What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housekeeping I (22.5 hours per week) #3204 position at Reedsburg Area Medical Center?
We are looking for a motivated Housekeeper to join our team!
The Housekeeper I is responsible for maintaining a clean and sanitized hospital environment by cleaning and disinfecting common areas, patient rooms, restrooms, and other designated spaces while adhering to strict infection control protocols and maintaining patient safety and confidentiality.
Schedule: 6AM-2PM or 7AM-3PM
Weekends: Rotation
Experience:
◾Prior housekeeping experience preferred
Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
◾Good verbal/written communication skills.
◾Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions.
◾Ability to be a team player.
◾Ability to plan, organize and develop priorities.
◾Ability to work self-supervised.
Physical Requirements:
⚬Continuously walks to perform tasks.
⚬Frequently stands to perform tasks.
⚬Frequently requires lifting up to 25 pounds.
⚬Occasionally requires lifting up to 50 pounds.
⚬Continuously requires pushing up to 10 pounds when moving carts and other equipment.⚬Frequently requires pushing up to 25 pounds when pushing trash cart and other equipment.
⚬Frequently requires carrying up to 10 pounds when carrying housekeeping supplies.
⚬Occasionally requires climbing stairs/ladders/ramps to replace cubicle curtains.
⚬Frequently requires bending below knee and to knee, kneeling, crouching and squatting to clean beds and baseboards, twisting, and reaching overhead for light fixtures.
Potential Hazards:
⚬OSHA Blood Borne/TB Classification Class II – Occupational exposure to blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIMs) is reasonably expected to occur in routine performance of duties.
⚬Continuously exposed to needles/syringes/sharps, waste handling (general trash) and red infectious waste.
⚬Frequently exposed to toxic/caustic chemical hazards & hazardous waste.
