Housekeeper Team Lead- FT- Nights- BH Flex

DHR Health; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

DHR Health in Edinburg, TX is seeking a Housekeeper Team Lead for nights who will mentor and train housekeepers, coordinate schedules, and supervise environmental services to keep the hospital clean, safe, and welcoming across all units.

The role requires 1–2 years in EVS or custodial work, strong written and spoken English, bilingual English/Spanish, and a commitment to the mission of delivering compassionate, high‑quality patient care every encounter.

Qualifications

• High School or GED preferred for candidates.
• 1–2 years in environmental services or custodial work.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Bilingual – English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• All duties apply hospital-wide across units including adult, adolescent, child and geriatric.
• Promotes mission, vision and values in daily work and service standards.
• Supervises EVS staff and manages area quality, policies and service levels.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and conducts staff training.
• Performs area inspections, monitors performance and infection control.
• Maintains inventory and coordinates conference room setups as needed.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Good communication

EVS experience

Education

High School/GED preferred

Job description

Housekeeper Team Lead- FT- Nights- BH Flex - 20104

US:TX:Edinburg | Facilities & Support Services | Full Time

Posted 7 days ago

Description

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Nights

Summary:

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Housekeeping Lead acts as mentors and trains housekeepers. Coordinates and schedules efforts of the housekeepers. Provides hospital environmental cleaning services. Responsible for maintaining the hospital in a sanitary, attractive, safe and orderly condition by organizing, delegating and supervising staff effectively.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School/GED preferred

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• One to two years in environmental services/custodial equivalent
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Bilingual – English/Spanish.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

All duties are applicable in all units throughout the hospital including adult, adolescent, child, geriatric, state, civil, and state forensic units.

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices
• Supervises staff concerning overall areas of responsibility which include quality standards, department policies and procedures, and service levels.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Coordinates, schedules, and conducts employee training/development necessary to meet established performance standards, teamwork, and service criteria.
• Performs area inspections with assigned EVS staff, to evaluate/monitor performance, customer satisfaction, and infection control program compliance.
• Ensures general inspections are completed daily and formal inspections are completed monthly in all building areas.
• Provides ancillary support for scheduling and coordination of conference room setups, audio-visual equipment supervision.
• Manages and maintains inventory supplies with established par levels
• Perform other duties as required.

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:

(Chain-of-command)

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

Light/moderate lifting up to 50 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

Yes

Kneeling

Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 50 lbs.

Yes

Walking

Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 50 lbs.

Yes

Yes

Straight pulling

Yes

Yes

Pulling hand over hand

Yes

Pushing

Yes

Repeated bending

Yes

Yes

Reaching above shoulder

Yes

Yes

Yes

Climbing Ladders

Yes

Dual simultaneous grasping

Yes

Depth Perceptions needed

Yes

Ability to see

Yes

Yes

Operating office equipment

Yes

Twisting

Yes

Operating mechanical equipment

Yes

Yes

Ability to read and write

Yes

Ability to Count

Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Yes

Operating Personal Vehicle

Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication

Yes

Other: Ability to deal with stress

Yes

OSHA Category

III

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________