**Summary** **Job Description** **Full Time 40 hrs per week** **Day shift position** **6:30a-3pm** **W&B- 690 Good Drive Lancaster, Pa. 17601** **POSITION SUMMARY:** Under the director of Environmental Services Manager and Administrative Supervisor, the Housekeeper cleans and services patient, public, clinical, and administrative areas, maintaining the standards of Lancaster General Hospital. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties: + Cleans all environmental surfaces including, but not limited to, furniture, beds, bathroom fixtures, window sills, door frames, vents, televisions, walls, light fixtures and windows, following universal precautions. + Dries and wet mops rooms, hallways, stairs, bathroom, and offices; spot cleans and vacuums carpets. + Gathers and disposes of refuse and soiled linen following universal precautions. Fills supply dispensers. + Contacts nursing personnel for discharges/transfers of patients, reporting available patient rooms and sending maintenance requests via computer system. + Wears and answers pager responding to routine requests. + Removes, washes, and rehangs cubicle curtains, shower curtains, and window treatments. + Possesses a working knowledge of universal precaution, MSDS, and compactor recycling operations, and applies as necessary. **SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:** **The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:** + Keeps service closets and housekeeper carts properly stocked, orderly, and cleaned. + Reports hospital property and equipment in need of repair, transfers furniture, and spot cleans furniture, as necessary. + Attends in-services and programs as assigned. + Other duties as assigned. JOB REQUIREMENTS **MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:** **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** • High school diploma or equivalent (GED). • Six (6) months of experience in hospitality/medical housekeeping. **_Disclaimer:_** This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely. **Benefits At A Glance:** PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees: + 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences + Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays + Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials + Health, Dental and Vision Coverage + Short-Term and Long-Term Disability + Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching + Child Care Subsidies + Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes **Disclaimer** PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. 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PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), is a not-for-profit health system with a comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (a partnership with Kindred Healthcare). We are an Accredited Trauma Center-Level I through the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation with 805 Licensed beds. Our membership in Penn Medicine brings together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system. Outpatient services are provided at the Downtown Outpatient and Suburban Outpatient Pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers and Express and Urgent Care locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40 offices throughout the region.