Trinity Health

Housekeeper - Environmental Services - Full Time - Evenings

Trinity Health, Mason City

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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Evening Shift

Description:

Position Purpose:

Provides a clean and safe environment for staff, visitors, and patients within the hospital. Enhances the appearance of the facility by maintaining a consistent floor care program.

What you will Do:

Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy.

Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned.

Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality.

Hours/Schedule:

Full Time - Evenings, primarily 3:15pm - 11:45pm, 40 hrs./week, Weekend/Holiday Rotation

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Special Skills, Competencies, and Aptitudes

Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff.

Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff.

Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility.

Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done.

Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.

Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate - send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc.

Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided).

Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.

With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens, blood and body fluids.

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

Education Assistance offered

Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater

Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

Generous paid time off program

Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.

With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group - North Iowa is part of Iowa's largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics.

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Position Purpose:

The Utility Custodian performs repairs, service, and preventive maintenance of department equipment as well as performing the duties of a Housekeeper and/or Custodian when needed. The position also functions as a utility person for a number of projects and assists with on-the-job training of new custodians.

What you will Do:

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Disinfect patient treatment, invasive care areas, staff and visitor areas to maximize infection prevention, enhance patient safety, ensure EOC compliance and enhance the visual appeal of assigned areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
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Perform collection, storage, and disposal of general medical, biohazard, pharmaceutical, chemotherapy, sharps, and soiled linen products from patient treatment areas in accordance with established policies and procedures.
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Clean remodeled or newly constructed areas and ensure they are ready for occupancy.
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Perform project work to include cubicle curtain changes, construction cleanup, floor refinishing, carpet cleaning, wall washing, refrigerator cleaning, and other projects as assigned.
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Prepare patient rooms, exam rooms and patient support areas for new patients including disinfection, bed making, floor care, and supplies replenishment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
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Interact verbally with patients and visitors to provide directions, hospital information, guest room services and general hospitality.
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Ensures the proper operation of and performs minor maintenance on all custodial equipment communicating additional repair needs to Environmental Services Supervisors.
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Support with internal requests for moving office furniture and other equipment as needed.
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Provide relief support for Linen Distribution by fulfilling the duties of a Patient Supply Distributor 1.
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Hours/Schedule:

Full Time - Days, primarily 7:00am - 3:30pm, 20 hrs./week, Weekend/Holiday Rotation

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Special Skills, Competencies, and Aptitudes

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Mechanical aptitude
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Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, visitor, and other staff.
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Convey an attitude of acceptance, sensitivity, and caring to patient, visitor, and staff.
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Maintain professional relationships and convey relevant information to other members of the health care team within facility.
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Initiate communication with peers about priorities for tasks to be done.
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Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate by telephone in English.
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Basic computer skills required: e-mail (communicate - send and receive), mandatory education (e-learning), review schedules, policies and procedures, employee engagement surveys, etc.
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Must be able to maintain knowledge of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting (on-the-job training provided).
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Demonstrates compliance with hospital and department safety policies and procedures.
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With use of personal protective equipment, must be able to work around blood borne pathogens, blood and body fluids.
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Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
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Position Highlights and Benefits:

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Education Assistance offered
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Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
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Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
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Generous paid time off program
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Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
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Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center ( is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center ( is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.

With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran