Cleaner – Housekeeping – Part Time

Job summary

Clean and maintain hospital rooms and common areas, including operating rooms and isolation rooms, and perform carpet, upholstery, and floor care. Handle spills, floods, and waste, maintain housekeeping equipment safely, and assist with sanitary collection when required.

Job details

Note: Shifts are days, evening, nights and weekends. Shift are 8 hours shifts and example of shift times are 7am-3pm, 8am-4pm, 11am-7pm, 3pm-11pm, 11pm-7am. You would need to be available as a part time staff member to work all required times. Please take these shift times into consideration when applying for the position Duties Wash walls, ceilings, lights, vents and all surfaces in all areas of the hospital, using a ladder as required. Perform vacuuming and cleaning of carpets and upholstered furniture. Perform all floor maintenance procedures, including: mopping, stripping, refinishing and buffing using scrubbers, polishers and autos scrubbers, wet vacuum cleaners and chemicals. Perform terminal cleaning of operating rooms, delivery rooms and strict isolation rooms. Perform routine and discharge cleaning of patient areas, including stripping and making the bed or stretcher. Perform cleanup of spills and floods, and collect waste for disposal. May be required to assist the Sanitary Collector. Use and maintain housekeeping supplies and equipment safely and in accordance with department policies and procedures. Must be available for all shifts and call-ins. This position includes extended standing, walking, lifting, and climbing using proper technique. Qualifications Secondary school diploma or Project Search graduate. Knowledge Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office. Ability Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational Demonstrated ability to maintain successful working relationships; ability to meet and interact with people in a pleasant, professional, responsible and reassuring manner, both in person and on the telephone; tact, courtesy and alertness in public contacts. Demonstrated behaviour consistent with Hospital Mission, Vision, Values and Standards of Performance. Available to work all shifts 7 days a week. Note: Because of the changing nature of the work and work to be done, other responsibilities and duties may be assigned and qualifications may be adjusted from time to time. Only those selected for the test/ interview will be contacted. Sault Area Hospital does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants for a position. Reason for Job Posting: Existing Vacancy

What you’ll do

Clean and maintain hospital rooms and common areas, including operating rooms and isolation rooms, and perform carpet, upholstery, and floor care. Handle spills, floods, and waste, maintain housekeeping equipment safely, and assist with sanitary collection when required.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school diploma or Project Search graduation, computer literacy, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Applicants must be able to work independently and as part of a team, communicate and interact professionally, perform physically demanding duties, and be available for all shifts, seven days a week.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Hospital Housekeeping
• Floor Maintenance
• Terminal Cleaning
• Carpet Cleaning
• Safe Equipment Use
• Microsoft Office
• Independent Work
• Teamwork
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Organization
• Interpersonal Skills
• Customer Service
• Physical Stamina

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Hospitality