Floor Care Tech - Housekeeping

Position Details
Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only Provisional Level 1 Trauma center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period: 80.00

Shift : Weekdays; with Rotating Weekends

Location : 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL

Pay Rate : $16.44 Position Summary
Cleans and services hospital floors. Cleans non-patient, public and common areas throughout the hospital. May hang cubicle curtains, window drapes and reach high areas for cleaning purposes. Operates a variety of mechanical stripping and shampooing equipment. Transports trash in and around hospital. On occasion will collect soiled linen and remove to collection site. Also on occasion will perform simple repetitive tasks in maintaining as assigned are of the hospital in an orderly and sanitary condition according to established procedures. Moves furniture, equipment, and supplies in and around hospital departments and performs a variety of heavy housekeeping duties.

Position Responsibilities
People At The Heart Of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

Safety And Performance Improvement

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.

Standard Work Duties: Environmental Maintenance Attendant

• Operates industrial type cleaning equipment in a safe and orderly fashion as not to cause possible injury to self or others. Documented by incident reporting system and supervisory observations.
• Moves furniture and equipment without damaging them or the surfaces within the moving parameters, i.e., walls, floors, etc.. Documented by incident reporting system and supervisory observations.
• Cleans carpet/floor areas throughout the hospital while performing with care, all cleaning procedures as has been instructed through training. Documented by supervisory observation.
• Selects, operates, and maintains correct fully automated ride-on and robotic equipment in performance of assigned duties to ensure correct application of their use, without causing damage to machines or building surfaces. Documented by supervisory observation.
• Selects proper cleaning materials and supplies from designated area to complete assigned task. Documented by supervisory observation.
• Prepares correct cleaning solutions for the assigned task so as not to cause damage to surfaces, rework or possible harm to self or others. Documented by supervisory observations.
• Certifies that all cleaning equipment has been cleaned when stored and supplies are stored in a safe and orderly manner. Documented by supervisory observations.
• May include sanitizing the room and restroom, empty the trash, mop floor and floor detailing.
• Cleans and prepares Housekeeping cleaning carts and ensure cart are stocked, ready and organized for the next shift.
• Governs own responsibility for adherence to personal appearance, dress and grooming standards per policy
• Provides communication and escalation to supervisor with any feedback that can be done to improve the patient experience.
• Improving our patient experience by optimizing staff with scripting for daily and discharge cleaning.

Stewardship

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.

Competencies & Skills
Essential:

• Working knowledge of industrial types of cleaning equipment.
• Ability to read and write, comprehend and follow oral and/or written instructions.

Qualifications & Experience
Essential:

• High School or Equivalent

Other information:

Experience Essential: One to two years previous floor care experience . One to two years experience in floor care.