Housekeeper- Per-diem weekend Evenings

Site: Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc.

 

At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission—from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community.  We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.

At Mass General Brigham, we believe a diverse set of backgrounds and lived experiences makes us stronger by challenging our assumptions with new perspectives that can drive revolutionary discoveries in medical innovations in research and patient care. Therefore, we invite and welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in healthcare — people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ community, and/or gender expansive, first and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds – to apply.

 

Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: Excellence in maintaining a clean safe, orderly, and attractive environment, throughout all Hospital departments, patient areas, and all support areas, including hospital-controlled areas. Also performs discharge cleaning as needed. 

 

Job Summary

Schedule: Per-Diem 16 hours, evenings. 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm, Saturday- Sunday, and rotating Holidays

Principal Duties/Physical Demands 

Performs the 8-step cleaning procedures, daily cleaning, discharge cleaning, bed making, wall spots, toilet cleaning, high and low dusting, and O.R. terminal cleaning. 
Completes work from previous shift if needed, reports all incomplete assignments and maintenance issues. 
Cleans up all organic body waste, i.e. blood and body fluids, feces, sputum, etc. as instructed by the supervisor or team leader. 
Hangs cubical curtains, shower curtains, and window curtains
Up on discharge cleaning, disinfect and/or sanitize I.V. poles, pumps, and other patient equipment. 
Performs all Environmental Services-related tasks and demonstrates the ability to follow department guidelines related to the work.
Performs basic and heavier cleaning functions in assigned areas following established schedules and using prescribed methods. 
Cleans patient equipment as requested by the supervisor including beds and all room furnishings.
Assists in manpower support for office and/or related moves, special conference room set-ups, and any other occasions as required. 
Ability to perform cleaning of emergency spills when observed and/or upon request. 

Grade: 100

 

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent preferred.
• Must have the ability to understand and converse in English at a level that allows safe, efficient performance of the job.
• Be able to lift 25-50 pounds.
• Requires physical demands, ability to stand for long periods, bending, stooping, and lifting
• Competent in using proper chemicals for proper tasks
• Ability to learn and demonstrate new procedures related to the healthcare industry

 

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community.  We place great value on being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment, and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171-bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum.  Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties.  Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive. 

At Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, we belie