CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Job Summary / Purpose

Manage the operations of the housekeeping function on a specific shift and/or a specific area of the hospital to insure a clean, safe and germ free environment.   Displays a positive image of Saint Joseph Hospital by demonstrating courteous and professional behavior towards patients, physicians, visitors, volunteers and other employees.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. The  Housekeeping Supervisor is responsible to the Director of Environmental Services and supervises Housekeeper I’s and II’s.
2. Maintains daily contact with co-workers and managers.   May have contact with repair people, vendors, senior hospital executives, physicians/medical staff, and patients/families.  Requires a normal, responsive relationship indicating sensitivity to other people.
3. Must maintain as confidential information gained in the process of doing one’s own work.  
4. Must demonstrate the ability to cooperate with others.  
5. Follows infection control practices and safety practices in all activities.  
6. Activities include:  managing shift changes, performing inspections, training employees, completing and issuing performance appraisals, scheduling, monitoring and controlling use of supplies and equipment, filling out necessary forms and paperwork, enforcing policy and procedure compliance, ensuring excellent customer relations.
7. Duties also include: performing duties of a housekeeper (cleaning floors; damp dusting furniture and fixtures; making and cleaning patient beds; cleaning, emptying ash urns and waste receptacles; washing windows, walls, ceilings, vents and lights; changing light bulbs; performing non-routine floor care duties (buffing, shampooing, etc.);inspecting, replacing curtains, cubicles; checking, stocking soap, paper supplies; hauling out trash, moving furniture. 
8. Safe Handling/Disposal/Packaging for Transport of Pharmaceutical Waste/Hazardous Materials/Bio-Hazardous Regulated Medical Waste. 

• Completes the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and Hazardous Waste education during new employee orientation and annually.
• Is knowledgeable of the process for identifying the proper waste stream and uses the appropriate container to dispose of waste. 
• Responds to a release of hazardous chemicals or hazardous pharmaceuticals (P-listed waste) utilizing the facility hazardous waste contingency plan. 
• Knowledgeable regarding the process to contact the emergency response coordinator for hazardous waste/pharmaceutical release/spill clean-up.

       9. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications