Housekeeper - Environmental Services - Full Time - Evenings

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Evening Shift Description: Position Purpose: Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program. What you will Do: Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures. Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures. Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy. Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned. Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures. Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality. Hours/Schedule: Full Time - Evenings, primarily 3:15pm - 11:45pm, 40 hrs./week, Weekend/Holiday Rotation Minimum Qualifications: Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred Special Skills, Competencies, and Aptitudes Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff. Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff. Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility. Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done. Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English. Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate – send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc. Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided). Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures. With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens, blood and body fluids. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Position Highlights and Benefits: Education Assistance offered Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials Generous paid time off program Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1 Ministry/Facility Information: MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000. With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region. MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.