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Beth Israel Lahey Health’s roots in providing top-quality health care date back nearly a century. We're fully committed to ensuring our patients receive the care they deserve. As a leading healthcare provider throughout New England, we aim to change the current state of health care for the better and make lasting improvements that guarantee access to our services.
Housekeeper
Beverly, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: The Herrick House, Beverly Category: Environmental Services Job ID: JR12595 Date posted: 01/31/2023When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Type:
RegularScheduled Hours:
37.5Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)Welcome to The Herrick House, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health Continuing Care. Our teams of nurses, aides, food service, and environmental service employees work to create an environment that supports the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of our residents along with their families.Position Summary: Responsible for cleaning residents’ apartments and residence common areas including vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, polishing, mopping, disinfecting, etc. Responsible for collecting and washing soiled laundry, linens and garments. Presses or irons as needed. Folds, sorts and distributes clean laundry. Also will perform routine maintenance and repair of residence, maintaining physical appearance of the grounds and building as well as ensuring that the building is physically sound and safe. Works with outside contractors as needed.
Housekeeping Responsibilities - Common Areas
1. Performs daily assignments as scheduled by the Director of Facilities Management
2. Cleans floors including vacuuming, sweeping, damp and/or wet mopping, disinfecting and carpet spot cleaning
3. Cleans or maintains, washes, polishes and sanitizes bathrooms and fixtures
4. Cleans and polishes furniture, fixtures, ledges, heating and cooling unit, mirrors, walls, etc. including administrative offices.
5. Cleans windows as necessary
6. Discards waste/trash into proper containers and re-lines trash receptacles on a daily basis and discards into residence dumpster
7. Cleans kitchen areas including cabinets, countertop, sink, refrigerator, microwave, etc.
Special Projects/Miscellaneous
1. Performs various maintenance projects as assigned (i.e., painting)
2. Shampoos carpets/upholstery
3. Strips and waxes floors
4. Buffs assigned flooring on a weekly basis
5. Performs routine maintenance and repair as assigned
6. Maintains, cleans and properly stores equipment
7. Properly labels chemicals at all times
8. Performs grounds/landscaping duties as assigned
9. Responds to staff/resident requests in a timely manner
10. Maintains infection control standards of practice
11. Fills in for Environmental Services Aide I as assigned
Job Description:
Environmental Svc Associate - Job_Description_Under_Construction
FLSA Status:
Non-ExemptAs a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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