Housekeeping Assistant

About the Role

This role is responsible for providing cleanliness and sanitation in assigned areas at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

Key Responsibilities

• Cleans non-patient areas including offices, laboratories, and classrooms.
• Dust-mops floors.
• Removes trash.
• Cleans restrooms.
• Dusts desks or bookshelves.
• Damp mops floors and/or vacuums carpeting.
• Cleans patient, clinic, and satellite areas.
• Cleans floors with mops, vacuums, buffers, and germicide solution.
• Removes spots and spillage.
• Cleans furniture with approved germicidal solution and polish.
• Cleans walls, including spot washing and washing entire walls as assigned.
• May dust screens and clean televisions.
• Cleans restrooms.
• Cleans toilet bowls, sinks, showers, and shower walls.
• Spot-washes walls and partitions.
• Polishes chrome fixtures, mirrors, and utensil racks.
• Cleans floors.
• Changes cubical curtains.
• Handles regular and biohazardous waste removal.
• Replenishes restroom supplies, paper towels, and soap.
• Learns and practices aseptic cleaning techniques and isolation cleaning procedures.
• May remove all regular soiled linens.
• May remove regular and biohazardous waste.
• Removes compacted boxes for scheduled trash pick-up.
• Observes and practices standard precautions and hospital established safety regulations and procedures.
• Operates a commercial type vacuum cleaner and attachments.
• Performs other related duties in patient areas including:
• Total cleaning of auxiliary areas as assigned (e.g., Diet kitchens, treatment rooms, chart rooms, soiled linen rooms).
• Total cleaning of isolation or contaminated areas.
• Total cleaning of discharge and transfer patient rooms.
• Assists with emergency cleanups.
• Performs related duties on special requests, such as removal of window coverings and cubical curtains.
• Recognizes and eliminates potential hazards associated with adults and children.
• Reports needed minor repairs of rooms, furnishings, and equipment.
• Maintains equipment, supplies, and materials by frequent cleaning and proper storage.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to establish and maintain respectful relationships with a diverse population.
• Ability to perform varied manual cleaning and related labor.
• Ability to lift, push, operate, and maintain equipment used.
• Ability to keep simple records.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments and use time efficiently.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively.
• Ability to work effectively as a team player.
• Knowledge of basic cleaning methods, materials, equipment, and their uses.
• Must be able to successfully complete in-service orientation and continuing education training programs.

Qualifications

• Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.
• No prior experience required.
• Possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Compensation

• Hourly Range: $31.83 to $35.71