Lead Housekeeping Aide - Cornell - Full Time - Day Shift

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NewYork-Presbyterian is seeking a Lead Housekeeping Aide for the Cornell Hospital campus in New York. This full-time day shift role involves cleaning and maintaining patient areas, supporting the housekeeping team, and ensuring sanitary and welcoming environments for patients and visitors.

You will train and guide other aides, assist with scheduling, and engage with patients and families to deliver exceptional service.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three to five years of progressive job-related experience.
• Customer service experience and a patient-first mindset are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain assigned work areas to ensure sanitary, neat, and attractive conditions.
• Gather and dispose of trash and clean and scour sinks, tubs, and toilets.
• Provide training and work direction for other Housekeeping Aides.
• Assist Supervisors with scheduling and personnel actions.
• Build solid relationships with patients and families while delivering superior customer service.

Skills

Customer service experience

Hotel/retail hospitality experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Location: New York, New York

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Description

Be the Face of Cleanliness and Quality Customer Service NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, an 862-bed medical center affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine, provides emergency, primary, and specialty care in virtually every field of medicine. Our staff is dedicated to providing the highest quality, most compassionate care and service to each and every one of our patients and their families in a warm and friendly environment. As part of one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic healthcare delivery systems, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell attracts patients who come to us from the New York City metropolitan area, across the country, and around the globe and is consistently recognized as a leader in medical education, groundbreaking research, and innovative patient care.

Lead Housekeeping Aide - Cornell Hospital - Full Time - Day Shift

In this role, you will perform tasks to clean and maintain assigned work areas to ensure sanitary, neat, and attractive conditions, in accordance with established procedure. Gather and dispose of trash and clean and scour sinks, tubs, toilets. You will also support the team by providing training and work direction for other Housekeeping Aides. In addition, assist Supervisors with scheduling and personnel actions. You'll spend quality time to build solid relationships with patients and their families and go above and beyond to deliver superior customer service and ensure their comfort and safety at all times. This is a full time position, working 8:00am-4:00pm, including weekends/holidays.

Preferred Criteria

Qualified candidates have extensive customer service experience and a desire to Put Patients First Experience in the hotel, restaurant or retail industry

Required Criteria

High school diploma or GED Three to five years of progressive job related experience

Join a healthcare system where employee engagement is at an all-time high. Here we foster a culture of respect, belonging, and inclusion. Enjoy comprehensive and competitive benefits that support you and your family in every aspect of life. Please note that all roles require on-site presence (variable by role). Therefore, all employees should live within a commutable distance to NYP. NYP will not reimburse for travel expenses.

Salary Range: $31.00-$36.65/Hourly

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.

It all begins with you. Our amazing compensation packages start with competitive base pay and include recognition for your experience, education, and licensure. Then we add our amazing benefits, countless opportunities for personal and professional growth and a dynamic environment that embraces every person. Join our team and discover where amazing works. Internationally acclaimed, our hospital leads the way in research, life-shaping education and compassionate care. Step into a career at a truly Amazing place. Among the highest echelon of the topmost hospitals in the world, NewYork-Presbyterian is Making It Possible for patients at this moment. What does this mean for you? Nothing less than an extraordinary career. We care for 1 out of every 4 New Yorkers in medical need. The nation's largest not-for-profit academic medical center, with over 2 million patient visits a year.

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