Housekeeper 7-3 Temporary

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

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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

TRAVEL:
• There is no travel expected for this position