Housekeeping Attendant

Kaiser Permanente International; Baldwin Park (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking an Environmental Services team member to clean and maintain the medical center environment under general supervision. The role includes cleaning equipment and rooms, handling bio-hazardous waste per procedures, and coordinating housekeeping with other departments.

Shifts include on-call hours and every other weekend, with emphasis on safety and cleanliness. The ideal candidate communicates in English and can perform moderate to heavy lifting.

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting as required by the job.

Responsibilities

• Cleans equipment, surgical areas, storage areas, furniture and beds.
• Cleans spills and flooded areas.
• Deep cleans, sanitizes rooms, mattresses, vents, and bathrooms.
• Operates electrical cleaning equipment.
• Strips, cleans and polishes floors and wall surfaces; vacuuming carpet areas.
• Dilutes cleaning solutions.
• Collects and disposes of waste including bio-hazardous medical waste according to policies; stores it securely.

Skills

English communication

Lifting heavy objects

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, cleans & maintains assigned areas & performs a variety of environmental service duties in & around the medical center in order to maintain a neat, orderly, sanitary, & safe environment.

Essential Responsibilities:

This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.

• Upholds KPs Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws
• Cleans equipment, surgical areas, storage areas, furniture & beds
• Cleans spills & flooded areas
• Deep cleans, sanitizes rooms, mattresses, vents, & bathrooms
• Operates electrical cleaning equipment
• Strips, cleans, & polishes floor & wall surfaces vacuum carpet areas
• Dilutes cleaning solutions
• Collects & disposes of waste including bio-hazardous medical waste according to Policies & Procedures, ensures bio-hazardous waste is stored & locked in approved areas
• Coordinates housekeeping functions w/ other departments
• May perform other duties as required

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A
• - Ability to communicate & follow directions in English
• - Moderate to heavy lifting ability required

Education

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

• - One (1) year of experience in environmental services department in an acute care setting preferred
• - Experience within Environmental Services in a Medical Center environment preferred
• - HS Diploma/GED preferred

Notes:

• Will work every other weekend
• This is an on-call position, days and hours may vary.