Housekeeper

Responsibilities:

• Cleans hospital patient rooms, baths, laboratories, theatres, offices, halls, and every area in the hospital premise
• Understands importance of Health and safety in the workplace and follows guidelines. Pays due care and attention to both own and others safety.
• Follows the available daily roster guides, ensuring cleanliness at all times, by signing accordingly.
• Demonstrates good manners and politeness when corrected by supervisor and learns from this. Comfortable in liaising with people within and outside of the team and the Housekeeping Department.
• Shows interest in the job. Can be trusted to work independently and unsupervised. Willing to listen and carry out instructions without complains.
• Willing to use initiative should the need arise. Looks to participate in training, departmental meetings and always available to pitch in to help.
• Follows the stipulated measurements required for cleaning agents, thereby curbing wastage but produces high quality of job.
• Identifies defects in suites, walkways, offices and hospital surroundings and reports on these.
• Exhibits standard knowledge of methods, techniques and skills required in own job and works within deadlines.
• Exhibits leadership skills by being assigned to train new hires within job scope.
• Wash and cleans all cupboards, windows and doors
• Wash, clean and disinfect rooms and toilets two hourly and as required.
• Gathers and porters soiled linen from the floors to the laundry room in compliance with the Infection Control policy
• Ensure regular placement and replacement of toiletries.
• Empties dustbin of all work areas, patient rooms, toilets etc as required by your schedule.
• Cleans cobweb everyday
• Sweeps hospital compound at least twice a week
• Ensures clean beds mattresses and keep room, beds and beddings sanitised and clean before and after discharge of patients
• Ensures clean refrigerator, electric kettles, buckets, bowls, and wardrobes are sanitised and clean before and after discharge of patients
• Keeps utility & storage rooms in clean orderly condition
• Distributes laundered articles e.g. linens
• And any other adhoc duties

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of SSCE
• 1 - 2 years relevant experience
• Ability to listen and follow instructions
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Displays integrity and honesty
• Maintains a positive attitude towards residents, guests, patients and visitors
• Demonstrates attention to detail and thoroughness in cleaning
• Ability to follow and adhere to cleaning standards, policies and procedure of the hospital.