture in all assigned areas of the hospital to maintain an aseptic environment and prevent healthcare-associated infection using standard cleaning procedures and chemicals. Cleans, waxes, extracts, and maintains floors, carpeting, and stairwells and assists with heavy cleaning throughout the hospital.
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* PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

**** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
** 1. High school diploma or equivalent
** CORE

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

** The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.
1. Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, check empty rooms, and attend to emergency cleaning for spills.
2. Cleans patient rooms daily, damp mops or vacuums floors, and spot cleans stains. Dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables and removes debris. Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets. Spot washes walls and windows
3. Uses appropriate chemicals and techniques when washing and cleaning restrooms. Washes basins, commodes, tubs, and showers, checking and cleaning mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes and exterior surfaces. Dusts ledges, damp mops floors, and spot washes walls. Empties and relines wastebaskets. Refills toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap dispensers.
4. Performs periodic cleaning of high ledges, ceiling and light fixtures, and vents. Cleans doors and parts of showers and commodes subject to mineral deposit.
5. Dry and damp mops or machine scrubs corridors and elevator landings, according to assigned schedule. Sweeps stairwells and spot washes corridor and landing walls.
6. As needed or assigned, bonnet cleans or extracts carpeted areas. Checks equipment condition upon sign out and cleans equipment upon return, reporting any needed maintenance or repair. Assists in meeting set‐ups, hanging curtains, picking up trash, hazardous waste, and recyclable trash. Washes trash containers in assigned areas.
7. Maintains all floors and carpets.
8. Sets up meetings, hangs curtains, and checks the condition of the equipment.
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* PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Lift weight of 25-30 pounds
2. Able to bend, squat, stoop and stand for a period of 7 to 12 hours.
** WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Communicate with the patients and employees in a proper manner
2. Work as a team with other employees to accommodate the patients
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* SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

** 1. Ability to read and follow instructions.
2. Must be able to follow direction as given
3. Must be able to communicate with other employees and patients in a proper manner
** Additional

Job Description:

**** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 40
* * Shift:
**** Exempt/Non-Exempt:
** United States of America (Non-Exempt)
** Company:
** JAX Jackson General Hospital
** Cost Center:
** 612 JAX Environmental Services
** Address:
** 122 Pinnell St Ripley West  Virginia
** Equal Opportunity Employer
** West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair…