housekeeper

DALLAS RETIREMENT VILLAGE

   Job Description

Position:                     Housekeeper

Department:              HC, Environmental Services

FLSA Status:             Non - Exempt

Prepared Date:          October 1996

Revision Date:           March 2014

Approved By:            Cory Oace, Nursing Home Administrator

Reports To:                            Director of Environmental Services, regarding essential duties, responsibilities, schedule changes and for up-dates regarding room moves/ discharges and other pending duties. 

Purpose:

Housekeeping personnel are directly responsible for the cleanliness of the physical plant and environment, including the resident rooms, fixtures, furniture and equipment, and for keeping the facility safe, attractive and in an operative state at all times.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIIES 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Essential Job Duties:

            A.  General

      1.         Keeping facility clean and sanitized

      2.         Cleaning of resident’s rooms

      3.         Cleaning and sanitizing common areas

      4.         Following chore list as assigned by supervisor

      5.         Keeping equipment clean and in working order

      6.         Stocking housekeeping carts daily after use

B.  Common Areas

1.         Vacuums all halls and elevators.

2            Cleaning/sanitizing and stocking public and staff restrooms.

3.           Dusting pictures/fixtures in halls

4.           Extracting and spot cleaning carpets where needed

5.                  Requests supplies as needed to supervisor.

6.           Delivering facility newspapers

7.           Clean pantry in dining rooms

9.                  Check refrigerators in pantries.

8.                  Spot clean all walls

10.              Washes windows and doors.

11.              Sweeps cobwebs outside doors.

1. Resident rooms

Weekly

1.   Spot-clean walls and floors.

1. Clean bedside tables/ dresser.
2. Vacuum carpets and sweep and mop floors.
3. Clean shower/tub, toilet, sink, and mirror.
4. Collect trash.
5. Spot clean soiled areas on carpet.
6. Sanitize bed and dust as needed.
7. Strip bedding and make beds.

Monthly

1. Wash shower curtains.
2. wash any privacy curtains
3. wash wheelchairs as needed

Other Duties:

1. Wash windows, blinds and patio doors.
2. Dust furniture in halls, scrub handrails and baseboards.
3. Dust pictures in halls.
4. Extract all carpets.
5. Detailed cleaning in any empty rooms.
6. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
7. Strip bedding and make beds.

*All scheduled duties above may need attention earlier than scheduled times. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be able to work independently.
2. Must have good oral and verbal communication skills.
3. Must be able to appropriately prioritize and organize multiple tasks/projects.
4. Must possess the ability to deal tactfully and pleasantly with residents, families, staff, community resources, visitors, and the general public.
5. Must be highly customer service oriented and dedicated to providing superior hospitality and service at all times.
6. Must be able to project cheerfulness and enthusiasm, maintain a positive attitude and work as a productive member of the health center.
7. Must maintain a professional appearance in compliance with facility dress codes.
8. Must be able to read and write in English language.

Other Principle Duties Include:

Dallas Retirement Village fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises in all of our community job descriptions.

DRV Hospitality Promises

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

1. Sits, stands, bends, stoops, lifts and moves throughout facility and local community during workday.
2. Must be able to lift and transfer up to twenty five pounds.
3. Subject to exposure to infectious waste and disease (HBV and HIV).
4. Subject to exposure to chemicals.  Please read MSDS book for detailed description of chemicals use.

Efforts have been made to develop a complete job description, however; please be aware that the duties and requirements listed herein are not the only duties, which you may be required to perform. The omissions of specific statements of duties do not exclude them from being assigned to you if the work is similar, related, a logical assignment to the position, or is necessary in an emergency situation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I have read my job description and specifications. I understand the information contained in the job description and specification. I further understand that this job description and specification is not intended and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT/ WORKING CONDITIONS associated with my job. I may be required to perform additional tasks necessary to meet standards of care and service.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be able to work independently.
2. Must have good oral and verbal communication skills.
3. Must be able to appropriately prioritize and organize multiple tasks/projects.
4. Must possess the ability to deal tactfully and pleasantly with residents, families, staff, community resources, visitors, and the general public.
5. Must be highly customer service oriented and dedicated to providing superior hospitality and service at all times.
6. Must be able to project cheerfulness and enthusiasm, maintain a positive attitude and work as a productive member of the health center.
7. Must maintain a professional appearance in compliance with facility dress codes.
8. Must be able to read and write in English language.

Salary : $16 - $18