Housekeeper

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

Description

Job Title: Housekeeper Department: Environmental Services

Reports to: Maintenance Manager Status: Non-Exempt / Hourly

Job Summary:

This position must provide clean, sanitary comfortable, orderly and satisfying surroundings for the patients, employees and visitors. The housekeeper promotes sanitary conditions which prevent the spread of infection and odors. She/he may be required to perform tasks, which involve exposure to visible blood or other bodily fluids. The housekeeper must follow the required procedures for handling, cleaning, disposing, or moving of objects/materials and/or the clean up of blood, infectious materials or body fluids containing blood in accordance with the OSHA Blood-borne Pathogen Program or the facility program for blood borne pathogens.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Responsible for daily cleaning of the facility as instructed, including, but not limited to: vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, polishing of fixtures and cleaning bathrooms.

• Prepares rooms for incoming admissions and discharging patients by ensuring that rooms, bed linens, and towels are clean.
• Dusts furniture, light fixtures, windowsills, etc.
• Empty trash containers daily.
• Wet mop floors in all patients' bathrooms on a regular basis. Mops 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.)
• Check all vacant rooms to keep fresh.
• Participate in department meetings, in-services, morning bell and community meetings.
• Check cleaning cart daily to determine inventory of supplies.
• Check linen supply daily to determine inventory of supplies.
• Completes other tasks as assigned by manager.
• Follows instructions on use of germicidal solutions to clean.
• Use safety precautions in all housekeeping services.
• Deep cleaning as assigned by manager.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Courteous and attentive to staff and patients.
• Must have a willingness to help.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.
• Must be honest and work well in a repetitive task.
• Have a valid driver's license and dependable transportation.

Education and Experience:

• HS diploma desired, but not required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand/walk on feet for 8+ hours and work in a restrictive space/environment.
• Must have eyesight enabling vision both near and far.
• Must hear at a basic level and understand English.
• Must be able to bend, stretch arms overhead and lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

I have read and understand the job description as stated above and accept that any of the tasks may be modified or changed. I accept responsibility for knowing the modifications and/or changes in this job description. I can perform the essential functions of this job as listed above, with or without reasonable