Housekeeper

OVERVIEW:

Assist in the general cleaning of all common areas and resident rooms. Cleaning duties include: vacuuming, sweeping and dusting; sanitizing floors and rooms; and discarding and removal of waste/trash. You may also be asked to assist with laundry including resident's personal items, linens and bedding.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Must be experienced at cleaning with a keen eye for details

• Maintains a high level of cleanliness & safety throughout designated areas

• Ensure that all equipment is clean and in working condition at all times

• Removal of trash & soiled linens

• Keeping the resident’s environment clean at all times 

• Cleaning, mopping and vacuuming floors, dusting furniture, emptying trash, clean and disinfect showers and bathrooms 

• Assist with laundry when needed

• Reports equipment/cleaning product needs and or malfunctions to supervisor

• Follows infection control and universal precautions policies and procedures to ensure that a sanitary environment is maintained at all times. 

• Follow proper reporting, isolation and handwashing procedures/techniques

• Assist in setting up dining room, activity room, and living room as necessary

• Keep all housekeeping equipment, storage areas, janitor’s closets, and housekeeping carts clean and uncluttered, and free of any hazardous equipment and supplies

• Report all accidents/ incidents to the Administrator on the day of occurrence, along with important resident observations

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum a high school diploma or equivalent

• 1 or more years’ experience in housekeeping duties in a long-term health care setting.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

• This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the care center. 

• Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment. 

• May experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. 

• The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up 50 pounds