Housekeeping Aide

Lifespan; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 21,787 - 31,030; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union membership

Health benefits

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a Housekeeper to perform a variety of heavy cleaning duties throughout the hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining sanitary conditions, including dusting, vacuuming, and disinfecting various areas. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to follow safety protocols and operate cleaning equipment safely. This full-time role offers a competitive hourly wage of $19.17, with scheduled hours from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Shift work is required, and the position is part of the union.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• Physical ability to lift and transport heavy equipment.
• Ability to adhere to safety precautions.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of heavy cleaning duties.
• Shampoo carpets and refinish floors according to procedures.
• Wash and disinfect sinks, toilets, and floors in hospital lavatories.

Skills

Ability to follow instruction

Ability to prepare cleaning solutions

Ability to operate cleaning equipment

Strong communication skills

Tools

Floor buffers

Wet vacuums

Carpet cleaning equipment

Job description

Summary

Under supervision and following established procedures, performs a variety of heavy cleaning duties to maintain the hospital in an orderly, sanitary, and attractive condition for patients, personnel, and visitors.

Values

Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

Core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities

• Must have classroom and on-the-job training of floor, carpet, upholstery, waste disposal, operating room and chemical handling procedures and learn proper operation and cleaning of E.S.D. equipment.
• Shampoo carpets, upholstery and refinishes floors following E.S.D. procedures, using manual and motorized devices.
• Dust high vents, lights, pipes, lockers, ceilings and wash window glass throughout the hospital complex using ladders or other safety devices.
• Cleans miscellaneous items such as wastebaskets, television sets, fans, rubber mats, etc.
• Wash and disinfect all sinks, toilets, floors, urinals, bedpan racks, bathtubs, showers in hospital lavatories. Services and refills all soap and paper dispensers.
• Wash walls either manually or using mechanical devices.
• Prepare all burn and Radiation (I-131) rooms by laying protective covering.
• Cleans dust, washes and disinfects, from top to bottom, all beds, mattresses, sleeping carts throughout the hospital complex.
• Picks up and disposes of rubbish and soiled linen from patient floors and deposits down chute, transports to laundry or places in rubbish truck as appropriate.
• Removes rubbish from rubbish chute room, transports heavy rubbish via trash carts for disposal of waste, boxes waste when required, boxes chemo waste, makes chemical pick-up when needed. Washes rubbish chute rooms top to bottom with a pressure sprayer. Washes rubbish trucks using the truck washer or manually with a water hose. Performs minor services to trucks such as replace screws and grease wheels. Operates bailer equipment for bailing boxes and transporting recycle totes to trailer.
• Wash or spot clean walls and polish woodwork, all furniture, brass fittings and stainless steel elevator doors, kick plates, etc.
• Remove and transport animal waste and soiled linens to rubbish truck.
• Transport mattresses, office and patient room furniture, including beds, cribs, folding tables, etc. as necessary. May assist nursing personnel in moving beds and patient furniture for various reasons.
• Cleans dirt, snow and salt from sidewalks and entrances to all buildings on the hospital complex using manual or powered equipment tools. Clean entrance mats, apply salt to entrances as needed and assist Facilities Management grounds crew during inclement weather.
• Change cubicle curtains and draperies. Remove and wash window blinds and make repairs to same.
• Cleans, from top to bottom, all construction areas after renovations are completed.
• Required to carry and use a beeper or a two‑way radio upon request.
• Assist supply clerks in supply room or equipment room. Services batteries on all battery operated devices. Make conference room set‑ups for meetings, parties, etc. Perform duties of supply clerks during their absence.
• Takes laundry linen inventory by physically counting pieces of linen and documenting results on appropriate forms.
• May perform Housekeeping Aide I and Laundry Aide II duties as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or group leader.

Minimum Qualifications

• Has the ability to follow instruction and observe safety precautions.
• Has the ability to prepare solutions according to procedure.
• Has the ability to assemble cleaning equipment such as mops, dusters, vacuum cleaners, mop buckets and ringers.
• Has the ability to read, write, understand, and speak English, as well as ability to count numbers.
• Has the ability to operate, control and clean motorized and manual equipment required to perform E.S.D. tasks.
• Has the ability to perform all duties in a safe and professional manner and in accordance with established Environmental Department and Fleet Risk Control policies and procedures.
• Has the physical ability to lift, carry or push equipment such as floor buffers, wet vacuums, wall‑washing machine, automatic floor‑washing machine, carpet cleaning equipment, rubbish carts and linen carts, transport patients, office furniture, climb ladders and shovel show.

Experience

At least one to three months on the job training plus formal and ongoing classroom training.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Continuous walking, standing, carrying, pushing trash carts weighing up to 400 pounds, stooping, lifting, climbing ladders and stairs, and heavy lifting.

Some exposure to unpleasant odors in the work area, as well as contaminated items and strong cleaning solutions.

Some hazards from improperly disposed needles and glass.

Exposure to all types of weather conditions.

Hazards are minimized with adherence to established safety precautions.

Pay Range

$19.17 – $19.17 per hour.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Rhode Island Hospital – 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903.

Work Type and Schedule

Full‑time, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Shift. No driving required. Union: International Brotherhood Teamsters.