Housekeeper - PRN

Summit BHC; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

Summit BHC is seeking a part-time Housekeeper at Highland Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia. The role involves maintaining a clean and safe patient care environment through various cleaning tasks, ensuring sanitation standards, and managing cleaning supplies. Previous experience in housekeeping within a commercial or healthcare setting is preferred. Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply as part of Summit BHC's commitment to serving the military community.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary environment.

Responsibilities

• Performs specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the facility.
• Attends to infection control standards and ensures proper waste disposal.
• Conducts daily checks of cleaning supplies and linen inventory.

Skills

Cleaning and custodial tasks

Infection control standards

Attention to safety risks

Education

High school graduate or equivalent preferred

Tools

Commercial washers and dryers

Buffer and scrubber

Job description

Housekeeper - PRN page is loaded## Housekeeper - PRNlocations: Highland Hospitaltime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR124684Housekeeper - PRN | Highland Hospital | Charleston, West Virginia**About the Job:**The Housekeeper is responsible for keeping a clean and healthy patient care environment by maintaining assigned areas in a clean, safe, sanitary and orderly manner. Advises supervisor on environmental services equipment needs and repairs. Ensures that infectious waste and confidential disposal contractors perform as scheduled.**Roles and Responsibilities:**· Performs specific cleaning and custodial tasks in the general upkeep, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility. Conducts daily cleaning of the facility including, but not limited to: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing of fixtures, general straightening, and cleaning of bathrooms.· Cleans facility rooms, baths, laboratories, offices and halls. Utilizes buffers, scrubbers, sweepers and carpet cleaning equipment as necessary.· Washes bed frames, brushes mattresses and remakes beds after discharge of patients, when applicable.· Keeps utility and storage rooms in neat and orderly conditions.· Operates commercial washers and dryers. Launders soiled linens as directed.· Attends to infection control standards, transports soiled linen to storage area and distributes laundered articles and items.· Sweeps, scrubs, waxes and polishes floors. Work is performed with careful attention to slips/fall risks during and after cleaning floors.· Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture and draperies. Dusts furniture and equipment.· Washes walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels and sills.· Empties wastebaskets, transports trash and waste to disposal area.· Disinfects rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies, using appropriate processes and germicides for cleaning equipment.· Conducts daily check of cleaning cart to determine inventory of supplies. Maintains adequate cleaning supplies for department/unit use.· Conducts daily check of linen supply closet to determine inventory of supplies.· Properly cleans and stores all equipment and supplies after each shift.· Practices standard/universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines, including instructions upon MSDS for materials encountered during task completion.· Prepares rooms for meetings and arranges decorations and furniture for facility functions.· High school graduate or equivalent preferred.· Previous experience in housekeeping in a commercial, clinical, or healthcare environment preferred.Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.