Housekeeper - Kitchen (Finance)

Riverside University Health System's-Medical Center seeks a Housekeeper Regular-Full time to join our team in Moreno Valley to support Kitchen Division - Food & Nutrition Services to provide a clean, sanitary, and safe environment within the Kitchen and Cafeteria areas to ensure high standards of hygiene and food safety for patients, visitors and staff.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Cleaning and sanitizing all kitchen and cafeteria surfaces, floors, walls, and equipment.
• Washing dishes, utensils, and other kitchen tools as needed.
• Properly disposing of waste and following hospital waste management protocols.
• Ensuring compliance with infection control and food safety standards.
• Replenishing and maintaining cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Assisting in the maintenance of storage areas, including cleaning and organizing supplies.
• Performing deep cleaning tasks as scheduled or assigned.
• Following all hospital safety procedures and wearing appropriate personal protective equipment.

Under general supervision, uses aseptic techniques to maintain offices, hospital patient units, hospital living quarters, and other assigned areas in the Riverside University Health System (RUHS)-Medical Center, RUHS-Public Health clinics, and the Psychiatric In-patient facility or other facilities as directed; and performs other related duties as required.

The Housekeeper is an entry-level classification and reports to a supervisory or manager level position. This class is distinguished from the class of Custodian in that the former class performs aseptic cleaning of hospital/healthcare facilities and is responsible for the safe removal of hazardous and contaminated materials.

The RUHS-MC is a 24-hour facility - incumbents must be flexible to work any shift including weekends and holidays.

Schedule: Saturday to Wednesday: 1:00 pm to 9:30 pm - subject to change upon department needs*.• Using aseptic techniques, clean, sweep, wash, and mop floors, walls, beds, furniture, and appliances in offices, restrooms, wards, living quarters, and other hospital/healthcare areas.

• Strip, seal, wax, and polish floors; vacuum and shampoo rugs; clean and disinfect operating rooms.

• Remove contaminated materials from rooms and deposit in the prescribed containers for safe disposal; empty and clean waste receptacles, kick buckets, and ashtrays; replenish sanitary supplies; make and change beds.

• Mix disinfectant solutions; move furniture from one area to another; change curtains and drapes; may drive light truck to collect and dispose of trash.Education: None required.

Experience: None required.

Ability to: Read and write English at a level required for successful job performance; learn the methods of cleaning and caring for hospital facilities; understand and follow oral and written directions; work cooperatively with others.

Other Requirements:

License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required.

Based on assignment, a successful Security Clearance conducted by the Sheriffs' Department may be required for Housekeepers working in the Facilities Management Department of the Economic Development Agency (EDA).

Incumbents assigned to the Food and Nutrition Services Department are expected to obtain a valid County of Riverside Food Handler Certificate within seven days of employment and must maintain certification throughout the course of employment in this classification.

Knowledge of Food Safety and Infection Control Practices preferred.What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants. Candidates who are current employees of the Department will be given priority consideration. These applicants will be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received. Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice. Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Application Period

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. All applicants must submit a complete application by the closing date of this recruitment. No late applications will be permitted.

For additional information, please contact Diana Salazar Gomez at disgomez@rivco.org .