Housekeeping Aide

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Newburyport (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Housekeeping Aide to maintain a clean, safe hospital environment in Newburyport, MA. You will perform routine cleaning of patient and non-patient areas, including discharge and terminal cleaning, wall washing, and cubical cleaning as needed.

You may lead the department as charge housekeeper during off-shifts, delegating tasks and supporting team members to ensure smooth operations and adherence to safety protocols.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides for clean, safe, and attractive facility in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Performs routine 10-step cleaning of patient and non-patient areas.
• Dry mops, wet mops, and sanitizes hard floor surfaces; vacuums carpeted areas as needed.
• Performs discharge and terminal cleaning of rooms, including wall washing and cubical cleaning as needed.
• Follows patient safety protocol; reports hazards to supervisor in a timely manner.
• Moves equipment and beds; maintains and reports equipment condition.
• Cleans operating suites and assists with room set-up/break-down for meetings and functions.
• Acts as a charge housekeeper during off-shifts, delegating tasks and guiding team members.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

HOUSEKEEPING AIDE

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Provides for clean, safe, and attractive facility in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Performs routine 10-step cleaning of patient and non-patient areas.
• Dry mops, wet mops, and sanitizes hard floor surfaces. Vacuums all carpeted areas as needed.
• Performs discharge and terminal cleaning of precaution rooms, including wall washing and cubical cleaning as needed.
• Follows patient safety protocol.
• Removes and transports trash from assigned areas.
• Completes daily assignments within shift hours.
• Empties trash and laundry bags as needed and transports to designated areas as assigned.
• Moves equipment and beds as needed.
• Maintains equipment in good, clean, working order.
• Reports equipment problems and safety hazards to Supervisor on a timely basis.
• Performs room set-up and break-down for hospital meetings and functions.
• Cleans the operating suites as described in departmental policies and procedures, as assigned.
• As assigned, effectively assumes a leadership role in the department as charge housekeeper during off-shifts or as needed. Delegates tasks, provides appropriate guidance and support to team members, and acts as a resource to new staff.

Minimum Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Pay Range

$17.00 - $22.88

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled