We are looking for a motivated Housekeeper to join our team!Reedsburg Area Medical Center offers a full comprehensive benefits package. Night and Weekend Differentials apply!Schedule: 5PM-1AMWeekends: As Needed Position Summary:
- The Housekeeper I performs a wide range of housekeeping duties to maintain a safe, neat and clean environment.
- Job Relationships:
- Reports to Director of Environmental Services and Assistant Director of Housekeeping. Also collaborates with other coworkers, departments, and staff at RAMC/RASLC.
- Primary Customer Served:
- Education and Training Required:
- Experience:
- Prior housekeeping experience helpful.
- Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Good verbal/written communication skills.
- Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to be a team player.
- Ability to plan, organize and develop priorities.
- Ability to work self-supervised.
- Physical Requirements:
- Physical Demands:
- Continuously walks to perform tasks.
- Frequently stands to perform tasks.
- Frequently requires lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally requires lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Continuously requires pushing up to 10 pounds when moving carts and other equipment.
- Frequently requires pushing up to 25 pounds when pushing trash cart and other equipment.
- Frequently requires carrying up to 10 pounds when carrying housekeeping supplies.
- Occasionally requires climbing stairs/ladders/ramps to replace cubicle curtains.
- Frequently requires bending below knee and to knee, kneeling, crouching and squatting to clean beds and baseboards, twisting, and reaching overhead for light fixtures.
- Occasionally requires handling objects and using tasting and smelling.
- Sight:
- Frequent use of far and near vision and perception of colors.
- Cognition/Communication:
- Frequently required to communicate with other staff, volunteers, patients, and visitors using ordinary hearing skills, comprehensive speech, and occasional use of simple reading, writing and math skills.
- Environmental Conditions:
- Frequently works indoors.
- Occasionally work around fumes and odors.
- Potential Hazards:
- OSHA Blood Borne/TB Classification Class II - Occupational exposure to blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIMs) is reasonably expected to occur in routine performance of duties.
- Continuously exposed to needles/syringes/sharps, waste handling (general trash) and red infectious waste.
- Frequently exposed to toxic/caustic chemical hazards & hazardous waste.
- Psychological, Situational, Functional Factors:
- Continuously use flexibility to perform job function, interpersonal skills sufficient to work closely with others.
- Continuously use speed, consistency, and accuracy.
- Occasionally work alone effectively under stressful situations