Ft. Irwin Lead Housekeeper

Cleans and supplies patient rooms, wards, nursing stations, lounges, bathrooms, offices, and any other areas, as assigned to the Housekeeping Department as required. Provides assistance to Supervisors and Management Staff with directing and inspecting the work performed by employees to ensure the established standards are met. Assists with meeting customer requirements, even when outside typical areas of responsibility. Maintains a high level of productivity while working safely and dependably. Works effectively with other team members and continues to improve and develop skills and knowledge.

Essential Functions:

• Use cleaning devices such as light mops, small ringer, dusters, industrial vacuum cleaners, and other necessary tools, chemicals and supplies. Assists with ensuring that other employees have adequate supplies and equipment for completion of assignments.
• Performs specific cleaning tasks, including dusting horizontal surfaces; emptying waste baskets and removing trash; damp wiping furniture; cleaning and polishing metal and porcelain bathroom fixtures, dry-mopping and sanitizing floors of rooms and offices; spot-cleaning walls and windows; replenishing room supplies; making beds; and sorting and distributing linen.
• Assists Supervisory / Management Staff with training and/or retraining new and existing employees in these and other assigned tasks.
• Assists with demonstrating proper techniques to perform specific tasks.
• Maintain assigned equipment for cleanliness and report needed repairs to equipment, furniture, building, and fixtures. In case of fire or other internal emergency, assists in escorting ambulatory patients to exits. In case of community disaster,assists nurses in making extra beds, and performs other duties as assigned.
• Adhere to the Company rules, technical procedures and safety policies as may be communicated to him or her verbally or in writing and in English.
• Due to nature of the work being performed, punctual and regular attendance is required.
• Assists and provides support for directing and performing work assignments; conducting inspections to check the completion of work assignments. Notify Supervisor / Management Staff of problems and/or concerns identified by site personnel.
• Ensure that all employees have the appropriate safety equipment and instruction on use of safety equipment in order and meet all safety standards.
• Provide leadership to team members and present a professional image to customer and co-workers, fostering exceptional team and leadership skills.
• Performs specific cleaning tasks, including dusting horizontal surfaces; emptying waste baskets and removing trash; damp the work performed by employees to ensure the established standards are met. Assists with meeting customer requirements, even when outside typical areas of responsibility. Maintains a high level of productivity while working safely and dependably.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience:

Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Certificate of course passing for State required Sexual Harassment Training within six (6) months of obtaining this position and approximately every two (2) years degree (GED); and 6 - 12 months related experience.

Housekeeping / Janitorial industry. Ability to read and understand service requests, container labels, product information and positive leadership competence will prepare the individual for advancement.responsibilities as directed by Supervisors and Management Staff in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities can include training employees in specified tasks, assigning and directing work; assisting with performance appraisals by providing Management Staff with observations when requested, notifying Supervisors / Additional experience, skills, knowledge and continuous conviction towards excellence along with maintaining return signed verification of receiving this Job Description. Non-compliance with all or part of this section and/or failure to during the Mandatory Company Training. Must submit to a Background Investigation that can include fingerprinting.

Assists with and provides support for Supervisory / Management Staff. Carries out limited supervisory

High school diploma or general education Provides support for the tracking, care and maintenance of Company equipment. directions on cleaning chemicals and other materials. Effectively read, write and speak English. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to pass all or parts of the Background Investigation could result in demotion with possible termination. Working knowledge of cleaning methods, chemicals and equipment; of safety practices as related to the duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Able to accept criticism and ability to interact well with co-workers, hospital staff and visitors. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential Reasonable accommodations may be made.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to noisy.

Essential Physical Tasks: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and sit and may occasionally be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus and manual dexterity sufficient to prepare computer reports describing incidents, steps that need to be taken or that were taken to address/resolve incidents and provide detailed reports to Supervisors

EEOC: Job Options, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.