Housekeeper

St. Michael's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid Time Off & Extended Sick Leave

Job summary

St. Michael’s Hospital Avera is seeking staff to maintain a clean and orderly environment across patient rooms, offices, and common areas on day shift in the United States.

You will participate in all cleaning activities, stock supplies, and ensure patient confidentiality while upholding hospital standards. Responsibilities include cleaning, linen handling, bed changes, and maintaining a courteous, professional demeanor with patients and staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; or one to three months related experience preferred.
• Must be able to work the hours specified.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean/neat environment in working area. These areas may include, but are not limited to: patient rooms, terminals, offices, nurse's stations, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas.
• Participates in all cleaning activities as assigned (dusting, washing, waxing, drying, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, moving furniture, trash disposal).
• Keeps assigned area fully stocked with supplies such as paper towels and toilet paper.
• Maintains stock on cleaning carts with wet and dry supplies.
• Sorts, washes, and delivers linens.
• Washes beds and mattresses and remakes beds after patient dismissal.
• Maintains good customer relations and confidentiality of hospital information.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Location

Location: Tyndall, SD

Worker Type

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

St. Michael’s Hospital Avera is looking for individuals to join our positive and team-oriented organization.

Responsible for maintaining a clean work environment in assigned areas which may include, but not be limited to: patient rooms, terminals, offices, nurse's stations, clinic, laboratory, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas.

Supports the hospital's goal of excellence in patient care by facilitating positive employee relations and supporting department goals.

Provides care/service in accordance with regulatory and accrediting agencies standards.

What you will do

Maintains a clean/neat environment in working area. These areas may include, but not be limited to: patient rooms, terminals, offices, nurse's stations, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas.

Participates in all cleaning activities as assigned. These may include, but not be limited to: dusting, washing, waxing, drying, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, moving furniture, and emptying trash.

Keeps assigned area fully stocked with supplies such as paper towels, toilet paper, etc.

Responsible for maintaining stock on individual cleaning carts including wet and dry supplies.

May sort, wash, and accurately deliver linens.

Washes beds and mattresses, and remakes beds after dismissal of patients.

Maintain good customer relations at all times.

Able to maintain confidentiality when dealing with data related to patients, physicians, co-workers and any other hospital information.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or GED preferred; or one to three months related experience preferred.

License/Certification/Registration

None required.

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.

Maintain confidentiality.

Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

St. Michael's Hospital Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees.

Medical, dental & vision insurance - St. Michael's Hospital Avera pays a portion of health & dental insurance premiums

403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contribution

Paid Time Off & Extended Sick Leave

A supportive, close-knit rural healthcare team

Equal Opportunity Employer

St. Michael's Hospital Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.

At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members.

Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services.

Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.