Housekeeper

Avera St. Mary's; United States; On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera St Mary's Hospital is seeking a dedicated environmental services associate to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming patient environment. The role includes cleaning patient rooms, offices, lounges, hallways, bathrooms and kitchen areas across rotating shifts.

Responsibilities include dusting, washing, mopping, vacuuming, restocking supplies, and ensuring courteous interaction with patients and staff. Experience with healthcare cleaning is a plus; on-site work with health and safety

Qualifications

• High School or GED Equivalent
• One to three months related experience

Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean/neat environment in assigned areas including patient rooms, terminals, offices, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchens and common areas.
• Performs cleaning activities such as dusting, washing, mopping, vacuuming, moving furniture and emptying trash.
• Keeps supplies stocked on cleaning carts and ensures availability of essentials like paper towels and toilet paper.
• Maintains good customer relations at all times.
• May sort, wash, and deliver linens.

Job description

Location

Avera St Mary's Hospital

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range

$17.50 - $21.50

Position Highlights

• Evening Shift + Every other weekend (Days) Occasional Holidays or on-call; 80hrs/2wks

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

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, lounges, hallways, bathrooms, kitchen areas, elevators, and lobby areas.

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, drying, mopping, 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.
• Maintain good customer relations at all times.
• May sort, wash, and accurately deliver linens.

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.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

High School or GED Equivalent One to three months related experience

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

• Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees.
• We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives.
• Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

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.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].

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.