– GDA & HOUSEKEEPING STAFF

Department: General Duty / Housekeeping

Position: GDA / Housekeeping Staff

Location: Hospital

Reporting To: Housekeeping Supervisor / Nursing In-charge / Administration

Job Purpose To maintain cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation, patient support, and a protected environment throughout the hospital. The GDA & Housekeeping Staff will assist patients and hospital departments with non-clinical duties while maintaining infection-control and housekeeping standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Patient Assistance & GDA Duties

- Assist patients in shifting and transferring from bed to wheelchair, stretcher, or other areas as instructed.
- Assist in shifting patients to diagnostic departments, OT, ICU, Emergency, wards, etc.
- Help patients and attendants with basic non-clinical requirements.
- Support nursing staff in patient movement and other assigned duties.
- Assist in transporting wheelchairs, stretchers, and other patient-support equipment.
- Ensure wheelchairs and stretchers are clean and available for use.
- Respond promptly to calls from nursing stations and assigned departments.
- Maintain privacy, dignity, and respectful behavior while handling patients.
- Assist during emergency situations as directed by authorized hospital staff.

2. Housekeeping & Cleaning Duties

- Clean and maintain patient rooms, wards, corridors, waiting areas, offices, washrooms, staircases, lifts, and other hospital areas.
- Perform sweeping, mopping, dusting, and cleaning as per the hospital cleaning schedule.
- Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces such as door handles, railings, switches, counters, and furniture.
- Maintain cleanliness of ICU, Emergency, OPD, wards, laboratories, and other assigned areas as per department requirements.
- Clean washrooms regularly and maintain proper hygiene.
- Ensure proper disposal and collection of waste according to hospital waste-management procedures.
- Use cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, and equipment safely and as instructed.




- Immediately report spills, leakage, damage, or unsafe conditions to the supervisor.

3. Infection Control & Hygiene

- Follow hospital infection-control policies and SOPs.
- Use appropriate PPE while performing cleaning and patient-support duties.
- Follow proper hand hygiene practices.
- Ensure cleaning equipment is used appropriately for designated areas.
- Follow instructions regarding cleaning and disinfection of isolation and high-risk areas.
- Never mix cleaning chemicals unless specifically instructed and trained to do so.

4. Waste Management

- Collect and segregate hospital waste according to the hospital's biomedical-waste-management system.
- Use designated bins/bags for different categories of waste.
- Do not manually handle hazardous waste.
- Ensure waste is transferred to the designated collection area as per hospital procedure.
- Report any incorrect waste segregation or hazardous situation to the supervisor.

5. Emergency & Special Duties

- Provide immediate housekeeping support in case of blood/body-fluid spills.
- Assist in maintaining cleanliness during emergency situations.
- Support patient shifting during emergencies as directed by nursing/medical staff.
- Keep emergency routes, corridors, staircases, and access areas explicit.
- Provide additional cleaning support during outbreaks, high patient load, or special hospital requirements.

6. General Responsibilities

- Report on time and remain at the assigned duty location throughout the shift.
- Follow duty rosters and instructions given by the Housekeeping Supervisor.
- Wear prescribed uniform,



ID card, gloves, mask, and other PPE as required.
- Maintain polite and respectful behavior with patients, attendants, doctors, nurses, and hospital staff.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding patients and hospital operations.
- Do not use mobile phones during duty except when permitted for official purposes.
- Do not leave the assigned area without informing the supervisor.
- Immediately report lost & found items to the concerned supervisor.
- Maintain cleanliness standards throughout the assigned shift.
- Complete all assigned duties and maintain proper handover at shift change.

Areas of Deployment OPD | IPD/Wards | ICU | Emergency | OT | Diagnostic Areas | Laboratories | Patient Rooms | Corridors | Waiting Areas | Washrooms | Offices | Staircases | Basement/Parking | Other Hospital Areas

Qualification & Experience

- Minimum Qualification: 8th / 10th Pass preferred.
- Experience: Freshers can be considered; previous hospital housekeeping/GDA experience will be preferred.
- Must be physically fit and capable of performing cleaning, patient-shifting, and other assigned duties.
- Willingness to work in rotational shifts, including night shifts.

Key Skills

- Good hygiene and cleanliness habits.
- Patient-friendly and polite behavior.
- Ability to follow instructions and SOPs.
- Teamwork and coordination.
- Punctuality and discipline.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Basic understanding of infection control and hospital hygiene.
- Responsible and trustworthy attitude.

Performance Expectations

- Maintain assigned areas as per hospital cleanliness standards.
- Ensure timely completion of cleaning schedules.
- Respond promptly to patient-support and housekeeping requirements.
- Follow infection-control and biomedical-waste procedures.
- Maintain professional behavior and discipline at all times.

Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 GDA/HOUSEKEEPING (Zirakpur)
🏢 Amcare Medical u0026 Research Pvt.Ltd
📍 Zirakpur