Housekeeper
Carle
Administration
Peoria, IL, USA
Posted on Dec 11, 2024
Housekeeper
Location US-IL-Peoria
ID 2024-8033
- Category
- Support Services
- Position Type
- Full-Time
- Remote
- No
- Shift
- Evening
- Schedule
- 2p-1030p
- Weekend Requirements
- yes
- Holiday Requirements
- yes
- On-Call Requirements
- no
Overview
Responsibilities
Quality of Work
Quantity of Work
Job Knowledge/Problem Solving
Teamwork
- Follows all departmental cleaning procedures.
- Practices the FOCUS Values
- Observes and follows Safety and Sanitation guidelines.
- Ensures all areas are cleaned thoroughly and consistently with little or no discrepancies.
- Strives to reach Patient Satisfaction goals.
- Offers assistance to others when census in their area is low.
- Utilizes Wet Floor signs. Wears appropriate PPE.
- Performs turnover activities rapidly and accurately.
- Uses downtime to improve unit appearance and accepts additional assignments.
- Adheres to additional cleaning requirements as mandated by AORN, EPA, ect.
Quantity of Work
- Completes schedule on a daily basis.
- Completes project work assigned.
- Initiates project work.
- Seeks to perform outside of schedule.
- Implements procedures to increase productivity.
- Maintains equipment properly (vacuum bags and filters changed).
- Keeps housekeeping closet, mop sink and cart kept neat and orderly.
- Leaves carts stocked for the next day.
- Foresees room turns and respond appropriately.
Job Knowledge/Problem Solving
- Assess daily workflow and make changes as deemed necessary.
- Maintains knowledge of duties, chemicals and equipment.
- Resourcefulness and effectiveness in dealing with stressful situations and emergencies.
- Adapts to all changing routines.
- Maintains knowledge of location of various support areas.
- Stays current on all in-services.
- Maintains awareness of ever-changing patient environments.
- Ensures and is aware of patient safety needs on units where patient behavior may escalate.
- Stays compliant with special patient interaction unit training that may be required.
- Takes ownership of unit security policies and procedures to include ownership of unit keys.
- Maintains awareness of items that could be potentially dangerous to patient (glass, scissors, razor blades, plastic liners, etc.)
- Recognizes, removes self and reports potential patient escalations.
Teamwork
- Supports the efforts of fellow employees through teamwork.
- Coordinates efforts and cooperates with all levels of staff, inside and outside the department.
- Accepts changing conditions, new procedures and direction from others.
- Effectively communicates with appropriate personnel within and outside the department.
- Assists other department staff by volunteering, filling in and accepting additional work not normally part of the job.
- Adheres to all UnityPoint Health and EVS policies and procedures.
- Wears appropriate name badge and uniform according to department policies.
- Attends and competencied on all in-services.
- Adheres to the Absent/tardy to maintain their performance.
- Offers limited de-escalation as deemed by unit.
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