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Bio Medical Waste Handler/Housekeeper Specialist Duke University Hospital
Location: Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina
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General Summary:
Performs routine manual housekeeping work cleaning areas within a DUHS entity.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Empty trash.
- Clean, mop, scrub, sweep or vacuum floors, stairways, and halls.
- Clean, wash, dust, or polish hardware, brass, furniture, mirrors, bedside lighting fixtures, vents, radiators, and exteriors of cabinets and equipment.
- Clean patient rooms and/or offices thoroughly by mopping floors, washing furniture, scrubbing plastic cushions, frames and cleaning and washing bathroom fixtures and walls.
- Clean drinking fountains, ice-making machines and sand urns; clean blinds with damp cloth or vacuum.
- Report repairs needed to supervisors including broken or cracked window panes, leaky faucets, toilets, loose tiles, broken blinds and damaged furniture.
- Follow all universal precautions, blood borne pathogen procedures and use personal protective equipment as needed while cleaning patient care areas.
- May dust mop, wax and buff floors and shampoos carpets.
- May be required to perform 'Seven Step' cleaning of all surgical areas, wall cleaning, machine scrubbing of floors (no finish) and related tasks with particular attention to specialized needs in the surgical area.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Knowlege, Skills, and Abilities
- For Bio Medicial Waste Handler position must have valid NC Drivers License (Required)
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Work requires the ability to understand and follow instructions generally acquired through a partial high school education.
Experience
None required. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Ability to perform physical tasks, including mopping, vacuuming, etc. is also required.
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