Custodial Worker

This Custodial Worker position is located in the Environmental Services, Housekeeping Department at the Whiteriver Service Unit (WRSU) in Whiteriver, Arizona. The Incumbent will be working in a hospital setting responsible for scrubbing, stripping, waxing, polishing floors; washing walls, windows, cleaning patient rooms and office spaces. Apply proper procedures and techniques when cleaning contaminated areas. Incumbent will be supervised by the Housekeeping Supervisor onsite.

This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applications. Applicants who applied previously need not reapply unless submitting updated and/or missing information.

• Perform duties without more than normal supervision.
• Use judgment in maintaining sanitary condition of the hospital with consideration to patients.
• Performs housekeeping functions such as scrubbing, stripping, waxing, and polishing floors, dusting and washing walls and windows. Clean lavatories, patient beds and units, vacuum carpets, cleans emergency and delivery rooms, offices and storage areas. Moves heavy furniture, supplies and equipment; uses heavy industrial cleaning equipment and performs preventative maintenance as required.
• Follows the procedures of personal protective equipment (PPE), and proper hospital techniques when cleaning and working in contaminated areas, isolation rooms and OB rooms (i.e. caps, gowns, gloves and changing uniforms daily for protection from contacting diseases).
• Collects and prepares soiled linen for laundry pick-up; receives and shelves clean linen. Assists with the collection and disposal of medical wastes and nonmedical wastes within the hospital.