Housekeeping
Core
Cleaning patient care areas, surgical areas, restrooms, and public spaces within a healthcare facility, including dusting, mopping, and managing linens and waste.
Role type
Housekeeping staff
Builds
Clean and safe hospital environments for patients, doctors, nurses, and visitors
Domain
Healthcare / Environmental Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Ability to follow oral and written instructions, ability to work alone, ability to set priorities, basic computer skills, ability to operate cleaning equipment (vacuum, buffer, stepladder)
Preferred skills
Excellent customer service skills
Responsibilities
Cleans patient care areas, surgical areas, public/private restrooms, conference rooms, lobbies, offices, elevators, and stairwells; Dusts and damp mops floors; Replaces cubicle and window coverings; Gathers and disposes recyclables, trash, and medical waste; Sorts, stocks and delivers linens; Cleans and prepares dismissal and transfer units; Fills and cleans supply dispensers; Inventories supplies and orders additional items; Reports mechanical failures or unsafe conditions.