Housekeeper Full Time 3:00pm to 11:00pm

USMD Hospital at Arlington; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Arlington, Texas, is seeking a full-time Housekeeper. The role involves maintaining a clean and safe environment by cleaning patient rooms and common areas using standard procedures and chemicals. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience in hospital housekeeping and a high school diploma. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 1 year hospital housekeeping experience required.
• Ability to work with diverse workforce.

Responsibilities

• Cleans patient rooms daily and uses appropriate cleaning chemicals.
• Coordinates emergency cleaning for spills.

Skills

Verbal and writing ability

Numerical and analytical ability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Job Purpose

Cleans walls, lights, fixtures, and furniture in all assigned areas of the hospital to maintain an aseptic environment and prevent healthcare-associated infection using standard cleaning procedures and chemicals. Cleans, waxes, extracts, and maintains floors, carpeting, and stairwells and assists with heavy cleaning throughout the hospital.

Minimum Requirements

Education & Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Work Experience: 1 year hospital housekeeping experience

Physical Demands & Working Conditions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, see, speak, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to kneel, climb, or balance. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds and rarely lift more than 25 pounds.

Special Requirements: Verbal and writing ability required to communicate effectively in informing employees, clinicians and medical staff of activities and policies. Numerical and analytical ability required. Ability to receive, comprehend, and carry out instructions; ability to work safely with equipment, supplies, and materials; ability to comply with attendance requirements; ability to comply with Human Resource policies. Ability to proactively prioritize needs and effectively manage resources; guide individuals and groups toward desired outcomes, set high performance standards and deliver quality services. Ability to establish and maintain long-term customer relationships, building trust and respect by consistently meeting and exceeding expectations. Able to work with diverse workforce.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, check empty rooms, and attend to emergency cleaning for spills.
• Cleans patient rooms daily, damp mops or vacuums floors, and spot cleans stains. Dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables and removes debris. Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets. Spot washes walls and windows.
• Uses appropriate chemicals and techniques when washing and cleaning restrooms.
• Washes basins, commodes, tubs, and showers, checking and cleaning mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes and exterior surfaces.
• Performs periodic cleaning of high ledges, ceiling and light fixtures, and vent.
• Dry and damp mops or machine scrubs corridors according to assigned schedule. Sweeps and spot washes corridor and landing walls.
• Attends all required department-specific education and training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to department safety and specific job related hazards.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics in all functions.
• Wears proper identification while on duty.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Hospitals and Health Care

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