Relief Housekeeping Assistant (multiple openings & shifts)

Relief Housekeeping AssistantRotating - 08 Hour (United States of America) Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford Health Care's (SHC) mission is to heal humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time. Environmental Services (EVS) interacts daily with patients, staff, and visitors, creating significant opportunities for impacting and enhancing the patient and employee experience. EVS is responsible for general aesthetics, cleaning, and waste streams and are essential part in Infection Prevention initiatives for multiple buildings. Relief Housekeeping Assistant's starting pay is $31.90 an hour. The Relief Housekeeping Assistant's responsibilities are as follows:• Provide for the cleanliness, sanitation of surfaces, handling and disposal of solid and biohazardous waste (blood and other bodily fluids)• Floorcare: dust mop, wet mop, vacuum, buffer, spot and spillage removal• Cleaning patient rooms, non-patient rooms, cleaning and restocking of restrooms, cleaning general areaShifts - all 8 hours longo Employees work for one shift block: Days, Evening or Nightso Employees are expected to have availability for the entire shift to be able to start at any of the shift times.o Relief Employees must be available throughout the week including weekends and holidays for at least one of the shifts below:Days – 7:00 am-8:30 pmRotating start times of 7 AM, 11 AM, 12 PMEvenings – 1:00 pm-1:00 amRotating start times of 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, 4:30PMNights – 8:00 pm-7:30 amRotating start times of 8PM, 11PMThe more days of availability you have, the more shifts you can pick upA Relief Position does not have a set schedule, guaranteed hours, or benefits. While Relief employees may be included on the work schedule released every two weeks, many of their hours will come from a supervisor's same-day call to come into work when needed. After passing competency checks, Relief employees are eligible to apply for Part-Time or Full-Time positions, which have guaranteed hours and full benefits. All frontline Housekeeping Assistants start as Relief Housekeeping Assistants.This is a Stanford Health Care job.A Brief OverviewThis role is responsible for the cleanliness, sanitation of surfaces, handling and disposal of solid and biohazardous waste in assigned areas, follows standard precautions and all other infection policies, safety practices and cleaning procedures, and performs various duties as assigned. May be assigned to one or more work locations.LocationsStanford Health CareWhat you will doA. Total cleaning of patient, clinic, and satellite areas:Floor care: May include use of dust mops, wet mops with germicide solution, vacuums, buffers, spot and spillage removal.Furniture care: Washing with an approved germicidal solution and polishing.Miscellaneous: May involve dusting screens, cleaning of TVs, washing and wall washing as assigned.Wall care: Dust removal, including high-dusting, spot washing, and wall washing as assigned.May dump all regular soiled linens down linen chute; may remove regular and biohazardous waste; (may deliver all of the above to the dock area). Removes compacted boxes for scheduled trash pick-up.B. Total cleaning of restrooms:Cleans toilet bowls, sinks, showers and shower walls; spot-washes walls and partitions, polishes chrome fixtures, mirrors, and utensil rack; cleans floor, changes cubical curtains. Handles regular and biohazardous waste removal. Replenishes restroom supplies, paper towels, and soap.C. Other related duties in patient area:Total cleaning of auxiliary areas as assigned, including diet kitchens, treatment rooms, chart rooms, soiled linen rooms, and other special rooms.Total cleaning of isolation or contaminated areas. Also assist with emergency clean ups.Total cleaning of discharge and transfer patient rooms.Performs related duties on special requests, such as removal of window coverings and cubical curtains.D. General cleaning of non-patient areas (offices, laboratories and classrooms):Daily cleaning: dust-mopping floors, trash removal, total restroom cleaning, and dusting of uncongested desks or bookshelves.Twice a week: cleaning consists of damp mopping floors and/or vacuuming of carpeting or as needed.Reports needed minor repairs of rooms (laboratories, offices, restrooms, furnishing and equipment, etc.). Maintains equipment, supplies and materials by frequent cleaning, proper storage.Education QualificationsNoneExperience Qualifications6 months of related housekeeping experienceRequired Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesDemonstrates ability to prioritize work assignment and uses time efficientlyDemonstrates business communications skills including reading and understanding written and oral instructions and be able to follow work schedulesMust be able to successfully complete in-service orientation and continuing education training programsObserves and practices standard precautions and hospital established safety regulations and proceduresLearns and practices aseptic cleaning techniques and isolation cleaning proceduresPhysical requirements as needed to perform the job functionsThese principles apply to ALL employees: SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family ExperienceStanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery. You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective careShow Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better healthCoordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordinationEqual Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $31.90 - $35.68 per hourThe salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.