Housekeeper

North Port Behavioral Health; North Port (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

North Port Behavioral Health is seeking a housekeeping professional to maintain a clean and healthy patient care environment within the facility. Responsibilities include cleaning, disinfecting rooms, laundering linens, stocking supplies, and preparing rooms for meetings and events.

The role requires adherence to infection control measures and prior housekeeping experience in healthcare or clinical settings is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in housekeeping in a clinical or healthcare environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and custodial tasks to maintain cleanliness of the facility.
• Disinfect rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment and supplies using appropriate processes.
• Move and arrange furniture, clean kitchens, sweep, scrub, polish floors as needed.
• Launder soiled linens as directed.
• Stock supplies and ensure adequate cleaning materials.
• Prepare rooms for meetings and facility events.
• Follow all infection control measures.

Skills

Housekeeping

Sanitation

Infection control

Cleaning

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Purpose Statement

Responsible for maintaining a clean and healthy patient care environment.

Essential Functions

• Perform specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility.
• Disinfect rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment and supplies, using appropriate processes and germicides for cleaning equipment.
• Perform other housekeeping duties, such as moving and arranging furniture, turning mattresses, cleaning kitchens, cooking utensils, silverware, sweeping, scrubbing, waxing, or polishing floors as needed.
• Launder soiled linens as directed.
• Maintain adequate cleaning supplies for department/unit use.
• Properly clean and store all equipment and supplies after each shift.
• Prepare rooms for meetings and arrange decorations and furniture for facility functions.
• Responsible for stocking of supplies as needed.
• Follow all infection control measures.

Other Functions

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education / Experience / Skill Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical or healthcare environment preferred.

Licenses / Designations / Certifications

• Valid state driver’s license, where required in a facility.
• CPR and de‑escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.