Environmental Services, Muskogee Housekeeping (1st shift)

Saint Francis Health System; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Health System is seeking an Environmental Services Worker for Muskogee Hospital. The role supports cleaning patient rooms and general spaces following infection control and safety guidelines, with a day shift and every other weekend schedule.

Responsibilities include floor care, use of cleaning tools and equipment, waste handling, and restocking supplies. Education typically requires a high school diploma or GED, with no specific licensure required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and write effectively and follow safety signage.
• Customer service oriented with ability to communicate with patients and staff.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and multitask in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Cleans patient rooms and general spaces in health system facilities.
• Maintains floors with cleaning, buffing, and applying sealers; vacuuming carpets.
• Handles waste collection and disposal including biomedical waste and recycling.
• Restocks supplies such as toilet paper, towels and soap; communicates needs to management.

Skills

Reading & writing

Customer service

Safety signage

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Full Time

Days

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee Housekeeping

Monday-Friday and every other weekend

7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Job Summary: The Environmental Services Worker cleans patient rooms and general spaces throughout the health system facilities following safe work practices and infection control procedures. This role works to maintain all designated areas are kept in optimal cleaning standards according to established disinfection and sterilization guidelines and practices.

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED, preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: None.

Work Experience: None.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Skill to prioritize work in an efficient and effective manner. Proven ability to read and write and understand oral instructions and safety signage. Ability to meet the physical requirements and working conditions of the job. Shown ability to be customer service driven. Demonstrated ability to use a phone/paging system for cleaning assignments.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Performs cleaning and sanitizing activities in designated areas including patient rooms, bathrooms, and common spaces throughout the health system facilities. Maintains flooring care including cleaning, buffing, and applying floor sealer and floor finish to hard surface floors; vacuums, shampoos and extracts carpets. Uses and maintains power equipment and hand tools such as buffers, auto brooms, mops, and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors, walls, carpets, and furniture. Provides waste collection and removal including biomedical waste, recycling, cleaning trash chutes and receptacles. Mixes and obtains cleaning solutions from dispensing systems; follows appropriate cleaning methods and uses the correct solutions and equipment for different surfaces. Restocks cleaning supplies and various other items such as toilet paper, paper towels, and soap. Carries out bed tracking tasks, as needed. Reports any maintenance or repair needs to management.

Decision Making: Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.

Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal and/or external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job.This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Housekeeping - Muskogee Campus

Location:

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401

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