Houseworker, Memorial/ University, Various Shifts

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA is seeking a hospital housekeeping team member to maintain a clean and healthy environment across the facility. You will perform standard cleaning procedures, move furniture, set up meeting rooms and ensure high standards of cleanliness throughout patient areas and common spaces.

Shifts are 40 hours per week with a mixed 4 - hour shift pattern, including weekends as part of the schedule.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and follow simple English instruction.
• Employees must be at least 18 years of age to perform this role.
• 3–6 months experience as a houseworker (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Performs standard cleaning procedures in all areas of the hospital and buildings, including patient rooms, surgery areas, units, nurseries, nursing stations, auxiliary areas, lounges, isolation areas, emergency room lavatories, bathrooms, stairways, offices, corridors, and apartments.
• Performs high dusting, spot cleaning of walls, windows, and doors, disinfects horizontal surfaces, mops floors, vacuums carpets, empties trash and cleans and polishes metal and porcelain fixtures in bathrooms and showers.
• Burnishes floors with burnishers and cleans floors with automatic floor machines.
• Performs 'check out' cleaning of discharges and transfer units including making of the beds.
• Picks up trash in any area and transports trash from utility rooms and other collection points to compactor pick up area.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

Reading and writing English

Job description

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours: various shifts

Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Cost Center: 10010 - 5300 Housekeeping

Union: UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Performs standard cleaning procedures in all areas of the hospital and buildings to maintain a clean and healthy environment. Moves furniture and sets up meeting rooms as necessary.

Major Responsibilities

• 1. Performs standard cleaning procedures in all areas of the hospital and buildings, including patient rooms, surgery areas, units, nurseries, nursing stations, auxiliary areas, lounges, isolation areas, emergency room lavatories, bathrooms, stairways, offices, corridors, and apartments.
• 2. Performs high dusting, spot cleaning of walls, windows, and doors, disinfects horizontal surfaces, mops floors, vacuums carpets, empties trash and cleans and polishes metal and porcelain fixtures in bathrooms and showers.
• 3. Burnishes floors with burnishers and cleans floors with automatic floor machines.
• 4. Performs "check out" cleaning of discharges and transfer units including making of the beds.
• 5. Picks up trash in any area and transports trash from utility rooms and other collection points to compactor pick up area.

Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

Required:

1. Ability to read, write and follow simple English instruction.

Experience / Skills

Required:

1. Employees must be at least 18 years of age to perform this role.

Preferred

Preferred:

1. 3-6 months experience as a houseworker.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.