Job Details

BASIC FUNCTION: Performs a variety of general housekeeping and cleaning duties to maintain the Independent Living area in a sanitary, attractive, and orderly condition.

RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS:

1. Ability to read and understand directions required.
2. Previous housekeeping experience preferred.
3. Must be capable of executing all terms and conditions set forth in the Brazos Presbyterian Homes Personnel Policy Handbook and Policies and Procedure Manual, including but not limited to:
4. Works in a safety conscious manner which ensures that safe work practices are used in order not to pose a risk to others in the work place.
5. Interacts in a tactful, diplomatic, and humanistic manner with residents, families, visitors, and co-workers to provide a safe, efficient, caring and therapeutic environment which ensures the self-respect, personal dignity, rights and physical safety of each resident and center guest.
6. Maintains a dependable attendance record and adheres to standards of cleanliness, grooming, hygiene, and dress code.
7. Complies with Brazos Presbyterian Homes policies and procedures, and local, state, and federal regulations.
8. Adheres to policies on drug free work place.
9. Must be able to exert up to 30 pounds occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects; climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, seeing, crouching, handling, pushing, pulling, reaching, and fingering.
10. Adheres to policies and procedures when coming into contact with various types of liquids and cleaning material.
11. Must present professional behavior when encountering residents, visitors, and other employees.
12. Receives assignment from supervisor and follows cleaning schedule as outlined for Housekeeping Department to clean Independent and Health Care Center resident rooms, nursing stations, kitchens, dining rooms, therapy/treatment rooms, offices, restrooms, activity rooms, utility areas, closets, lobbies, lounges, and halls.
13. Cleans, dusts, washes, and disinfects all fixtures, floors and walls, doors and ceilings as directed; scours and polishes water fountains, sinks, mirrors, glass panels in doors and partitions, brass and moveable and stationary furnishings and fixtures; cleans ledges, shelves, vents, windows, window sills, etc.; replenishes supply of soap and towels in receptacles.
14. Performs terminal cleaning duties according to established procedure in resident rooms when resident has been discharged or transferred and prepares rooms for new occupants.
15. Performs cleaning duties in isolation rooms according to the Brazos Presbyterian Homes’ policy and procedure; performs terminal cleaning duties in isolation rooms when resident is transferred according to policy and procedure.
16. Removes environmental waists and cleans disposable areas throughout the Independent and Healthcare facility.
17. Checks and restocks utility cart for supplies and equipment before beginning cleaning duties.
18. Maintains the order of the supply closet by arranging equipment and supplies neatly.
19. Identifies and reports any areas requiring special housekeeping attention to the Director of Housekeeping.
20. Cleans and disinfects resident care equipment.
21. Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.
22. Requires sufficient good health to properly discharge duties. Employees shall not be permitted to work who have infectious disease or skin lesion for the duration of the communicability.

1. Self management. Demonstrate self-control and an ability to manage time and priorities. Make sound decisions even under pressure.
2. Communication. Clearly express ideas, either verbally or in writing, to include but not limited to grammar, organization, and structure.
3. Willingness to Learn. Assimilate and apply new job-related information promptly.
4. Ethics & Integrity. Consistently earn the trust, respect, and confidence of coworkers and customers through consistent honesty, forthrightness and professionalism in all interactions. Includes meeting commitments and promises.

1. Team Player. Work effectively with others in the organization and outside the formal lines of authority (i.e., peers, other units, senior management, and the like) to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems. Includes considering the impact of your decisions on others.
2. Self-Starter. Demonstrate initiative to take action to achieve goals beyond what is necessarily called for. Includes the ability to work in a less structured environment.
3. Customer Service Orientation. Make efforts to listen to and understand the customer (both internal and external), anticipate customer needs and give high priority to customer satisfaction.
4. Adaptability. Maintain effectiveness in varying environments, tasks and responsibilities, or with various types of people. Stay agile in the face of change.

The purpose of Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc.’s job description is to describe the basic function, major responsibilities/tasks and essential functions of each job so that employees can better know what is expected of them. The descriptions also provide information useful for recruiting, training, and performance appraisal.This document does not create an employment contract, nor does it modify the at-will employment status of all employees.

A job description is not meant to inhibit employee creativity or innovation. The description will be revised as job responsibilities change materially.