Housekeeper at Oasis Healthcare

General Description

The job exists to provide housekeeping services including washing or dry-cleaning to clean, dry, press, cleaning and fold cloth-ware at the Hospital.

 Duties and Responsibilities

Do daily cleaning of floors.

1. Receive or collect used up linen for cleaning and record or classify it according to its sources from different wards and units of the hospital.
2. Sort and classify and mark or tag dirty linen according to its source in the hospital, type, color and maintenance specifications for laundering in the hospital.
3. Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, detergents and other cleaning materials based on fabric and stain types in the laundry unit of the hospital.
4. Pre-soak, sterilize, scrub, spot-clean, and dry contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines in the hospital.
5. Spray steam,  water,  or  air  over  spots  to  flush  out  chemicals,  dry  material,  raise  naps,  or brighten colors of garments in the laundry unit of the hospital.
6. Load dry-cleanable  garments  into  washers  or  dry-cleaning  machines,  add  detergents  and other washing materials and start washing process in the laundry unit of the hospital.
7. Use other cleaning procedures to clean and dry non-dry-cleanable linen in the laundry unit of the hospital.
8. Operate machines  that  comb,  dry  and  polish  furs,  clean,  sterilize  and  fluff  feathers  and blankets, or roll and package towels in the laundry unit of the hospital.
9. Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines and dry them on cloth lines to reduce excessive moisture in the laundry unit of the hospital.
10. Collect cleaned and dried up linen, sort, press and pack according to its source and type, from different wards and units in the hospital.
11. Perform other special or peculiar garment maintenance or garment care according to need or manufacturers’ specifications in the laundry unit of the hospital.
12. Liaise with the tailors and dressmakers to repair and mend torn or replace missing parts of garments during and after laundering in the laundry unit of the hospital.

Job Requirements

1. Certificate in Housekeeping and Laundry services.
2. Minimum of two years’ experience in a busy environment.
3. Computer literacy
4. Resilient and energetic/ self-motivated