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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10020 - 5300 Housekeeping

Union:

UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Performs extensive cleaning duties. Applies knowledge of cleaning equipment and methods. Uses power buffers, vacuums, and other related duties for checkouts including sanitizing beds, making beds, cleaning patient rooms, furniture and floors.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Performs duties of Housekeeper, including dry and wet mopping and cleaning in corridors, stairways, and other areas, burnishes floors using burnishers and vacuums carpeted areas.
2. Performs duties related to checkouts including sanitizing beds, making beds, cleaning patient room, furniture, and mopping floor. Moves beds, mattresses, and other furniture as required. 
3. Performs isolation procedures in nurseries and formula rooms periodically and in isolation rooms after discharge of patient according to established procedures.
4. Cleans desks and furniture in office areas as assigned. Responsible for high dusting and cleaning such as light fixtures and vents and the hanging of cubicle curtains and drapes, blinds, etc., using climbing apparatus. Use wall washer or hand methods to perform ceiling and wall washing duties in established manner using climbing apparatus if necessary, Damp wipe signs, clocks, water fountains, and elevators.
5. Prepares rooms for meetings; arrange furniture in neat and orderly manner.
6. Empties and cleans urns and trash receptacles. Picks up trash and rubbish from assigned areas and disposes of it in established manner as required.
7. Performs floor refinishing duties including shower scrubbing and stripping of floors using proper chemicals and equipment, scraping by hand, rinsing with mop and bucket and applying finish in established manner. Cleans, extracts, and shampoos carpets using proper chemicals and correct procedures.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

None Required

Experience/Skills:

Required:
1. Ability to read, write, and follow simple English instruction.  
2. 2 to 3 years’ experience as a Houseworker.  
3. Employees must be at least 18 years of age to perform this role.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The