Original job description
Your Opportunity:
If you enjoy cleaning and have an eye for detail, we want you on our team! Join us and help keep our hospitals clean, safe, and welcoming. Diamond Valley Hospital is hiring Environmental Services (housekeeper/cleaner). If you see something that needs attention, even garbage on the floor, you step in safely and professionally to take care of it because every action helps support patient care. We'll train you to safely clean and disinfect our healthcare buildings. Environmental Services staff follow cleaning and disinfecting protocols while cleaning surfaces and patient equipment in assigned areas such as patient rooms, treatment rooms, emergency and operating rooms, washrooms, offices, and corridors. Duties include cleanup of blood and body fluids, washing walls, using ladders/step stools to change privacy curtains, routine floor care with mops, scrubbers, and buffers, and removing waste such as garbage, biomedical, and recycling to designated holding areas. Staff must wear personal protective equipment, including masks, gloves, gowns, and eye protection for long periods while working safely and following protocols. Work is completed with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment that can sometimes be stressful. Environmental Services staff must remain kind, approachable, and professional when interacting with patients, families, and healthcare staff, providing excellent customer service. Shift schedules may include day, evening, night, and weekend shifts Diamond Valley (population :2,700), located 70 km southwest of Calgary, offers small-town charm with essential services. It features affordable living, K–12 schools, parks, shops, and healthcare including Oilfields General Hospital - making it ideal for families seeking nature and modern amenities.
Description:
As an Environmental Services staff, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks associated with cleaning and disinfecting clinical and non-clinical healthcare environments within a hospital or facility. Your typical duties may include sweeping, mopping and vacuuming; restocking supplies in bathroom facilities; stripping linen and making beds; operating industrial cleaning equipment for floor maintenance and restoration; thorough washing of ceilings and windows; emptying hazardous waste; and replenishing cleaning supplies and linens. You will also be responsible for identifying and reporting potential hazards to your Working Leader and you may also provide training or orientation to Environmental or Laundry staff.
Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Knowledge and operation of computers and smartphones. Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time and perform repetitive movements for the duration of your shift. Physically capable to lift up to 25 lbs and push and pull up to 50 lbs of force.
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Responsibilities
Clean and disinfect clinical and non-clinical hospital areas, including patient rooms, treatment areas, washrooms, and corridors; perform floor care, handle linens and supplies, and remove general and hazardous waste. Follow safety and infection-control protocols, report hazards, and interact professionally with patients, families, and healthcare staff.
Requirements
Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent and knowledge of how to use computers and smartphones are required. Candidates must be able to stand and walk for extended periods, perform repetitive movements throughout a shift, lift up to 25 pounds, and push or pull up to 50 pounds of force.
Skills
- Cleaning And Disinfecting
- Healthcare Environmental Services
- Floor Care
- Operating Industrial Cleaning Equipment
- Waste Handling
- Hazard Identification And Reporting
- Personal Protective Equipment Use
- Following Safety Protocols
- Customer Service
- Attention To Detail
- Physical Stamina
- Computer And Smartphone Use
- Training And Orientation
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Security & Safety
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Environmental Services
- Hospital Cleaning
- Cleaning And Disinfecting
- Infection-Control Protocols
- Patient Rooms
- Treatment Rooms
- Emergency Rooms
- Operating Rooms
- Blood And Body Fluid Cleanup
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Mops
- Scrubbers
- Floor Buffers
- Industrial Cleaning Equipment
- Floor Maintenance
- Biomedical Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Recycling
- Linen Handling
- Supply Restocking
- Hazard Reporting
- Customer Service
- Computer Use
- Smartphone Use
- Shift Work
