Housekeeping Technician

Company: Pacific Medical Centers
Location: Richland
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Kadlec has an exciting opportunity for a Housekeeping Technician to join our growing Environmental Services team located in Richland, Washington!

Shift Details: Full-Time, 1.0, 40 Hour week, Day Shift

Apply Today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text message with some additional questions for you to answer from our Modern Hire system.

Preferred Qualifications:

• GED or High School Diploma from an accredited educational institution
• Housekeeping experience

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

As a Housekeeping Technician you will perform daily cleaning tasks for patient and resident rooms, nursing stations, lounges, restrooms, offices, clinical areas, non-clinical areas, and any other areas assigned in accordance with standard procedures of the Environmental Services Department and in accordance with Kadlec standards and objectives.

• Embrace Planetree Philosophy to provide a safe, comfortable, therapeutic patient centered environment.
• Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms and utility rooms.
• Damp mop and sanitize floors in patient rooms and offices; dusts and wipes clean all furniture.
• Clean and polish metal and porcelain fixtures; cleans ceilings, walls and windows.
• Replenish room supplies.
• Fill soap dispensers.
• Sanitize floors, walls and ceilings in the Operating Rooms.
• Clean vents, fixtures, doors and door frames daily.
• Maintain the Operating Room lounges and dressing rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
• Sanitize mattresses and bed frames and makes beds following department procedure.
• Vacuum carpets, spot cleans carpets as needed.
• Store, sort and distribute linens following department procedure.
• Empty waste baskets, removes trash and soiled linens and to collection area.
• Maintain assigned cleaning cart assuring it contains all required supplies.
• Perform all environmental services-related tasks demonstrating service orientation to fellow employees, client staff and customers.
• Perform basic cleaning functions in assigned areas following established schedules and using prescribed methods:
• Dust horizontal surfaces.
• Empty wastebaskets, removes waste, relines basket.
• Damp wipes and cleans all furniture.
• Clean and polish metal and porcelain fixtures in bathrooms.
• Mop and sanitize floors of rooms and offices.
• Spot cleans walls and windows.
• Polish metal surfaces.
• Replenish room supplies.
• Perform "check-out/discharge" cleaning as assigned.
• Vacuum carpets; spot clean as needed.
• Sort and distribute linen as assigned.
• Transport soiled linen to central collection point.
• Perform heavier cleaning functions in assigned areas following established schedules and using prescribed methods:
• Dust and wet mops floors.
• Scrub or buff floors with appropriate equipment.
• Cycle clean induction units, light fixtures and windows.
• Cycle clean ceilings and walls.
• Measure and mix cleaning chemicals.
• Assist in cleaning of emergency spills when observed or upon request.
• Maintain assigned equipment for cleanliness and recommend repairs as needed.
• Observe and report the general need for repairs to equipment, furniture, building and fixtures.
• Assist in evacuating ambulatory patients and residents to exits in case of fire or other internal disaster.
• Assist nursing in making up extra beds and other duties as assigned in case of community, internal, or other disasters.
• Scrub and/or buff floors using appropriate equipment.
• Vacuum and shampoos carpets for bacterial control with commercial vacuum and carpet extractor.
• Strip and refinish hard surface floors.
• Transport trash from utility rooms and other collection points and disposes of appropriately following Medical Center procedures.
• Collect soiled linens from patient care areas and transports in carts to central collection point.
• Operate San-i-pak system according to manufacturer's recommendations.

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