Job Details
Are you passionate about healthcare and looking to start the next chapter in your career? Are you interested in a rare opportunity to reopen an established and well-respected hospital in a brand-new facility and provide the service and care to the community that larger institutions don't? Do you want to work for an employer that values you and offers an award-winning company culture, work-life balance, and opportunities for advancement?
If you answered "yes" to the above, we want to hear from you! We are New Orleans' premier boutique surgical hospital, and we are looking for talented and experienced candidates to immediately join our team ahead of our upcoming reopening.
Summary The primary purpose of housekeeping is to maintain assigned areas in a clean, sanitary, safe, orderly, attractive manner in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Essential Functions Performs housecleaning and other household services such as vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, scrubbing, sweeping, glass cleaning, etc. Completes daily task sheet and returns sheets to supervisor weekly. Empties wastebaskets daily and monitors assigned floor for cleanliness. Dusts furniture and desktops on weekly schedule. Maintains hospital property, supplies and equipment in a manner that demonstrates ownership and accountability. Participates in all in-services; assists in training new staff on routine procedures. Maintains the work area to reduce the likelihood of safety hazards and to enhance its general appearance; reports potential hazards to supervisor immediately. Performs cleaning/sanitizing procedures upon patient discharge, preparing room for a new patient. Keeps utility, storage, and linen rooms in orderly condition. Performs other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must have a sense of smell.
Required Education and Experience High School Diploma or equivalent (GED). 1-year previous experience as a housekeeper, preferably in healthcare.
Required Skills and Certifications Must have knowledge of terminal cleaning procedures.