Housekeeper -PRN Varies - Environ Svc

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Evenings - Varies

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT: Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION: Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY: To provide routine manual services to assure clean, orderly and sanitary conditions in and around the Hospital. To follow all directives and regulatory guidelines in the responsible areas of the hospital given to you. To be willing to be cross trained in different areas. To be flexible in your duties to accommodate the needs of the hospital. To present yourself in a professional and friendly manner to patients, visitors, and fellow staff members. To follow all guidelines explained in the policies, procedures, and employee handbook.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred.

• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.

• Good written and verbal communication skills required.

• Ability to read, write and speak English

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• One to Six (1-6) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Hospital experience preferred.
  

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices.

• Performs all assigned tasks in a professional manner in order to reflect the highest integrity of the Environmental Services Department.

• Performs routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, offices, clinical areas, waiting areas, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators and stairways in a clean, neat and sanitary manner.

• Completes work assignments in a timely manner.

• Utilizes the appropriate chemicals and supplies according to procedure.

• Uses and maintains equipment properly.

• Assists visitors with directions whenever requested.

• Always introduces self to patients, families and visitors.

• Reports safety hazards as appropriate.

• Transports trash and hazardous waste to appropriate disposal area.

• Replenishes supplies.

• Follows all infection control practices including hand hygiene techniques, standard precautions and isolation precautions.

• Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.

• Works day, evening or night shift as assigned.

• Ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.

• Observes safety precautions at all times.

• Maintains and ensures age-specific precautions. (See age-related competency form)

• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

• Able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

• Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Other duties as assigned.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES: (Chain-of-command) 1. Lead Housekeeper 2. Supervisor 3. Coordinator 4. Director

Other information:

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC: Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA): A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria. The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height. Yes

Kneeling Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs. Yes

Walking Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs. Yes

Standing/Squatting Yes

Straight pulling Yes

Sitting Yes

Pulling hand over hand Yes

Pushing Yes

Repeated bending Yes

Stooping/Bending Yes

Reaching above shoulder Yes

Climbing Stairs Yes

Simple grasping Yes

Climbing Ladders Yes

Dual simultaneous grasping Yes

Depth Perceptions needed Yes

Ability to see Yes

Identify Colors Yes

Operating office equipment Yes

Twisting Yes

Operating mechanical equipment Yes

Crawling No Ability to read and write Yes

Ability to Count Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid Yes

Operating Personal Vehicle Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication Yes

Other: Ability to deal with stress Yes

OSHA Category I

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.