Housekeeper - PRN

Summit BHC; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Hospital is seeking a PRN Housekeeper to maintain a clean and safe patient care environment in the Charleston, WV area. The role involves daily custodial tasks, laundry duties, and adherence to infection control standards to support high-quality care.

Responsibilities include cleaning rooms and common areas, handling linens, and ensuring equipment and supplies meet safety guidelines. Previous healthcare housekeeping experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in housekeeping in healthcare or clinical settings preferred.
• Ability to follow infection control and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Performs cleaning and custodial tasks to keep patient areas in a clean, safe environment.
• Cleans rooms, baths, offices and corridors using appropriate cleaning equipment.
• Transports soiled linens and launders as directed.
• Maintains supply levels and cleans and stores equipment after shift.
• Adheres to infection control standards and safety protocols including MSDS guidance.
• Prepares rooms for meetings and facility functions.

Skills

Infection control

Sanitation

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Laundry equipment

Job description

Housekeeper - 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.

Why Highland Hospital?

Highland Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Highland Hospital is an EOE.

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.