Houseworker 40 Hrs Day Shift
Houseworker 40 Hrs Day Shift
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Job Description
Exemption Status:
NonExemptSchedule Details:
Holidays Every Other Holiday Sunday through Saturday Weekends Every Other WeekendScheduled Hours:
7:00AM3:30PMShift:
1 Day Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
40Cost Center:
HousekeepingUnion:
UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leadingedge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.
I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Performs standard cleaning procedures in all areas of the hospital and buildings including patient rooms surgery areas units nurseries nursing stations auxiliary areas lounges isolation areas emergency room lavatories bathrooms stairways offices corridors and apartments.
2. Performs high dusting spot cleaning of walls windows and doors disinfects horizontal surfaces mops floors vacuums carpets empties trash and cleans and polishes metal and porcelain fixtures in bathrooms and showers.
3. Burnishes floors with burnishers and cleans floors with automatic floor machines.
4. Performs check out cleaning of discharges and transfer units including making of the beds.
5. Picks up trash in any area and transports trash from utility rooms and other collection points to compactor pick up area.
6. Moves furniture and sets up meeting rooms.
7. Collects soiled linen and delivers clean linen.
8. Removes and hangs up cubicle curtains and drapes. Washes inside windows use of a ladder is required occasionally.
9. Maintains equipment in clean safe condition and reports anything in need of repairs to supervisor or equipment repair person.
10. Knows responsibility in case of a fire a disaster or emergency evacuation.
11. Complies with hospitalestablished policies quality assurance program safety and infection control policies and procedures.
Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches demonstrates Standards of Respect and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
6. Maintains regular reliable and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Ability to read write and follow simple English instruction.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Employees must be at least 18 years of age to perform this role.
Preferred:
1. 36 months experience as a houseworker.
Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Departmentspecific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Work is considered of medium physical demand. Position requires ability to stand for extended periods up to 8 hours. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Employment Type
Full-Time
