Healthcare Housekeeper - Flexible Schedule & Infection Control

Focus Healthcare of Tennessee; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Healthcare of Tennessee is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper in our Environmental Services department. This role ensures clean, sanitary, and orderly surroundings for patients, staff, and visitors, following infection-control protocols and safety procedures.

Responsibilities include daily cleaning, room preparation, dusting, trash removal, and reporting maintenance needs. Some tasks involve exposure to blood or body fluids; adherence to safety standards is required.

Qualifications

• HS diploma desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily cleaning of the facility as instructed, including, but not limited to: vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, polishing of fixtures and cleaning bathrooms.
• Prepare rooms for incoming admissions and discharging patients by ensuring that rooms, bed linens, and towels are clean.
• Dust furniture, light fixtures, windowsills, etc.
• Empty trash containers daily.
• Wet mop floors in all patients' bathrooms on a regular basis; mop all floors, lobby, dining areas, nurse's station and other areas as required.
• Report any needed repairs immediately to manager (such as leaky faucets or toilets, loose tile, broken windows/missing screens, beds needing repair, etc.).

Skills

Courteous communication

Helpfulness

Flexible schedule

Honesty

Driver's license

Education

HS diploma desired but not required

Job description

Focus Healthcare of Tennessee is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper in our Environmental Services department. This role ensures clean, sanitary, and orderly surroundings for patients, staff, and visitors, following infection-control protocols and safety procedures.

Responsibilities include daily cleaning, room preparation, dusting, trash removal, and reporting maintenance needs. Some tasks involve exposure to blood or body fluids; adherence to safety standards is required.