Housekeeping Attendant - Physicians East : Job Details

Housekeeping Attendant

FLSA: Non-Exempt

About us

Physicians East, P.A.is a team of skilled healthcare professionals united to meet the challenge of delivering quality, cost-efficient, comprehensive healthcare to the people of Eastern North Carolina.

About the role

We are looking for an employee that can perform day-to-day medical office housekeeping functions in office areas, patient/procedure rooms, common areas and special projects as assigned.

Supervision Received: Reports to Housekeeping Supervisor; Procurement & Facilities Manager.

Supervision Exercised: None.

Typical Physical Demands: Requires prolonged walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. Requires frequent lifting and moving of items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Typical Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment with frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration with occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.

Responsibilities

* Sweeping and/or mopping floors, dusting furniture, cleaning walls, furniture, medical equipment, and emptying trash, restocking supplies, cleaning bathrooms, etc.

* Ability to read and understand Standard English and be able to work with standard cleaning chemicals, understand operating instructions for cleaning equipment, materials, safety, and accident prevention

* Working knowledge of cleaning materials and equipment

* Ability to work well under stress, tight deadlines, and fast paced environment

* Possess exceptional organizational and critical thinking skills

* Display high level of confidentiality, integrity, and initiative

Location & commitments

Part-time role with a typical work schedule of Monday-Friday, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the assigned location.

Overtime may be required to ensure patients are taken care, tasks are completed, and calls are returned in a timely manner.

Weekend work is rare but can occasionally be necessary.

Candidate requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required. Previous housekeeping/cleaning experience in a healthcare setting and knowledge of applicable OSHA practice and infection control procedures for healthcare is strongly preferred. Individual must be able to work independently and schedule cleaning activities to meet the needs of patients, staff, physicians, and the public.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

Physicians East, P.A.is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity, which includes status as a transgender individual), national origin or ancestry, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information (including family medical history), physical or mental disability, or other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodation will be made for persons with disabilities during the application process and/or at the time of employment. Requests for accommodation should be made to the Human Resources Department as early as possible in the application/employment process. Contact HR Office at 252-###-#### or email [email protected]

Disclaimer

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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