Janitor

Overview

Mercy Medical Center a Dignity Health member has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.Wherever you work throughout our system you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality personalized care. Joining our 1300 employees 230 physicians and many volunteers you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of housekeeping cleaning duties to keep assigned areas and hospital building in a clean neat and orderly. Condition. Performs a full range and variety of cleaning tasks using knowledge and use of industrial cleaning equipment and solutions. Empties trash cans washes and make up beds dusts vacuums carpets mops floors cleans grill ovens stoves in kitchen buffs and waxes floors and shampoos carpets.

• Performs cleaning and maintenance of patient care areas offices hallways storerooms corridors stairways hospital rooms wards and other areas according to established task lists cleaning schedules on a regular and recurring basis according to the frequency of cleaning schedules and requirements.
• Observes area of assignment and notes and take action to clean and maintain areas. May require special attention due to frequent use or special circumstances. Personally follows up and informs supervisor to ensure the areas standards of cleanliness and infection control are maintained.
• Reports all leaks clogged drains etc. so that Maintenance may repair items in a timely manner.
• Maintain adequate supplies. Checks soap dispensers and refills as necessary. Restocks toilet paper and paper towel dispensers.
• Cleans and maintains surfaces such as ledges shelves over bed lights counters ventilating fans door frames hinges door jambs knobs push plates counter tops toilet sinks telephones water fountains showers bath tubs walls etc. by dusting cleaning and disinfecting with various agents detergents disinfectants or germicidal. Dries and polishes surfaces. Cleans and polishes dispensers. Empties waste baskets. Removes soiled linen. Removes infectious waste from patient care areas. Changes linen and makes beds. Hangs drapes and moves furniture.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Read and write English sufficiently to perform assigned duties
  
• Follow simple oral and written instructions
  

Preferred:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Prior experience as a janitor or housekeeper in an institutional setting such as a hospital hotel/motel or contract janitorial services.