DescriptionHousekeeping General Purpose: Clean resident rooms and other interior and exterior facility areas under the supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor. Assist in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for the residents. Essential Job Functions: This facility expects their employees to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. Therefore, the following list of duties is not all-inclusive:
- Assist in maintaining a facility that is neat in appearance and odor free at all times.
- Follow a regular schedule of all daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual cleaning requirements.
- Clean (including vacuuming, wiping, mopping, polishing, etc.) rooms, offices, and common areas; polish and straighten items; confirm residents' rooms are safe, comfortable, and maintained in an attractive manner and residents' personal items are safeguarded.
- Coordinate daily housekeeping services with nursing services when performing routine cleaning assignments in resident living and/or recreational areas.
- Dispose of refuse daily in accordance with facility established sanitation procedures.
- Clean up spills, soiled areas, and other conditions as observed or directed.
- Follow an uninterrupted work schedule when Supervisor is not available.
- Follow special cleaning schedule such as windows, walls, curtains, stripping floors, washing beds, etc.
- Maintain a cleaning cart fully equipped with needed supplies.
- Assist with transferring resident and belongings, (bed, furniture, etc.) from one room to another.
- Extensive cleaning of the resident's room upon discharge or death of a resident.
- Report any damage of walls, floors, furniture, equipment etc. to the supervisor.
- Pick up cleaning supplies for next day's work at the end of the shift.
- Follow cleaning schedules as outlined in Housekeeping Policies and Procedures.
- Maintain work area free of hazardous conditions, i.e., spills, excessive supplies, equipment, etc.
- Maintain work and storage areas in a clean, neat, sanitary and safe condition. Properly clean and store all equipment and supplies.
- Attend in-service education programs in order to meet facility educational requirements.
- Be familiar with Standard Precautions, Exposure Control Plan, Fire Drill and Evacuation Procedures and know how to use the information.
- Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility records/information.
- Protect residents from neglect, mistreatment, and abuse.
- Protect the personal property of the residents of the facility.
- Others as directed by the supervisor or administrator.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Willingness to perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks, many of which will involve unpleasant conditions.
- Practical knowledge of day-to-day cleaning in a nursing facility.
- Organized and detailed in work performance.
- Good communication skills with excellent self-discipline and patience.
- Genuine caring for and interest in elderly and disabled people in a nursing facility.
- Comply with the Residents' Rights and Facility Policies and Procedures.
- Perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.
- Perform Essential Duties as outlined above.