Housekeeping- Per Diem(Mon - Wen some weekends)4:00pm - 12;30am

Description

DAYS of WORK: MON - WED - (4:00pm - 12:30am)  occasional weekend

PURPOSE:

The Floor Care/Environmental Services position consists of floor care job duties that are combined with housekeeper duties.

NATURE & SCOPE:

The Floor Care/Environmental Services position duties will be combined with the night shift Housekeeper Floor Care position duties at the option of Mid-Valley Hospital and providing the worker meets the qualifications of this job description. The position is a night shift position requiring weekend work Monday through Friday 9:00 pm to 5:30 am, or as adjusted due to business need. This position reports directly to the Environmental Services Supervisor the Operations & Risk Manager. Accepts direction and makes requests from the Nurse Supervisor in the absence of the Environmental Services Supervisor Operations & Risk Manager.

ENVIRONMENT:

Mid-Valley Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital/acute care facility located in Okanogan, County. The working environment is generally pleasant and moderately dynamic, fluctuating with patient activity. Occasional outside duties may require working in cold or wet climate conditions. The position requires prolonged standing, walking, stooping and bending. Position may be exposed to dangers of assault and hazards resulting from investigation of alarms and other irregularities when making rounds.

LATITUDE:

The duties and accountabilities of the Floor Care/Environmental Services position are clearly defined in this position description. The individual in this position is given the latitude to perform their job duties in a thorough manner, while remaining within the scope of their authority. The individual in this position is given limited authority to organize the routine of specified tasks, but should bring significant questions or recommendations to the Environmental Services Supervisor or the Operations & Risk Manager.

SUBORDINATE ACTIVITIES:

None. This position does not directly supervise any other position.

CONTACTS:

The Floor Care/Environmental Services position generally has many, widespread contacts including both patients and the staff of many other departments. This position may work closely with others, and must often coordinate work efforts with the staff of other departments. This individual should make every effort to project a professional, positive image of the department and contribute to a pleasant working environment. Interaction with patients, and impact on patient’s welfare is an especially important concern.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

The Floor Care/Environmental Services position requires the minimum of a high school education or equivalent. This position must be able to follow verbal and written instruction, maintain confidentiality and be able to perform work with attention to detail. On the job training will be provided.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

· Quickly assembles necessary cleaning supplies and equipment at the beginning of each shift, and proceeds to work in a timely fashion.

· Thoroughly dust mops and wet mops various hard surface floor areas, either routinely or when needed, to obtain a quality appearance and sanitary condition.

· Thoroughly vacuums various carpeted floor areas, either routinely or when needed, to obtain a quality appearance.

· Routine cleans various support areas of the hospital such as Radiology, Business Offices, Maintenance, Dietary, Utilities, etc. and achieves high quality results.

· Required use and knowledge of the buffing machine to help return hard surface floors to a clean and shiny appearance. Must be able to follow training to avoid injury or damage to furniture or floors.

· May be asked to help train newly hired Housekeepers, or to do some specific retraining if needed in a particular instance.

· Transports used wet and dust mops from janitor's closets to the appropriate laundry room for cleaning.

· Submit work orders promptly and clearly in response to observing anything that needs the attention of the Maintenance Dept.

· May be asked to sweep gravel and sand from the entrances to the hospital or from the loading dock area.

· Occasionally lifts heavy objects in the process of dumping water from a mop bucket, moving case lots of supplies, moving furniture during the cleaning process, throwing trash into the dumpster, loading laundry, etc.

· Cleans the housekeeping cart, equipment, and janitor's closet in a careful manner at the end of each shift; restocks the housekeeping cart with supplies for the next shift.

· Cleans assigned areas by washing furnishings, floors and equipment with special cleaning solu