Dr. Sundararajan Hospital, Salem

Job Title: Housekeeping Incharge

Location: Salem, Tamil Nadu

Experience: 2–5 years of experience in hospital housekeeping (preferred)

Qualification: Any Degree / Diploma or equivalent qualification

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for a responsible and experienced Housekeeping Incharge to supervise housekeeping operations and ensure cleanliness, hygiene, and a safe environment throughout the hospital. The candidate will be responsible for managing housekeeping staff, monitoring cleaning activities, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with hospital infection control policies and NABH standards.

Key Responsibilities

- Supervise daily housekeeping activities across all hospital areas, including wards, ICU, OPD, emergency, operation theatres, corridors, washrooms, offices, and common areas.
- Allocate duties and prepare duty rosters for housekeeping staff, including rotational and night shifts.
- Monitor staff attendance, punctuality, grooming, uniform compliance, and work performance.
- Ensure proper cleaning and disinfection procedures are followed according to hospital protocols.
- Coordinate with the Infection Control Nurse and other departments to implement infection prevention and control practices.
- Ensure proper handling, segregation, collection, and disposal of general waste and biomedical waste as per hospital policy.
- Conduct routine rounds and maintain housekeeping checklists, cleaning schedules, and monitoring records.
- Ensure adequate availability of cleaning materials, chemicals, equipment, PPE, and other housekeeping supplies.
- Maintain stock registers, material issue records, and consumption reports.
- Ensure housekeeping equipment is used safely and maintained in good working condition.




- Train housekeeping staff on cleaning procedures, chemical dilution, spill management, hand hygiene, and infection control practices.
- Ensure prompt cleaning of patient rooms, washrooms, and other areas as required.
- Coordinate with nursing, maintenance, and infection control departments to address cleanliness-related complaints and maintenance issues.
- Investigate and resolve housekeeping complaints and report major issues to management.
- Monitor the performance of housekeeping staff and take corrective action for non-compliance as per hospital policy.
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies, safety procedures, and applicable NABH requirements.
- Maintain documentation for internal audits, NABH assessments, staff training, and housekeeping quality indicators.
- Submit daily reports and periodic performance updates to the HR Department and management.

Required Skills
- Positive leadership and staff management skills.
- Knowledge of hospital cleaning and disinfection procedures.
- Understanding of infection prevention and control practices.
- Knowledge of biomedical waste segregation and handling.
- Good communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to maintain records, checklists, duty rosters, and stock registers.
- Ability to monitor staff performance and ensure timely completion of assigned duties.

Preferred Candidate Profile
- Previous experience in housekeeping supervision in a multispecialty hospital is preferred.
- Must be disciplined, proactive, and capable of managing a housekeeping team independently.
- Must be committed to maintaining hospital cleanliness, hygiene, patient safety, and service quality.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹26,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Housekeeping Incharge (Salem)
🏢 Dr.Sundararajan Hospital
📍 Salem