HOUSEKEEPING

Summary:

To maintain a clean, healthy environment for our residents, visitors, and staff that promotes good mental and physical health in pleasant surroundings free of little, germs, and debris.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: (Note: Other duties may be assigned.)

1. Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, marble surfaces, and trim.
2. Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, and locker rooms and other work areas.
3. Sweeps and scrubs floor.
4. Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.
5. Dusts furniture and equipment.  Polishes metal work.
6. Washes walls, ceiling and woodwork.  Washes windows, door panels, and sills.
7. Empties wastebaskets.
8. Transports trash and waste to disposal area.
9. Scours, polishes, and scrubs showers, sinks, mirrors, and other fixtures.
10. Cleans and disinfects beds and mattresses on a routine basis after each discharge.
11. Assists laundry when shorthanded.
12. Performs any other tasks as assigned by the Director.
13. Daily Duties:
    1. Clean Bathtubs
    2. Clean Toilets
    3. Mop and clean bathroom floor
    4. Dust everything (TV, tables, windowsills, etc.)
    5. Empty trash – put in new trash bags
    6. Clean vanity and dust around vanity area
    7. Vacuum if needed and clean daily your designated public areas
14. Weekly Duties:
    1. Dust closets
    2. Dust air conditioner vents
    3. Pull beds and clean under (includes bed frame)

1. Bi-Weekly Duties:
   1. Clean windows
   2. Clean shower curtain
2. Monthly Duties:
   1. Pull furniture and clean underneath
   2. Check for cobwebs
   3. Clean light fixtures
   4. Clean doors
3. Infection control procedure
   1. Purpose:
      1. Effective environmental sanitation is required to lessen the hazards of exposure to contaminated air, dust, furnishings, equipment and other formats.  Frequent cleaning of the building’s interior will aide in physically removing some of the micro-organisms which might cause these hazards.  
   2. Policies:
      1. The housekeeping supervisor will implement effective systems of environmental sanitation, including a regular cleaning schedule for all areas.
      2. The housekeeping supervisor will comply with the infection control policy and procedures to establish and maintain consistent practices and high standards of cleanliness.
      3. All directives pertaining to cleaning procedures and schedules will be in writing.  Each member of the housekeeping staff will be trained to follow them
      4. In-service training programs will be held for new personnel as well as older employees for the purpose of introducing them to new techniques and skills.  Documentation of this training completion will be placed in their personnel file.
      5. All housekeeping employees are expected to attend in-service programs pertaining to infection control.
      6. Periodic inspections of the facility will be made by the housekeeping supervisor.
4. Employee is required to attend periodic staff meetings and mandatory in-service meetings.
5. The employee is required to assist in keeping the facility clean and free of hazards while on duty.   Any potential hazards should be reported to your Supervisor.  The employee will be in and out of air-conditioned/heated building at frequent intervals.

Qualifications:

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 the essential functions.

1. Must be able to conform to residents’ rights standards.
2. Must be on time for assigned shift and able to work.
3. Must be neat and in clean attire/uniform.
4. Ability to follow instructions adequately
5. Willing to learn and eager to achieve
6. Ability to be prompt for duty and dependable
7. Ability to understand policies
8. Must have patience and diplomacy in dealing with residents
9. Must be able to work under supervision
10. Must be able to perform a variety of simple tasks.
11. Must wear clan, well-fitted uniforms, purchased through the facility.
12. Must be able to cooperate with other personnel
13. Must be clean, well groomed and free of offensive odors.
14. Hair, teeth, hands and fingernails must be kept clean.
15. Shoes must be black, clean and comfortable (nurses shoes not mandatory), with rubber soles, no open toes or sling back.
16. Jewelry should be restricted to simple rings, small earrings, and a wrist watch.

Education and/or Experience:

1. Must have at least 3 years experience in a health care setting.
2. Preferably high school graduate or GED.
3. Previous housekeeping experience in a similar type of setting.
4. Desire and ability to work with geriatrics.

Language Skills:

Be able to communicate with staff, visitors, family members, and residents. Have the ability to speak and write English with good comprehension.

Reasoning Ability:

Have able to follow oral and written directions.  Be able to assess emergency/priority situations that need immediate attention from your supervisor and take appropriate actions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and 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.

1. Must be able to stoop, bend and lift 0-50 lbs.
2. Must be able push a cart?
3. Must have corrected vision to be able to see clearly.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of his job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to work in an air-conditioned environment.
2. Must be able to work in a non-smoking environment.