General Summary of Position
Responsible for the appearance/cleanliness of the Washington Hospital Center. Cleans public, office, staff, and patient areas.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs cleaning and trash disposal of the Perioperative and surrounding areas, according to Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) guidelines, American Society of Perianesthesia Nurse (ASPAN), and WHC policies and procedures.
- Cleans patient rooms. This activity includes but is not limited to: emptying trash; wiping. down the bed, mattress, bed table, bedside stand, cabinets, television, window sill, and radiator; cleaning the bathroom (sink, mirror, counter, shower, shower curtain, commode, and walls); spot washing the walls; dry and wet mopping the floor; stocking the room with appropriate supplies (toilet paper, liquid soap, paper towels, cloth towels, wash cloth, bed sheets, pillow case(s), and spread); and when the room is empty, strips/makes the bed. Indicates telephonically room availability.
- Performs terminal cleaning with use of UV machine in OR's, patient rooms and public areas. Must be able to use pre-programmed electronic tablet for initiating timed UV cleaning cycles and data collection purposes.
- Responsible for cleaning of beds that are used for the transport of patient to OR; beds will be cleaned in accordance to acceptable infection control standards to include stripping, cleaning to include the mattress, attached IV poles and any other equipment and the remaking of bed as dictated by clean bed standards.
- Cleans other areas of nursing units and/or the public, medical, and office areas of the Washington Hospital Center. These areas include, but are not limited to: nurses stations; nursing unit: conference rooms, utility rooms, bathrooms (staff and public), showers, storage rooms, offices, kitchens, etc.; hospital entrances, waiting areas, corridors, public and staff rest rooms, staff locker rooms, sleep rooms, offices, conference rooms, etc.; examination rooms, treatment rooms, and emergency rooms; etc. This activity includes, but is not limited to: pulling trash, high and low dusting (for the removal of supplies from shelves to dust, assistant will be requested for the removal and the put back of supplies), wiping exposed surfaces, replenishing appropriate supplies, dry and wet mopping, spot cleaning walls, and vacuuming.
- Responds to requests for STAT cleaning.
- Performs project work such as: buffing, stripping and waxing floors; cleaning carpets; cleaning and changing mats; cleaning upholstered furniture; washing windows; washing and re-hanging cubical and window curtains and vertical blinds; scraping residual paint from fixtures/equipment; and moving equipment, furniture, supplies/boxes, etc.
- Stocks cleaning cart and/or supply closet(s). May mix cleaning solutions from concentrated issue.
- Reports deficiencies in patient rooms and throughout WHC to shift supervisor and/or facilitates management for action.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- High School Diploma or GED required
- A minimum of 3 years of directly relevant job-related experience may be substituted for the educational requirement.
Experience
- 0 to 6 months experience required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Requires the ability to read, write and perform basic addition and subtraction.
- Requires the ability to comply with basic oral and written instructions.
This position has a hiring range of $17.938 - $25.486
