EVS - Housekeeping, Floor Tech, & Laundry

Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation in Chattanooga, Tennessee is seeking dedicated housekeeping staff to maintain a clean and orderly environment. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality service, ensuring safety, and adhering to cleaning schedules. Preferred candidates have at least 1 year of experience in healthcare housekeeping. The role requires physical stamina for tasks like lifting and equipment operation. Benefits include health and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, and paid time off. Flexible scheduling, including overtime and various shifts, is a must.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in healthcare housekeeping is preferred.
• Extensive physical effort including walking, lifting a minimum of 25 lbs., pulling, pushing, and stooping.
• Good vision or prescribed glasses must be worn.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a sanitary, attractive, and orderly hospital environment.
• Contribute to achieving hospital mission and service excellence.
• Ensure a clean and healthy environment by following a daily and weekly schedule.

Job description

Primarily responsible for maintaining and delivering a high‑gloss quality service, maintaining the hospital in a sanitary, attractive, and orderly fashion, and helping promote the mission, policies, and procedures of Siskin Hospital. Also performs a wide range of tasks and projects associated with housekeeping within the hospital, including general and specific cleaning requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Extensive and constant physical effort is required including walking, lifting a minimum of 25 lbs., pulling, pushing, and stooping. Operation of equipment associated with floor care and floor‑care maintenance is required. Vision must be good or prescribed glasses worn. High tolerance for change and handling varying demands made by staff, patients, and visitors.

Physical & Mental Requirements

Extensive and constant physical effort is required including walking, lifting a minimum of 25 lbs., pulling, pushing, and stooping. Operation of equipment associated with floor care and floor‑care maintenance is required. Vision must be good or prescribed glasses worn. High tolerance for change and handling varying demands made by staff, patients, and visitors.

Environmental & Working Conditions

Works in a typical hospital environment subject to the hazards of a health care facility with the potential risk of exposure to disease and/or hazardous waste materials. Flexible scheduling is required, including overtime, weekend assignments, and second and third shift assignments.

Job Duties

• Contribute to the achievement of the mission and values of the hospital specifically.
• Acknowledge the dignity and worth of all individuals.
• Achieve service excellence through the principles of quality care, courtesy, reliability, respect, and concern, establishing an environment that is responsive to patients, guests, and employees’ needs.
• Contribute effectively to designated team and hospital goals and performance improvement activities in order to achieve hospital mission.
• Provide for a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and coworkers.
• Ensure a clean and healthy environment by following a daily and weekly schedule of duties.
• Use and maintain departmental equipment in a safe, orderly manner and in clean condition.

Benefits

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience

Healthcare housekeeping: 1 year (Preferred)