St Francis Hospital·Santa Maria, California
The Nursing Unit Secretary assists the team in coordinating, prioritizing, and communicating the needs of patients, physicians, and staff. The role involves maintaining accountability for the organization's mission and core values within a supportive team environment.
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1940, Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center is a 191-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Maria, California.
Serving over 250,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, cancer care, orthopedics, and stroke care.
Additionally, Marian Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and the only healthcare facility on the Central Coast to offer ECMO.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Housekeeper, you'll clean and maintain assigned areas of the hospital in a sanitary, orderly, and attractive condition to promote a clean and healthy environment for all employees, patients, and guests in accordance with departmental standards.Every day you will adhere to proper disposal techniques for biohazard materials, including bodily fluids or sharp objects.
You will apply specialized cleaning techniques to designated rooms and equipment, replenish supplies such as soap, paper towels, and tissues, and deliver clean linens to patient rooms.You will be successful in this role if you consistently maintain high standards of cleanliness and infection control while following safety protocols and departmental guidelines.
Success also depends on reliability, attention to detail, flexibility to take on additional tasks, timely reporting of maintenance issues, and a proactive approach to responding to emergencies and supporting a safe, healthy environment for patients and staff.
Patient and non-patient areas in a clean and sanitary condition Damp dusts/sanitizes and spot clean/washes furniture, lamps, window sills, walls doors and other horizontal surfaces in occupied patient areas and non-patient areas, as well as discharge/check out areas.
Cleans toilets, sinks, and shower; dust/dry mops floors and damp/wet mops with baseboard cleaning Cleans and refills all soap and paper product dispensers.
Washes windows, glass and blinds, and walls, ceilings, doors, and doorframes Dusts/cleans high dust vents, lights, tops of lockers, pictures and other "over the shoulder" level objects Does detail cleaning: under sinks, beds, and desks, floor edges, corners and baseboards, telephones Empties, sanitizes and re-lines all trash receptacles; disposes of trash and other exhausted resources in appropriate areas.
Room setups Strips, sanitizes, and makes beds according to individual department needs.
Changes disinfectant, mops, and cleaning cloths as outlined in department manual Collecting biohazardous waste Retrieves/transports medical waste following DOT, State and internal department policies and procedures Follows proper San-I-Pak procedures, including PPE; adheres to security precautions Responds to calls for spillage, breakage and other needed services.
Specialized cleaning tasks First impressions to be done within first hour of shift and cleaned throughout the day as needed.
Hangs or detaches drapes and cubicle curtains; moves furniture/beds as needed.
Professional Conduct Completes cycle cleaning projects on a weekly basis.
Demonstrates an awareness and sensitivity toward the various age groups of patients.
Maintains a professional and safe work environment.
Prioritizes workload effectively to accomplish work in a reasonable time.
Takes initiative to see what needs to be done and takes the necessary action to see that it is accomplished.
Health and Safety Uses gloves, goggles, cover gowns, and other PPE when needed for appropriate jobs.
Wears proper uniform as recognized by department policy, including surgery, L&D, and isolation rooms.
Knows/follows Fire and Safety Policies.
Knows/follows Hazardous Material Procedure Knows/follows Triage Disaster Procedure Knows/follows Radiation Disaster Procedure Knows/follows Safety and Equipment Safety regulations Job Requirements Required Health care cleaning work experience or similar heavy project work. and None, upon hire Preferred Lead experience in related field
Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Previous experience as a nursing unit secretary or in a medical office and knowledge of medical terminology are preferred.
Market context
Housekeeping jobs in California are often in steady demand across healthcare and other care settings, where cleanliness, safety, and reliability are essential. Competition can be stronger for candidates with prior housekeeping experience, a high school education, and the ability to clear TB testing and state fingerprinting. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm your documents and availability before applying.
