Housekeeping Assistant II (Environmental Services)

Quick Facts

• Role: Housekeeping Assistant II (Environmental Services / EVS team)
• Schedule: 40 hours per week; Evenings 1:00 PM–9:30 PM (works every other weekend; 8-hour shifts on holidays)
• Pay: $21.50/hour plus $0.97/hour shift differential; non-exempt (overtime eligible)

Description

Under general supervision of an Environmental Services supervisor, the Housekeeping Assistant II performs cleaning and related functions inside the hospital and supports assigned and as-needed areas.

Responsibilities

• Vacuum carpeted surfaces and damp mop hard surface floors.
• Clean window sills; empty ash trays and waste baskets.
• Clean and disinfect bathrooms (bathtubs, sinks, mirrors, toilets) and replace supplies as required.
• Strip units upon discharge and terminally clean patient rooms to prepare for admission (including use of a tent card and toilet seat strip).
• Clean blood and body fluids and properly dispose of bio-hazard waste.
• Perform heavy-duty mopping and cleaning in offices, patient rooms, clean/soiled utility rooms, laboratories, public areas, stairways, and elevators.
• Refinish floors by applying appropriate surface coatings and floor finish as directed.
• Operate electrical and battery-operated machines for scrubbing, shampooing, and burnishing; use electric scrubbing machines, wet vacuums, and buffers.
• Wash walls, blinds, lights, and similar surfaces; hang cubicles and drapes as assigned.
• Maintain, clean, and store equipment; return equipment to assigned locations.
• Keep janitor closets and storage areas neat and orderly.
• Use ladders and scaffolds as necessary.
• Empty trash chutes; clean waste containers; collect and compact general waste and recycling and return the blade to the in position after compacting.
• Advise the supervisor of unsanitary or unsafe conditions and defective or damaged fixtures, furniture, or equipment.
• Move heavy furniture and equipment; assist with freight moving and transport hospital property between areas/buildings.
• Use the Bed Tracking Program: log into the computer at shift start, move beds between categories (dirty bed / clean next / stat bed to In Progress, then to Bed Ready), and log out at shift end; return all keys and pagers.

Requirements

• Ability to understand oral instructions.
• Sufficient knowledge to gain overall knowledge of cleaning equipment, methods, and solutions.
• Neatness of dress and grooming; friendly, cooperative attitude toward others.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent (preferred).

Benefits

The posting describes a wide range of benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and providing protection for unexpected life events. Benefits eligibility depends on the employment classification.