Housekeeper

CHI St. Alexius Turtle Lake; Turtle Lake (ND); On-site; USD 17,908 - 23,419; Full time

Job summary

CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain a sanitary and orderly hospital environment under the supervision of the housekeeping supervisor.

The role focuses on promoting a clean and healthy environment for employees, patients and guests while upholding social justice and health equity principles. Daily tasks include cleaning patient rooms, common areas, and clinics; following infection control protocols; and handling monthly tasks as needed to ensure hospital

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.

Responsibilities

• Daily cleaning and maintenance of assigned hospital areas to a sanitary standard.
• Move and clean patient rooms, disinfect surfaces, mop floors, and dispose of waste properly.
• Clean and disinfect common areas, dust surfaces, and maintain trash and supplies.
• Adhere to infection control protocols and use color-coded cleaning rags.
• Perform daily clinic routines and routine maintenance tasks as needed.

Skills

Follow instructions

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Housekeeper, you will work under the supervision of the housekeeping supervisor. Every day you will clean and maintain assigned areas of the hospital in a sanitary and orderly way. You will be expected to promote a clean and healthy environment for all employees, patients and guests. To be successful in this role, you must be committed to social justice, health equity and prepared to deliver cleanliness in new and innovative ways.

• Daily Patient Room Cleaning: Disinfects and cleans all surfaces, fixtures, and furniture, wet and dry mops floors, and properly disposes of garbage
• Weekly Patient Room Responsibilities: Moves furniture for cleaning, dusts all surfaces (including windows, vents, and lights), cleans/disinfects garbage cans, and replaces supplies
• Common Area Maintenance: Daily duties include cleaning hall handrails, vacuuming carpets, dusting hallway floors, and weekly wet mopping, with daily cleaning/disinfection of public bathrooms
• Isolation Protocol Adherence: Practices strict infection control, properly disposes of isolation room waste, uses a fresh mop head per room, and utilizes color-coded cleaning rags
• Clinic Daily Routines: Disinfects and cleans all bathroom and treatment room fixtures/floors, vacuums carpets, and properly disposes of both regular and red bag garbage
• As-Needed & Monthly Tasks: Includes cleaning fans, replacing sharps containers, spot cleaning walls, shampooing chairs, cleaning AC filters, doors/trim, and replacing divider curtains

Job Requirements

Required

• Ability to understand and complete written and verbal instructions

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake is a 25 bed critical access hospital with a Level V Emergency Department that is available 24 hours a day. Our hospital has been committed to providing patients quality medical treatment in the Turtle Lake area and surrounding communities since 1952. Through the years, the hospital has sought to continually upgrade the quality and numbers of services it provides. The hospital's affiliation with major medical centers and health care agencies has allowed it to expand its health care services through a network that begins at the local level. CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake is equipped with 2 emergency rooms, on-site lab, radiology, CT and physical therapy services. Our patients have access to 24/7 emergency care, swing-bed programs, and acute care services.