Evening/Night Hospital Housekeeper

Mercy Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Environmental Services team member to perform essential housekeeping across the hospital on the 2nd shift (3:00pm start). Duties include disinfecting patient care areas, waste removal, cleaning, and assisting in maintaining infection control standards.

Responsibilities cover bed making, supply replenishment, safety reporting, and competency in EPIC transfers/discharges.

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, and write in fluent English.
• Basic math skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Must maintain neat appearance and professional image.
• Proper guest relation skills.

Responsibilities

• Disinfects/sanitizes assigned work area using proper equipment.
• Removes waste, linen, recycling, some equipment, and sharps containers.
• Cleans assigned area(s) following the daily duty sheet.
• Vacuums assigned area(s), uses and maintains equipment properly and safely.
• Reports needed repairs or safety related items immediately to appropriate level of management.
• Reports any patient's belongings found to nursing immediately for prompt follow up.
• Replenishes patient supplies as needed or requested by the patient.
• Strips, sanitizes and makes all types of hospital beds.
• Demonstrates proper use of standard precautions and infection control policies.
• Demonstrates proper use of chemicals.
• Maintains a clean cart and cart closet.
• Empowered to always work in a safe manner around patients and coworkers.
• Cross trains in multiple areas and helps out in other areas as assigned.
• Operates hospital provided communication (Vocera) in a professional manner.
• Learns and understand EPIC software for transfers and discharges.
• Adapts to seeing and cleaning blood, body fluids and body waste.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Skills

Fluent English

Basic math

Computer literacy

Neat appearance

Guest relation skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

EPIC software

Job description

Mercy Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Environmental Services team member to perform essential housekeeping across the hospital on the 2nd shift (3:00pm start). Duties include disinfecting patient care areas, waste removal, cleaning, and assisting in maintaining infection control standards.

Responsibilities cover bed making, supply replenishment, safety reporting, and competency in EPIC transfers/discharges.