Housekeeper

Essential Functions:

1. Always wear gloves when cleaning a room, whether or not contact with blood or body fluids is a possibility.

2. Daily cleaning should always include the floor, bathroom and patient contact areas.

3. Clean blood spills with the approved disinfectant with a clean disposable cloth/rag. The cloth used to clean body fluid spills must be bagged and sent to the laundry.

4. Gowns/masks/gloves may be required when working with biohazardous material or communicable diseases. The mop and mop water will be changed after cleaning that room. Staff will leave instructions for housekeeping staff when a room has been used.

5. Biohazard Waste is placed in red bags and in approved containers.

A. Biohazard Waste is defined as human blood and blood products, discarded product and materials containing free flowing blood or free flowing blood components. Medical sharps, discarded needles, syringes, contaminated articles that may penetrate the skin, pathological and microbiological waste.

6. Follow manufacturer guidelines for dilution and use of cleaning products.

7. Wash privacy curtains in exam rooms at least once a month or more if visibly soiled.

8. Mop Water: Change water after mopping 2-3 rooms or sooner if water is visibly dirty. Mop the lobby last.

9. Mop heads should be washed daily via laundry service.

10. Mop Heads: When finished mopping body fluids, blood, etc. discard the germicidal solution and change the mop head. The mop cannot be used for other areas until the mop head has been run through the laundry service.

11. Carpeted areas are vacuumed daily or more if needed and baseboards are dusted.

12. Wipe down patient registration counter and check out area and phones with cleaning solution daily.

13. Wipe down all door knobs and light switches daily.

14. Removal of all trash daily.

15. Dust all furniture using furniture polish weekly.

16. Dust silk plants/pictures weekly.

17. Reports and validates hazardous chemicals in use.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Work weekends

2. Ability to perform each essential function duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

2. Basic computer knowledge.

Canyonlands Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please contact HR at ... ext 2212. Applications are required and are available online at www.canyonlandschc.org/ Resumes may be attached to the application but will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Successful completion of a background check and drug screen are a prerequisite to employment. Applications are accepted until position is filled.