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General Summary of Position
Job Summary:
The Custodial Worker performs various housekeeping and heavy-duty cleaning throughout all Hospital buildings and surrounding areas and inventories and distributes linen supplies and equipment to user units. The incumbent also maintains effective communications and working relationships with customers. They will also provide patients, families of patients, visitors, and medical center employees with a pleasant, comfortable, safe, functional, and aesthetically attractive environment consistent with the standards established by Georgetown University Hospital, the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health care Organizations (THE JOINT COMMISSION). In this position the incumbent. These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's philosophy, policies, procedures and standards.
Primary Duties:
1. Perform various housekeeping and heavy-duty cleaning throughout all Hospital buildings and surrounding areas.
2. Maintains a pleasant and cooperative service attitude towards patients, families of patients, visitors, medical center staff, co-workers and management at all-times while working as part of a team maintaining a healing patient environment.
3. Performance of a 10 STEP CLEANING process (Knock and Greet patient/family, Empty waste, High Dust, Sanitize, Spot Clean, Restroom, Dust mop the floor, Inspect the room, Damp Mop the floor, Interact with the patient/family).
4. High dust all above shoulder surfaces and ceiling vents/lights.
5. Damp wipes all ledges, furnishings, furniture, lights, shelves, light switches, telephones, door knobs, et cetera.
6. Spot clean walls, doors and windows/glass.
7. Clean and disinfect bathrooms/restrooms to include sinks, toilets, showers, tubes, floors, pipes, mirrors, urinals, etc. and restock disposable items such as soap, toilet paper, seat covers, and paper towels.
8. Dust mop floors using a chemically treated mop. Vacuum carpeted floors and upholstery; Remove spots from carpet and damp mop floors using prescribed cleaning agents.
9. Report maintenance needs in patient rooms, exam/treatment rooms, restrooms, offices, labs, departments, public areas and ancillary areas.
10. Performs check-out/transfer cleaning in assigned area and/or as assigned by supervision which includes utilizing the above 10-Step Cleaning in addition to stripping, cleaning and remaking beds; removing all patient supplies and equipment; and proper room setup.
11. Performs Between-Case-Cleaning in Labor & Delivery and the main Operating Room: Terminal Cleaning in Labor & Delivery and the Operating Room.
12. Inventories and distributes linen supplies and equipment to user units.
13. Washes ceiling surfaces; cleaning of elevators and stairwells; cleaning parking lots, garages, entrances and sweeping sidewalks; washing interior windows; defrosting and cleaning refrigerators.
Qualifications:
· Completion of 10th grade; High School Diploma or GED required.
· Prior work experience not required.
This position has a hiring range of $19.21 - $19.23
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