Senior Hospital Housekeeper: Lead & Coordinate Cleaning

Anna Jaques Hospital; Exeter (NH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in New Hampshire is seeking a dedicated hospital housekeeper to support patient care areas. The lead worker on a shift, you will respond to service calls, assign staff, and communicate status to the incoming shift.

Schedule is 7:00am-3:30pm Monday-Friday with every other weekend rotation. Responsibilities include cleaning, waste handling, PPE use, linen delivery, and equipment safety.

Qualifications

• Must have 1-3 years' experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Carries beeper and IP phone, takes calls/requests, and assigns staff as required.
• Documents all requests in log.
• Delivers pager and gives report to next shift/Sr. Housekeeper.
• May rearrange staffing to ensure adequate coverage during callouts.
• Monitors bed tracking system.
• Cleans all areas as assigned and cleans floors using vacuuming, dry mopping, and damp mopping techniques.
• Performs all duties in a safe manner, donning appropriate PPE according to standards.
• Reports all aesthetic issues and repair needs to manager.
• Removes, reports, and tags any defective, damaged, or broken equipment using LOTO procedures as required.
• Uses cleaning chemicals in accordance with use guidelines.
• Handles waste removal, including general, biohazard/infectious waste, sharps, hazardous, and confidential waste, using appropriate protocols.
• May handle hazardous waste.
• May provide job training for new hires.
• Issues, delivers, and removes linens to assigned areas in accordance with established protocols and documents all linen issues.
• Maintains and replenishes supplies on carts and in closets in an orderly, clean fashion according to established protocols.

Skills

Verbal & written comms

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health in New Hampshire is seeking a dedicated hospital housekeeper to support patient care areas. The lead worker on a shift, you will respond to service calls, assign staff, and communicate status to the incoming shift.

Schedule is 7:00am-3:30pm Monday-Friday with every other weekend rotation. Responsibilities include cleaning, waste handling, PPE use, linen delivery, and equipment safety.