Shift Lead Housekeeper

Shift Lead Housekeeper 

Location: Anchorage, AK

FLSA Classification:  Non-Exempt - Hourly

Pay Rate:  $20.00 per hour with $4.57 H&W benefits

Employment Class: Full Time Regular

Position Summary:

Advancia Technologies, LLC (a federal government contractor) is seeking a qualified Shift Lead Housekeeper who is responsible for providing leadership and overseeing the daily tasks and duties of the housekeeping staff to ensure cleanliness and efficiency while maintaining the highest level of consistent quality assurance standards and safety.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

•    Cleaning patient rooms, residential rooms, bathrooms, and public areas, including dusting, vacuuming and washing windows
•    Disinfecting surfaces and equipment, using appropriate cleaning agents, and following infection control protocols
•    Changing bed linens and making beds in patient rooms
•    Maintaining an infection-free environment throughout the hospital
•    Utilizing approved cleaning solutions for proper disinfection
•    Maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for patients, visitors, residents, and healthcare staff
•    Respond to emergencies in relation to cleaning hospital environment
•    Clean and wipe windows, floors, etc.
•    Dispose of wastes in wastebaskets as well as clean the wastebaskets
•    Appropriately dispose of medical waste products like syringes, hand gloves, face mask, sachets of tablets, etc.
•    Dust furniture as well as equipment
•    Wipeout blood or other body fluids and then disinfect the area of contact
•    Use various types of cleaning equipment, like vacuum cleaners, washing machines, etc.
•    Document the procedure involved in the disposal of hospital waste products, and ensure that the right procedure in line with the standard practice of the hospital, is followed.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) 
•    Must meet or exceed one or more of the following: 
o    Certified member of the International Executive Housekeeper’s Association (IEHA) 
o    Current member of the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services of the American Hospital Association
o    Successfully completed a publicly offered housekeeper’s course certified by the IEHA, or
o    Successful completion of a comparable formal Executive Housekeeper’s Course emphasizing hospital disinfection and independently controlled by an in-service management training program
•    At least one (1) year experience in hospital housekeeping services within the last three (3) years
•    Ability to pass background checks by various Federal Agencies (e.g., DOD, DHS, FAA, etc.) to obtain security access badges
•    Valid Driver’s License with clean driving record
•    Must be authorized to work in the United States
•    Must pass a pre-employment drug test
•    Must pass a pre-employment b...