Housekeeping Aide

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Provides for clean, safe, and attractive facility in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

• Performs routine 10-step cleaning of patient and non-patient areas.

• Dry mops, wet mops, and sanitizes hard floor surfaces. Vacuums all carpeted areas as needed.

• Performs discharge and terminal cleaning of precaution rooms, including wall washing and cubical cleaning as needed.

• Follows patient safety protocol.

• Removes and transports trash from assigned areas.

• Completes daily assignments within shift hours.

• Empties trash and laundry bags as needed and transports to designated areas as assigned.

• Moves equipment and beds as needed.

• Maintains equipment in good, clean, working order.

• Reports equipment problems and safety hazards to Supervisor on a timely basis.

• Performs room set-up and break-down for hospital meetings and functions.

• Cleans the operating suites as described in departmental policies and procedures, as assigned.

• As assigned, effectively assumes a leadership role in the department as charge housekeeper during off-shifts or as needed. Delegates tasks, provides appropriate guidance and support to team members, and acts as a resource to new staff.

Minimum Education
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Pay Range:

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled