Cohesive Staffing Solutions is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Housekeeper to join our team. As a Housekeeper, you will be responsible for maintaining a clean and sanitary environment within our facility, adhering to departmental safety precautions and established procedures.

• Perform sanitizing and disinfecting work throughout the hospital and clinics, including patient care areas, exam rooms, waiting rooms, restrooms, offices, and meeting rooms.
• Conduct general cleaning tasks, such as trash/recycling/biohazard removal, dusting, wet wiping, glass cleaning, vacuuming, polishing, and mopping.
• Add and perform sections of "Detail Cleaning," including wiping ceiling vents, high/low dusting, wiping furniture, edge vacuuming, and baseboard cleaning.
• Perform light extraction carpet cleaning and scrubbing of safety flooring using automated equipment.
• Observe and inspect assigned areas for maintenance and security needs, reporting needed repairs as soon as possible.
• Perform basic equipment care, checking for wear and damage on assigned equipment.
• Comply with department Quality Control Reports and make corrections to work quality quickly.
• Stay current and knowledgeable on proper disinfection practices and infection control requirements by following DSH standards and techniques for infection reduction.

• Seek out external resources through conferences, workshops, etc., as necessary.
• Share professional knowledge with hospital staff, board members, and administrators.
• Comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the hospital's philosophy, mission, and policies and procedures.
• Support the hospital's goals and objectives.
• Maintain a good attendance record and follow all hospital rules, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain open and effective communications with patients and their nurses, physicians, peers, supervisors, and students.
• Establish and maintain excellent interdepartmental and interpersonal relationships.
• Attend departmental meetings and in-services to stay current with the developments of the department and hospital.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret reports and documents.
• Ability to make presentations before top management, public groups, and staff regarding hospital programs.
• Ability to work independently, with no direction.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school graduate or equivalency.
• Knowledge of housekeeping regulations in a hospital setting.
• One year of experience working in a hospital setting preferred.

Language Skills:

• English is the primary language of the Hospital.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, and the public.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Demonstrates active listening techniques.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity always in care and use of patient and hospital property.
• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to the needs of patients by complying with hospital policies.